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Savitri Vrata
Hindu festival where wives pray for husbands
Savitri Vrata (also Savitri Brata) or Savitri Amavasya is a fasting day, commemorating the pious act of Savitri who rescued her husband, Satyavan, from the god of death (Yama). It occurs on the new moon day in month of Jyeshtha.[1] Married Hindu women observe a fast to promote a long, healthy life for their husbands.[1][2] It is celebrated in the Indian states of Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and in Nepal.
The same festival is observed on Vat Purnima, the full moon of Jyestha in other regions including Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka. [citation needed]