Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026: Date, Tulsi Vivah Muhurat, Vrat Vidhi & the Return of Shubh Muhurat
Vishnu Awakens, Chaturmas Closes - and the Wedding Season Opens Again
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 falls on Friday, November 20, 2026, the Ekadashi of Kartik Shukla Paksha. Also called Prabodhini Ekadashi, Devutthana Ekadashi or Devuthani Gyaras, this is the day Lord Vishnu is believed to wake from his four-month Yoga Nidra, bringing Chaturmas to a close. The very next day, Saturday, November 21, 2026, households across India celebrate Tulsi Vivah on the Dwadashi tithi. Together these two days reopen the Hindu calendar for weddings, griha pravesh, mundan and every other Shubh Karya that was paused through the monsoon months. This guide covers the date, the vrat vidhi, the Tulsi Vivah ritual, rashi-wise guidance and the remedies of the day - with the city-wise Ekadashi tithi and parana timings to confirm before you fast.
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026: Date, Tithi & Key Details
The question typed into search boxes every Kartik is simple: "Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 kab hai?" The answer is Friday, November 20, 2026. The Ekadashi of Kartik Shukla Paksha is the eleventh lunar day after Diwali Amavasya, and one of the most revered Ekadashis of the year. Devotees keep the vrat through the day and break it with parana the next morning, inside the window the panchang prescribes. Since parana must fall after sunrise and before Dwadashi ends, and both shift with your city, that window is never a single national timing.
Kartik is the most devotionally charged month of the year. It opens with the lamps of Diwali and Dhanteras 2026 and closes with Kartik Purnima and Dev Diwali on Tuesday, November 24, 2026. From Ekadashi onward the auspicious calendar stays open until Kharmas (Dhanurmas) begins around the middle of December 2026, when the Sun enters Sagittarius and Shubh Karya pauses again until Makar Sankranti on January 14, 2027. That makes November 20 to mid-December the busiest muhurat stretch of the season.
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 - Key Details
Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Friday, November 20, 2026
Tithi
Kartik Shukla Ekadashi
Tulsi Vivah
Saturday, November 21, 2026 (Dwadashi)
Vrat Parana
Morning of Nov 21, within the panchang window
Chaturmas
Concludes - Shubh Muhurat Resumes
Kartik Purnima / Dev Diwali
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
* Dates follow the Lahiri (sidereal) ayanamsha and IST on the North Indian Purnimanta panchang. Sunrise, the exact tithi start and end, the parana window and the Pradosh Kaal all shift by city, so never plan a fast or a puja from a generic timing. Confirm yours on Panchangai.in.
Why Vishnu's Awakening Ends Chaturmas
Chaturmas begins on Devshayani Ekadashi in Ashadha, when Lord Vishnu is said to enter Yoga Nidra on the serpent Shesha. Through those four months the tradition suspends weddings, housewarmings and new ventures, turning the energy inward toward fasting, japa and scripture. On Dev Uthani Ekadashi devotees sing and clap outside the tulsi courtyard to rouse the Lord: "Uthho Devaa, baitho Devaa, aangooriyaan chatkaao Devaa". When Vishnu opens his eyes, the sanction withdrawn in Ashadha is restored.
The Sanction Returns
In the classical view muhurat is not merely a good hour - it is divine permission. Through Chaturmas that permission is withheld, which is why even a perfect-looking date carries no strength. Dev Uthani Ekadashi restores it.
Tulsi, the Living Deity
The tulsi plant is treated as Goddess Tulsi herself, and no Vishnu worship is complete without her leaf. Kartik is her month, and a lamp at the tulsi every evening is among the simplest vows a household can keep.
Ekadashi as a Vrat Day
Every Ekadashi is prescribed for fasting and Vishnu worship, but Prabodhini Ekadashi is counted among the most meritorious. Grain is set aside, the mind is kept on Vishnu through kirtan and paath, and the vrat is sealed by a correctly timed parana.
Deepdan and the Kartik Lamp
Lamps are the signature offering of Kartik. A ghee or sesame-oil diya at the tulsi, at the threshold and at a river ghat on Ekadashi evening is the traditional deepdan - an inexpensive act the texts praise far beyond its cost.
