Devutthana Ekadashi 1980
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:17
- Sunset17:09
- Fasting window (tithi)04:52 → 1980-11-19 · 02:04
- Parana (tithi ends)02:041980-11-19
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 1980
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1980
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1980
- Maha Shivaratri — 14 February 1980
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 1980
- Holi — 2 March 1980
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 1980
- Ram Navami — 24 March 1980
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 April 1980
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 1980
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 1980
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1980
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1980
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 1980
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 1980
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 1980
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 1980
- Pitru Paksha begins — 25 September 1980
- Sharad Navratri begins — 10 October 1980
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 1980
- Maha Navami — 18 October 1980
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1980
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 1980
- Dhanteras — 5 November 1980
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 1980
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 1980
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 1980
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 1980
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 1980
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 1980
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 1980
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