Devutthana Ekadashi 1919
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:07
- Sunset17:15
- Fasting window (tithi)1919-11-03 · 18:49 → 17:12
- Parana (tithi ends)17:12
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 1919
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1919
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1919
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 1919
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1919
- Holi — 17 March 1919
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1919
- Ram Navami — 8 April 1919
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1919
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1919
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1919
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1919
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1919
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1919
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1919
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 1919
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1919
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1919
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1919
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1919
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1919
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 1919
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1919
- Dhanteras — 21 October 1919
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1919
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 1919
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1919
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1919
- Chhath Puja — 30 October 1919
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1919
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1919
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