Tulsi Vivah 2026: The Wedding of Tulsi and Shaligram
Tulsi Vivah 2026 falls on Saturday, November 21, 2026, on the Dwadashi tithi that follows Dev Uthani Ekadashi. Some families observe it on the Ekadashi itself and others extend it to Kartik Purnima, so the custom you have inherited is the right one to follow. The ritual is a wedding in miniature: the tulsi plant, adorned as a bride with a chunari and jewellery, is married to Lord Vishnu in his Shaligram form or to a Krishna idol, with mandap, haldi, mangalsutra, phere and a formal kanyadaan.
The story belongs to Vrinda, wife of the asura Jalandhar, whose chastity made her husband invincible. When Vishnu assumed Jalandhar's form to break that protection, Vrinda cursed him to become a stone and gave up her life; from her ashes rose the tulsi plant. Vishnu accepted the curse as the Shaligram and granted that he would wed Tulsi every year in Kartik. Families with no daughter to give in marriage perform Tulsi Vivah to earn the merit of kanyadaan, and the ceremony is widely believed to ease delays in a household's own marriage matters. If a marriage in your family keeps slipping, pair the ritual with a proper kundali matching. The muhurat is normally taken in the Pradosh Kaal after sunset, and that window is city-dependent - look up the Tulsi Vivah Pradosh Kaal muhurat for your town.
Dev Uthani Ekadashi Vrat Vidhi: Step by Step
The vrat is simple in structure and strict in spirit: no grains or pulses, the mind on Vishnu, and parana the next morning. Those who cannot fast fully may keep a phalahar (fruit) vrat. Here is the sequence a household typically follows:
Sankalp at Sunrise
Bathe early, wear clean yellow or white clothes, and take the sankalp (vow) before the Vishnu murti, stating plainly what you are undertaking and for how long. Clean the tulsi courtyard and draw a rangoli around the pot.
Vishnu Puja and Panchamrit
Offer a Panchamrit abhishek of milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar, then yellow flowers, tulsi leaves, sandal paste, akshat and a yellow cloth, followed by ghee lamp and dhoop. Tulsi leaves should be picked the previous day, never on the Ekadashi itself.
Katha, Paath and Japa
Read the Prabodhini Ekadashi katha aloud so the whole family hears it, recite the Vishnu Sahasranama, and chant "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya" a mala or more. Kirtan is the heart of this vrat - the awakening happens through sound.
Evening Deepdan at the Tulsi
At dusk, light diyas at the tulsi pot, the main door and the pooja room. Many households draw the feet of the Lord in rice flour near the tulsi and beat a thali while singing the awakening verses. This is the moment the day is named for, kept in the Pradosh Kaal - check the Pradosh Kaal timing for your city.
Night Vigil and Ganna Offering
A jagran, even a short one, is considered especially fruitful on this night. The seasonal offering in North India is sugarcane (ganna) with singhara, sweet potato and amla, arranged around the tulsi and offered before distribution as prasad.
Parana on Dwadashi Morning
Break the fast on the morning of November 21 inside the prescribed parana window, after feeding a brahmin, a cow or someone in need. Parana taken too early, or after Dwadashi has ended, is held to reduce the merit of the whole vrat.
Shubh Muhurat Season Reopens: Vivah, Griha Pravesh & New Beginnings
For most families the practical significance is this: from November 20, 2026 the muhurat calendar is open again. Marriage halls, pandits and caterers all work to this date, and the window is short, because Kharmas closes it again from about mid-December.
Vivah Muhurat: The Wedding Season Opens
Weddings resume from Dev Uthani Ekadashi onward, and late November through the first half of December carries the season's busiest vivah muhurats. A valid wedding date is never the almanac date alone - tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana have to agree with both horoscopes, and the running Dasha of bride and groom has to support it. Start from the general vivah muhurat dates for your city, then have the shortlist checked against both charts before you print a card.
Griha Pravesh, Bhoomi Pujan and Property
Housewarming, foundation laying, registry and the formal move into a new home all return to the calendar. If you completed a purchase during Chaturmas and postponed the griha pravesh, this is the traditional window to move in with full rites.
Mundan, Annaprashan and Upanayan
Samskaras held back through the monsoon months - the first tonsure, the first feeding of solids, the sacred thread ceremony - resume from Dev Uthani Ekadashi. These are read from the child's own chart, so the muhurat should be drawn for the child rather than borrowed from a convenient weekend.
Business Launches, Vehicles and Big Purchases
New shops, office inaugurations, partnership deeds, vehicle delivery and large purchases all become auspicious again. Note the closing date: Kharmas begins around the middle of December 2026 and runs until Makar Sankranti in January 2027, so anything you want to start this year belongs inside the November to mid-December window.
