Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026देव उठनी एकादशी

• 1 SunAhoi Ashtami →Ahoi Ashtami is a traditional fasting day observed by mothers for the long life and wellbeing of their children on Kartika Krishna Ashtami.
• 6 FriDhanteras →Dhanteras opens the Diwali period and is considered auspicious for buying metal, and for honouring Dhanvantari and Lakshmi.
• 7 SatNaraka Chaturdashi →Naraka Chaturdashi commemorates the triumph of Lord Krishna and Satyabhama over the tyrant demon Narakasura on Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi.
• 8 SunDiwali →Diwali is the festival of lights marking the victory of light over darkness and the return of Rama to Ayodhya.
• 10 TueGovardhan Puja →Govardhan Puja recalls Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan to shelter the people of Braj, and is kept the day after Diwali.
• 11 WedBhai Dooj →Bhai Dooj is the day at the close of Diwali on which sisters apply a tilak to their brothers and pray for their long life.
• 13 FriChhath Puja →Chhath is a four-day festival of thanksgiving to the Sun and the goddess Chhathi Maiya, with offerings made standing in water at sunset and sunrise.
• 16 MonVrishchika Sankranti →Vrishchika Sankranti is the moment the Sun enters the sidereal sign of Scorpio, opening the month in which the Kartikai and Mandala pilgrimage seasons begin.
• 20 FriDev Uthani Ekadashi(this page)Dev Uthani Ekadashi marks the awakening of Lord Vishnu from his four-month cosmic slumber, concluding Chaturmas and opening the Hindu wedding season.
• 21 SatTulsi Vivah →Tulsi Vivah is the ceremonial wedding of the sacred holy basil plant (Tulsi) to Lord Vishnu in the form of Shaligram on Kartika Shukla Dwadashi.
• 24 TueKartik Purnima →Kartik Purnima is the full moon of the month of Kartika, kept with river bathing, lamp offerings, and worship of Vishnu and Shiva.

Also this month: Ekadashi (2), Pradosh Vrat (2), Masik Shivratri (1), Amavasya (1), Vinayaka Chaturthi (1), Masik Durga Ashtami (1), Purnima (1), Satyanarayan Puja (1), Sankashti Chaturthi (1).