Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 Kab Hai? Date (20 or 21 Nov), Parana Time, Vrat Vidhi and Tulsi Vivah

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 kab hai? Dev Uthani Ekadashi (also called Devutthana, Prabodhini or Dev Uthni Gyaras) is on Friday, 20 November 2026 for Smarta households, and many Vaishnava traditions observe it on Saturday, 21 November. The Ekadashi tithi runs from about 7:15 AM on 20 November to about 6:31 AM on 21 November. The fast is broken (parana) on 21 November, about 1:11 PM to 3:18 PM in Delhi. Tulsi Vivah follows, on 21 November in most calendars. This is the day Lord Vishnu wakes from his four-month sleep, Chaturmas ends and the wedding season opens.

This guide covers the date, the 20 or 21 November question, the vrat vidhi, the katha, Tulsi Vivah and what changes after Chaturmas. Customs vary by region and family, so follow your own tradition where it differs.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 Date, Tithi and Parana Time

• Ekadashi date: Friday, 20 November 2026 (Smarta)
• Vaishnava (Gauna) observance: Saturday, 21 November 2026
• Ekadashi tithi begins: about 7:15 AM on 20 November
• Ekadashi tithi ends: about 6:31 AM on 21 November
• Parana (fast-breaking): 21 November, about 1:11 PM to 3:18 PM (Delhi)
• Tulsi Vivah: Saturday, 21 November 2026 in most calendars

Timings are for New Delhi from panchang sources that differ by a minute or two. Check your city’s panchang for the exact parana window.

Is It 20 or 21 November? Smarta and Vaishnava Dates

The tithi begins on the morning of 20 November and ends on the morning of 21 November, so two observances are common:

• Smarta tradition (most households): fast on Friday, 20 November, and break the fast on 21 November
• Vaishnava tradition (many Vaishnavas, including ISKCON-style communities): fast on Saturday, 21 November, and break it on 22 November

If you are not sure which tradition your family follows, ask your family priest or elders. The Ekadashi fast is broken on Dwadashi after sunrise, inside the parana window.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi Kab Hai? All the Quick Answers

• Dev Uthani Ekadashi kab hai, kab ki hai: Friday, 20 November 2026
• Dev Uthani Ekadashi kis din hai: Friday (Shukravar), and Saturday for Vaishnavas
• Dev Uthani Ekadashi kitni tarikh ko hai: 20 November (and 21 November for Vaishnavas)
• Dev Uthni Gyaras kab hai: 20 November
• Devuthani Ekadashi parana kab hai: 21 November, about 1:11 PM to 3:18 PM (Delhi)
• Tulsi Vivah kab hai: Saturday, 21 November 2026 (can be done up to Kartik Purnima)
• Dev Diwali kab hai: Tuesday, 24 November 2026

What Is Dev Uthani Ekadashi? Meaning and Names

Dev Uthani Ekadashi falls on the Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Kartik. It is also called:

• Prabodhini Ekadashi (the “awakening” Ekadashi)
• Devutthana or Devuthani Ekadashi
• Haribodhini Ekadashi
• Kartiki Ekadashi
• Dev Uthni Gyaras

According to tradition, on this day Lord Vishnu awakens from his Yoga Nidra (the cosmic sleep) on the ocean of milk, so “Dev Uthani” literally means the gods awakening.

Why Chaturmas Ends Today

Chaturmas is the four-month period of restraint and devotion that begins when Vishnu goes to sleep on Devshayani Ekadashi (25 July in 2026). It ends on Dev Uthani Ekadashi. During Chaturmas, weddings, griha pravesh and other auspicious ceremonies are traditionally paused, and they resume after Vishnu awakens. See our Ekadashi guide for why this fast matters.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi Katha

Why Vishnu Sleeps for Four Months

One popular story says Goddess Lakshmi once told Vishnu he never rested, so the gods and demons never got a break from his work. Vishnu agreed to sleep for four months each year. He lies down on Sheshnag on Devshayani Ekadashi and wakes on Dev Uthani Ekadashi, when the world rejoices. You can read how Vishnu appeared in The Sacred Wisdom of Samudra Manthan.

