Vat-Savitri Amavasya Puja

BHOPAL, INDIA - MAY 17: Hindu married women performing puja after tying thread to holy Banyan tree for the well being of her husband and for a prosperous and happy family life, on the occasion of Vat- Savitri Amavasya, on May 17, 2015 in Bhopal, India. Vat- Savitri Amavasya is a celebration observed in the Western Indian states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Karnataka, India. Purnima means "full moon" and is celebrated on the full moon day (the 15th) of the month of Jyeshtha on the Hindu calendar, which falls in June on the Gregorian calendar. Women pray for the prosperity and longevity of their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree or wa?, which is called "pipal puja", on this day. It honours Savitri, the legendary wife who rescued her husband's soul from the ruler of the departed, Yama. (Photo by Mujeeb Faruqui/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)