If Your Marriage Keeps Getting Delayed
Many families reach this season with a proposal that has not moved. The classical reading looks at the 7th house and its lord, Venus and Jupiter, the affliction of Mars, and above all the running Mahadasha and Antardasha. Our guide on shadi kab hogi and marriage timing explains how that reading is built, and Guna Milan covers what to check once a proposal arrives.
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026: Guidance for All 12 Rashis
The vrat, the puja and the deepdan are the same for everyone. What changes by Moon sign is the emphasis - which offering, colour and charity best support the planet that rules your rashi. Find your Moon sign and add that detail to the common ritual.
Mesh (Aries)
Offer red flowers at the tulsi and light a lamp with sesame oil. Donate jaggery and wheat. Recite the Hanuman Chalisa after the evening deepdan for Mars.
Vrishabh (Taurus)
Offer white flowers and kheer, and wear white or cream for the puja. Donate rice, curd or sugar. A silver coin kept at the tulsi supports Venus through Kartik.
Mithun (Gemini)
Keep green moong near the deity and offer tulsi leaves picked before the fast. Donate green vegetables and green cloth. Read the katha aloud yourself for Mercury.
Karka (Cancer)
Offer milk-based sweets and a Panchamrit abhishek with extra milk. Donate rice and white cloth. Float a diya on water on Ekadashi evening for the Moon.
Simha (Leo)
Light a copper lamp with ghee facing east and offer marigold garlands. Donate wheat and jaggery. Offer Arghya to the rising Sun before the parana for Surya.
Kanya (Virgo)
Care for the tulsi plant yourself this Kartik - water, prune and lamp it daily. Donate green gram and books. Keep the account of your vrat honest for Mercury.
Tula (Libra)
Offer fragrant white flowers, camphor and perfume at the Tulsi Vivah mandap. Donate clothes to a bride from a needy family. An ideal rashi for performing kanyadaan.
Vrishchik (Scorpio)
Light a sesame-oil diya and offer red cloth at the tulsi. Donate blankets and lentils. Use the jagran for quiet resolve rather than for spectacle, for Mars.
Dhanu (Sagittarius)
Offer yellow flowers, besan sweets and a turmeric tilak. Donate yellow dal, bananas and books to a student. The strongest rashi for Vishnu Sahasranama paath.
Makar (Capricorn)
Light a mustard-oil lamp in an iron vessel at the threshold. Donate black sesame, oil and warm clothing to labourers. Serve elders on Ekadashi day for Saturn.
Kumbh (Aquarius)
Offer blue or dark flowers and keep the fast simply, without display. Donate to a school or to those who work through the night. Feed a stray animal for Saturn.
Meen (Pisces)
Offer saffron, yellow flowers and tulsi at the Vishnu murti. Donate to a temple or a Gaushala. Deepdan at a river ghat carries special merit for this rashi.
Marriage, Career & Muhurat Questions This Kartik Season
The reopening of the muhurat calendar is when the three biggest questions arrive: when will the marriage happen, is this date right for us, and is this the moment to start. A festival date answers none of them on its own - the chart does.
Shadi Kab Hogi?
The 7th house and its lord, Venus, Jupiter and the running Dasha decide the marriage window, not the season. A marriage-timing reading walks through the full method for your chart.
Ask Now →Is This Match Right?
Guna Milan is the first filter, never the last word. Mangal dosh, the 7th and 8th house condition and the Dasha overlap all matter. Start with kundali matching before the date is fixed.
Ask Now →Which Muhurat Is Mine?
A date that suits the panchang may still clash with your Dasha or your Lagna. Muhurat selection for vivah, griha pravesh or a business launch is a personal calculation drawn from your own chart.
Book Consultation →Dev Uthani Ekadashi Special: Muhurat & Marriage Timing Reading
Make the most of the season that opens on November 20, 2026 with a complete chart-based reading:
- Marriage Timing (Shadi Kab Hogi): 7th house, Venus and Jupiter analysis with a Dasha-based window for your marriage
- Personal Vivah Muhurat: Which of the season's dates before Kharmas actually suit both horoscopes
- Griha Pravesh & Business Launch: The right date and hour for a housewarming, registry or new venture this Kartik
- Chart-Specific Remedies: Rashi-wise Ekadashi upay and, where needed, a Navgraha Shanti Pooja
Remedies & Mantras for Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026
Ekadashi remedies are deliberately inexpensive: a lamp, a leaf, a mantra and a meal given away. Their strength comes from the right day and an undivided mind, not from what they cost.
