Devutthana Ekadashi 1971
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:04
- Sunset17:18
- Fasting window (tithi)1971-10-29 · 19:44 → 17:05
- Parana (tithi ends)17:05
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 1971
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1971
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1971
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1971
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1971
- Holi — 13 March 1971
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1971
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1971
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1971
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1971
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 1971
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1971
- Raksha Bandhan — 6 August 1971
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1971
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 1971
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 25 August 1971
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 1971
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 1971
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1971
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1971
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1971
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 1971
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 1971
- Dhanteras — 16 October 1971
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 1971
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1971
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 1971
- Bhai Dooj — 21 October 1971
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1971
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1971
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1971
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