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Tulsi Vivah 2036तुलसी 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)

Friday, 31 October 2036

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ISKCON
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  • 30 ThuDev 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.
  • 31 FriTulsi 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: Ekadashi (3), Pradosh Vrat (2), Purnima (1), Satyanarayan Puja (1), Sankashti Chaturthi (1), 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 Delhi31 Oct 20363:25 am – 1 Nov, 5:02 amSame day
Varanasi31 Oct 20363:25 am – 1 Nov, 5:02 amSame day
Mumbai31 Oct 20363:25 am – 1 Nov, 5:02 amSame day
Bengaluru31 Oct 20363:25 am – 1 Nov, 5:02 amSame day
Kolkata31 Oct 20363:25 am – 1 Nov, 5:02 amSame day
Chennai31 Oct 20363:25 am – 1 Nov, 5:02 amSame day
London31 Oct 20369:55 pm – 31 Oct, 11:32 pmSame day
San Francisco31 Oct 20362:55 pm – 31 Oct, 4:32 pmSame day

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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