Devutthana Ekadashi 1901
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:21
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)1901-11-21 · 22:54 → 20:29
- Parana (tithi ends)20:29
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Devutthana Ekadashi puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaDevutthana Ekadashi — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Devutthana Ekadashi?
It is the Shukla Ekadashi of Kartika, when Vishnu wakes from the four-month Chaturmas sleep that began on Devshayani Ekadashi. It is also called Dev Uthani or Prabodhini Ekadashi.
Why do weddings resume after this day?
Auspicious works — weddings, housewarmings, sacred-thread ceremonies — are paused through Chaturmas while Vishnu sleeps. When he wakes on Devutthana Ekadashi, the marriage season opens; Tulsi Vivah is its first ceremony.
What is Tulsi Vivah?
The ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Shaligram (Vishnu), begun from Devutthana Ekadashi. It re-enacts Vishnu's vow to wed Vrinda-turned-tulsi each year, and is held as the most auspicious wedding of the season.
Other major festivals in 1901
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1901
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 1901
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 1901
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 1901
- Holi — 6 March 1901
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 1901
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1901
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 1901
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 June 1901
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1901
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 1901
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1901
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 1901
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 1901
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1901
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1901
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1901
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1901
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 1901
- Maha Navami — 22 October 1901
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1901
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 1901
- Dhanteras — 8 November 1901
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 1901
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1901
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 1901
- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 1901
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1901
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1901
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1901
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