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Tulsi Vivah 2028तुलसी विवाह

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.

Date · New Delhi (28.6139° N, 77.2090° E)

Monday, 30 October 2028

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All regional traditions Chakra tracks agree on this date:

North (Purnimanta)
30 Oct 2028
South (Amanta)
30 Oct 2028
Tamil
30 Oct 2028
Bengali
30 Oct 2028
ISKCON
30 Oct 2028
Smarta
30 Oct 2028

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  • 28 SatDev Uthani Ekadashi →Dev Uthani Ekadashi marks the awakening of Lord Vishnu from his four-month cosmic slumber, concluding Chaturmas and opening the Hindu wedding season.
  • 30 MonTulsi Vivah(this page)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.

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

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City-wise timings

CityLocal dateTithi window (local)vs. New Delhi
New Delhi30 Oct 20286:22 am – 8:52 amSame day
Varanasi30 Oct 20286:22 am – 8:52 amSame day
Mumbai30 Oct 20286:22 am – 8:52 amSame day
Bengaluru30 Oct 20286:22 am – 8:52 amSame day
Kolkata30 Oct 20286:22 am – 8:52 amSame day
Chennai30 Oct 20286:22 am – 8:52 amSame day
London29 Oct 20281:52 am – 3:22 amDiffers
San Francisco29 Oct 20285:52 pm – 8:22 pmDiffers

Tithi window shown in each city’s own local time — the underlying instant is the same worldwide.

Tulsi Vivah is a joyous ceremonial ritual marking the symbolic marriage between the holy basil plant (Tulsi, an incarnation of Goddess Vrinda) and Lord Vishnu, venerated in the form of the sacred Shaligram stone or an image of Krishna. It takes place between Prabodhini Ekadashi and Kartik Purnima, traditionally on the twelfth day (Dwadashi) of Shukla Paksha in the month of Kartika.

The ceremony mirrors traditional Vedic wedding rites: the courtyard around the Tulsi planter is swept, painted with rangoli, and enclosed by a canopy of sugarcane and banana stems. Devotees recite Mangalashtaka mantras, shower flower petals and unbroken akshata rice, and tie a ceremonial holy thread joining Tulsi and Shaligram.

In Hindu tradition, conducting Tulsi Vivah is regarded as conferring the spiritual merit of performing Kanyadan (giving a daughter in marriage). The ritual heralds the resumption of the annual Hindu wedding season following the conclusion of Chaturmas.

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