Devutthana Ekadashi 1909
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:21
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)05:43 → 1909-11-24 · 02:52
- Parana (tithi ends)02:521909-11-24
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 1909
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1909
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 1909
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 1909
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1909
- Holi — 8 March 1909
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1909
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1909
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1909
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1909
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1909
- Nag Panchami — 21 August 1909
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1909
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1909
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1909
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1909
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 1909
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 1909
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1909
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1909
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1909
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1909
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1909
- Dhanteras — 10 November 1909
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1909
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 1909
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 1909
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 1909
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1909
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1909
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1909
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