Vrinda, Tulsi and Shaligram

Vrinda was the devoted wife of the demon king Jalandhar. As long as her devotion held, he could not be defeated. To restore the balance, Vishnu used a divine strategy, and Jalandhar was defeated. Vrinda cursed Vishnu to become a stone, and he took the form of the Shaligram. Vrinda later became the Tulsi plant, and Vishnu promised that he would be worshipped only with Tulsi leaves and would marry her every year. That is the origin of Tulsi Vivah. Versions differ by region.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi Vrat Vidhi: Step by Step

Fasting Rules and Food

• Wake early, bathe and take a sankalp to keep the Ekadashi fast
• Avoid rice, wheat and grains, onion, garlic, non-vegetarian food and alcohol, as per Ekadashi rules. Some also avoid pulses.
• Many keep a fruit and milk fast (phalahar). Singhara (water chestnut), sweet potato, sugarcane, ber (jujube), amla and jaggery are traditional.
• Some keep a nirjala fast. Choose what suits your health, and consult a doctor if you are pregnant, elderly or unwell.
• Don’t pluck Tulsi leaves on Ekadashi. Pluck them the day before if you need them for the puja.

Waking Lord Vishnu

1. Clean the courtyard and draw the feet of Vishnu (charan) with rice flour paste, leading to the puja space.
2. Set up an idol or picture of Vishnu, or a Shaligram, and light a ghee diya.
3. Offer flowers, fruit, sweet potato, singhara, ber and jaggery, with Tulsi leaves.
4. Wake Vishnu by ringing a bell or beating a thali, and chant the awakening verse (see below).
5. Stay awake with bhajans and kirtan if you can, which is the traditional jagran.
6. Break the fast on 21 November in the parana window, after puja and daan.

Tulsi Vivah 2026

Tulsi Vivah is the symbolic marriage of the Tulsi plant (Goddess Tulsi, or Vrinda) with Lord Vishnu in the form of Shaligram or Krishna. It is celebrated as a real wedding, with a mandap, music and a feast, and it marks the start of the wedding season.

Tulsi Vivah Date and Muhurat

• Date: Saturday, 21 November 2026 in most calendars (the Dwadashi after Dev Uthani Ekadashi)
• Other days: the Vivah can be done any day from Dev Uthani Ekadashi until Kartik Purnima on 24 November, depending on family custom
• Time: usually in the evening, after sunset

Check a local panchang or ask your priest for the best time in your city.

Tulsi Vivah Samagri (Checklist)

• A healthy Tulsi plant in a pot or courtyard bed
• A Shaligram, or an idol or picture of Vishnu or Krishna
• Sugarcane stalks (four) for the mandap, and a red cloth
• A red chunri (veil), sindoor, bangles, bindi, mehndi and turmeric for Tulsi
• Rice, flowers, incense, ghee diyas and a kalash
• Fruits such as amla, ber, singhara and sweet potato, and sweets or panchamrit

Tulsi Vivah Vidhi

1. Clean the area and decorate the Tulsi with the chunri, bangles and sindoor like a bride. Build a mandap with sugarcane.
2. Place the Shaligram or Vishnu beside the Tulsi.
3. Begin with Ganesha, then take the sankalp for the Vivah.
4. Perform the wedding rituals: offer haldi and sindoor, tie the sacred thread and, if your family follows it, circle the pair seven times.
5. Chant the mantras (below), offer prasad and do the aarti.
6. Share the prasad with family and neighbours.

Tulsi Vivah is a devotional, symbolic ritual. It is not a legal marriage, and the families who host it take it as an auspicious start to the wedding season.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi and the Wedding Season

With Chaturmas over, auspicious ceremonies resume, including weddings, griha pravesh and new ventures. Wedding dates also depend on the panchang and on Jupiter and Venus being visible, not combust, so check the Vivah muhurat list for your city.

