Devutthana Ekadashi 1926
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:16
- Sunset17:09
- Fasting window (tithi)1926-11-15 · 10:54 → 08:13
- Parana (tithi ends)08:13
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 1926
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1926
- Vasant Panchami — 18 January 1926
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 1926
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 1926
- Holi — 30 March 1926
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 1926
- Ram Navami — 21 April 1926
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1926
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 1926
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 1926
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1926
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1926
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1926
- Hartalika Teej — 10 September 1926
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 1926
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 1926
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 1926
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1926
- Durga Ashtami — 15 October 1926
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1926
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1926
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 1926
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1926
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 4 November 1926
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 1926
- Govardhan Puja — 6 November 1926
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 1926
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 1926
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 1926
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 1926
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