Devutthana Ekadashi 1928
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:21
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)05:36 → 1928-11-24 · 03:36
- Parana (tithi ends)03:361928-11-24
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 1928
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1928
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1928
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1928
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1928
- Holi — 7 March 1928
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1928
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1928
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1928
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1928
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1928
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1928
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1928
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1928
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1928
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 1928
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 1928
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 1928
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 1928
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1928
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1928
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1928
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1928
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1928
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1928
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 11 November 1928
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1928
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1928
- Chhath Puja — 18 November 1928
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1928
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1928
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