Devutthana Ekadashi 2022
Vishnu wakes; Chaturmas ends and weddings resume — Tulsi Vivah.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:07
- Sunset17:15
- Fasting window (tithi)2022-11-03 · 19:33 → 18:14
- Parana (tithi ends)18:14
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 2022
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2022
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2022
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 2022
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 2022
- Holi — 19 March 2022
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 2022
- Ram Navami — 10 April 2022
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 2022
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 1 July 2022
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 2022
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 2022
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 2022
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 2022
- Hartalika Teej — 30 August 2022
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 31 August 2022
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 2022
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 2022
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 2022
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 2022
- Maha Navami — 4 October 2022
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 2022
- Karwa Chauth — 13 October 2022
- Dhanteras — 22 October 2022
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 24 October 2022
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 2022
- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 2022
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 2022
- Chhath Puja — 30 October 2022
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 2022
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 2022
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