Devutthana Ekadashi 1903
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:06
- Sunset17:17
- Fasting window (tithi)1903-10-31 · 08:01 → 09:51
- Parana (tithi ends)09:51
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 1903
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1903
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 1903
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 1903
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1903
- Holi — 14 March 1903
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 1903
- Ram Navami — 6 April 1903
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 1903
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1903
- Guru Purnima — 9 July 1903
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 1903
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1903
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 1903
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1903
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1903
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1903
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 1903
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1903
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1903
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1903
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 30 September 1903
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 1903
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1903
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1903
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1903
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1903
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1903
- Chhath Puja — 26 October 1903
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1903
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1903
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