Devutthana Ekadashi 1984
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:08
- Sunset17:15
- Fasting window (tithi)1984-11-03 · 11:24 → 13:55
- Parana (tithi ends)13:55
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 1984
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1984
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 1984
- Maha Shivaratri — 29 February 1984
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1984
- Holi — 18 March 1984
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 1984
- Ram Navami — 10 April 1984
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 1984
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1984
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1984
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1984
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1984
- Krishna Janmashtami — 19 August 1984
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 1984
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 1984
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1984
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1984
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1984
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1984
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1984
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 1984
- Karwa Chauth — 13 October 1984
- Dhanteras — 22 October 1984
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 1984
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 1984
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 1984
- Bhai Dooj — 26 October 1984
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1984
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 1984
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 1984
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