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Devutthana Ekadashi 2021

Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.

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Devutthana Ekadashi 2021 date
Sunday, 14 November 2021
Tithi: Kartika Shukla Ekadashi
Tithi window: 05:46 AM, Sunday, 14 November 2021 → 06:40 AM, Monday, 15 November 2021
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Muhurat & timings

Kashi/IST · astronomically computed
  • Sankalp (sunrise)06:14
  • Sunset17:10
  • Fasting window (tithi)05:46 → 2021-11-15 · 06:40
  • Parana (tithi ends)06:402021-11-15

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 katha

Devutthana 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.

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