Vishnu Mool Mantra - 108 Times
Chant "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya" 108 times with a tulsi mala, seated facing east before the Vishnu murti. This twelve-syllable mantra is the core prayer of the day, and a second mala through the night vigil extends the vrat's merit.
Tulsi Namaskar and the Kartik Lamp
Bow to the tulsi each morning and evening through Kartik with "Om Shri Tulasyai Namah", and keep a small ghee lamp burning at the pot after sunset. Do not pluck tulsi leaves on Ekadashi or after dark; pick what the puja needs the previous day.
Vishnu Sahasranama and Guru Strengthening
Recite the Vishnu Sahasranama on Ekadashi morning, then "Om Gram Greem Graum Sah Gurave Namah" for Jupiter, the planet of marriage, dharma and children. Offer yellow flowers, wear yellow, and donate chana dal, turmeric or bananas. Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj) should be worn only after expert consultation, never self-prescribed.
Daan: Food, Lamps and Kanyadaan Merit
Feed someone before you eat at parana - a brahmin, a cow, a worker or anyone in need. Donate sugarcane, amla, sesame, warm clothing or the ingredients of a meal. Sponsoring a Tulsi Vivah is held to carry the merit of kanyadaan.
When the Obstacle Is in the Chart
If marriage, property or a career move has been blocked for years, a festival vrat is support rather than a solution. Have the chart read for the actual affliction - Mangal dosh, an afflicted 7th lord, a difficult Dasha - and let the remedy follow the diagnosis. A Navgraha Shanti Pooja pacifies all nine planets together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 kab hai?
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 falls on Friday, November 20, 2026, on the Ekadashi tithi of Kartik Shukla Paksha. It is also called Prabodhini Ekadashi, Devutthana Ekadashi and Devuthani Gyaras. The exact tithi start and end times and the parana window shift with your city, so confirm the Ekadashi tithi and parana timings for your location before you fast.
Q: When is Tulsi Vivah 2026 and can it be done at home?
Tulsi Vivah 2026 falls on Saturday, November 21, 2026, on the Kartik Shukla Dwadashi that follows Dev Uthani Ekadashi. Some families observe it on the Ekadashi itself and some continue it up to Kartik Purnima on November 24, so follow your household tradition. It is very much a home ritual: the tulsi plant is adorned as a bride and married to a Shaligram or Krishna idol, usually in the Pradosh Kaal after sunset.
Q: Do weddings really start again after Dev Uthani Ekadashi?
Yes. Chaturmas concludes when Lord Vishnu is woken on Dev Uthani Ekadashi, and vivah, griha pravesh, mundan and business inaugurations resume from that day. The window is not open-ended: Kharmas (Dhanurmas) begins around the middle of December 2026 and pauses Shubh Karya again until Makar Sankranti on January 14, 2027. Individual dates still depend on both horoscopes, so verify before finalising.
Q: What can I eat during the Ekadashi vrat, and who is exempt?
Grains, pulses, rice and onion-garlic are set aside for the day. A phalahar vrat of fruit, milk, curd, singhara or kuttu flour, sabudana, potato and sendha namak is the usual middle path; a nirjala fast is only for those with the strength for it. The elderly, the ill, pregnant women, nursing mothers and young children are traditionally exempted and may take satvik food while keeping the puja and japa.
Q: Why is parana timing considered so important?
The vrat is completed by the parana, not by the fast alone. Parana should be taken after sunrise on Dwadashi and before the Dwadashi tithi ends, and breaking the fast outside that window is held to reduce the merit earned. Since sunrise and tithi end both move with location, the window is city-specific. Check yours on Panchangai.in.
Q: My marriage keeps getting delayed. Will Tulsi Vivah help?
Performing or sponsoring Tulsi Vivah is a long-standing remedy for delays in marriage and carries the merit of kanyadaan. Treat it as support, not a diagnosis: persistent delay usually traces to a chart condition such as an afflicted 7th lord, Mangal dosh or an unsupportive Dasha. Read our guide on marriage timing in astrology, and where several planets are involved a Navgraha Shanti Pooja is the usual starting point.
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 Guidance
The muhurat calendar opens on November 20 and closes again by mid-December. Find the dates that actually fit your chart before the season fills up.
