[citation needed] She is so beautiful and pure, and intimidates all the men in her village that no man will ask for her hand in marriage.

She sets out on a pilgrimage for this purpose and finds Satyavan, the son of a blind king named Dyumatsena who lives in exile as a forest-dweller.

Savitri returns to find her father speaking with Sage Narada who tells her she has made a bad choice: although perfect in every way, Satyavan is destined to die one year from that day.

[citation needed] Three days before the foreseen death of Satyavan, Savitri takes a vow of fasting and vigil.

The morning of Satyavan’s predicted death, he is splitting wood and suddenly becomes weak and lays his head in Savitri’s lap and dies.

However, impressed by Savitri's dedication and purity, he offers her one more chance to choose any boon, but this time omitting "except for the life of Satyavan".

It is a Hindu festival celebrated strictly in the Northern and Western Indian states Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Goa, and Gujarat.

[4] Women observe a fast and tie threads around a banyan tree and pray for the well-being of their husbands.

During the three days, pictures of a Vat (banyan) tree, Savitri, Satyavan, and Yama, are drawn with a paste of sandalwood and rice on the floor or a wall in the home.

The golden engravings of the couple are placed in a tray of sand, and worshiped with mantras (chanting), and Vat leaves.