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Bhishma Panchak and Dev Diwali

Five days from Dev Uthani Ekadashi to Kartik Purnima are called Bhishma Panchak, a period of Vishnu worship and fasting observed in some traditions. It ends with Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima) on Tuesday, 24 November, when the ghats of Varanasi are lit with lamps in honour of the gods. In Varanasi, a five-day Ganga Mahotsav is held from Prabodhini Ekadashi to Kartik Purnima.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi Mantras

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Awakening verse for Vishnu

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ गोविन्द त्यज निद्रां जगत्पते ।
त्वयि सुप्ते जगन्नाथ जगत् सुप्तं भवेदिदम् ॥
Uttishthottishtha Govinda Tyaja Nidram Jagatpate | Tvayi Supte Jagannatha Jagat Suptam Bhavedidam ||

“Arise, O Govinda, give up sleep, O Lord of the universe. When you sleep, O Jagannatha, the universe sleeps.”

Vishnu mantras

• Om Namo Narayanaya
• ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय (Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya)

Simple prayer for Tulsi: ॐ तुलस्यै नमः (Om Tulasyai Namah)

Dev Uthani Ekadashi in Jyotish

Jupiter (Guru) is the planet of dharma and blessings, and Vishnu worship is traditionally linked with it, while Venus is the main planet of marriage and relationships. Both are checked when choosing wedding dates. To see how Jupiter and Venus sit in your own chart, generate your free Kundli or get a Professional Kundli Report.

Festival Calendar: Chhath to Dev Diwali

• 13 to 16 November: Chhath Puja
• Friday, 20 November: Dev Uthani Ekadashi
• Saturday, 21 November: Tulsi Vivah and Ekadashi parana
• Tuesday, 24 November: Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima)
• Friday, 4 December: Utpanna Ekadashi
• Sunday, 20 December: Mokshada Ekadashi (Gita Jayanti)

See every date on our festival calendar. Looking back? Read our Diwali 2026 guide, Dhanteras 2026 guide and the dates in our Sharad Purnima 2026 guide.

देवउठनी एकादशी 2026 (हिंदी में संक्षेप)

देवउठनी एकादशी कब है? देवउठनी एकादशी 2026 शुक्रवार, 20 नवंबर को है (स्मार्त), और वैष्णव परंपरा में शनिवार, 21 नवंबर को।

देवउठनी एकादशी कितनी तारीख को है, कौन से दिन है? 20 नवंबर 2026, शुक्रवार।

एकादशी तिथि: 20 नवंबर को लगभग सुबह 7:15 बजे से 21 नवंबर को लगभग सुबह 6:31 बजे तक।

पारण का समय: 21 नवंबर को दोपहर लगभग 1:11 से 3:18 बजे के बीच (दिल्ली)।

तुलसी विवाह कब है? शनिवार, 21 नवंबर 2026 को, और इसे कार्तिक पूर्णिमा (24 नवंबर) तक किया जा सकता है।

क्यों मनाई जाती है? इस दिन भगवान विष्णु चार महीने की योगनिद्रा से जागते हैं, चातुर्मास समाप्त होता है और विवाह जैसे शुभ कार्य फिर से शुरू होते हैं।

पूजा विधि: व्रत और संकल्प लें, आंगन में विष्णु जी के चरण बनाएं, फल, गन्ना, सिंघाड़ा और शकरकंद चढ़ाएं, शंख-घंटी बजाकर "उठो देव, जागो देव" कहकर विष्णु जी को जगाएं।

देव दिवाली: मंगलवार, 24 नवंबर 2026।

What Comes Next

After Dev Uthani Ekadashi and Tulsi Vivah comes Dev Diwali on 24 November, then Utpanna Ekadashi on 4 December. If you are planning a wedding, start with a free Kundli Matching. Before this, read our Choti Diwali 2026 guide. Explore all festival guides on our festivals topic hub.

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Timings are for New Delhi from panchang sources and vary by city and by a minute or two between sources. Customs differ by region and family. This guide is for cultural and educational purposes and is not medical advice. Confirm your local timings with a trusted panchang.