Vat Pournima

Vat Pournima

Vat Pournima is a celebration observed in Maharashtra, India. Pournima means "full moon" and is celebrated on this day in June. Women pray for their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree on this day. It honours Savitri, the legendary wife who escaped death for her husband's life.


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