Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 date, vrat, puja and Tulsi vivah

Dev Uthani Ekadashi, also called Prabodhini or Devotthan Ekadashi, is the day Bhagwan Vishnu is said to wake from his four-month yoga nidra. Chaturmas ends, Tulsi vivah begins, and the wedding season opens again.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 date

It is the Ekadashi of Kartik Shukla paksha, which falls on Friday 20 November 2026 in most panchangs. Ekadashi tithi can start or end at different times by city, so some calendars list the vrat a day apart. The fast is broken (parana) the next morning, on Dwadashi, within the time your panchang gives.

Why it matters

On Devshayani Ekadashi in Ashadha, Vishnu goes into yoga nidra, and the four months that follow are Chaturmas, when weddings and other big beginnings are usually put off. Dev Uthani Ekadashi is the day he wakes, so homes and temples wake him with bells, shankh and songs, and auspicious work starts again.

How people keep the day

The vrat

Many keep a fast from sunrise on Ekadashi to the parana on Dwadashi. Some keep it nirjala, many take fruit and milk, and grains and rice are avoided. Keep the fast your health and your family's practice allow.

Waking the deva

In the evening, many North Indian homes draw the feet of Bhagwan in rice paste or geru near the mandir, place sugarcane, seasonal fruit and a diya, and sing to wake him, often with the line uttho dev, baitho dev. Others offer a simple Vishnu puja with tulsi leaves, a diya and aarti.

Tulsi vivah

Tulsi is married to Bhagwan Vishnu as Shaligram or as Krishna. Families decorate the tulsi plant like a bride, build a small mandap, often of sugarcane, and perform the wedding. It is done on Ekadashi in some homes and on Dwadashi or later in Kartik in others.

Naam jap

Take a mala of Vishnu's mantra, om namo bhagavate vasudevaya, after the evening puja. If you have kept a Kartik sankalp of one mala a day, add an extra mala today.

A simple plan for the day

Morning: bathe, light a diya, and take your sankalp for the vrat.
Through the day: keep the fast you chose, and take Vishnu's naam whenever you can.
Evening: wake the deva or do the Vishnu puja, then one mala of 108.
Next morning: break the fast within the parana time.

Dates and parana times are for India; check a local panchang for your city.

Questions

When is Dev Uthani Ekadashi in 2026?

Friday 20 November 2026 in most panchangs. Because Ekadashi tithi timing varies by city, some calendars list it a day apart, so check your local panchang. Parana is on Dwadashi the next morning.

Is Dev Uthani Ekadashi the same as Prabodhini Ekadashi?

Yes. Dev Uthani, Devotthan and Prabodhini are names for the same Ekadashi, Kartik Shukla Ekadashi, when Vishnu wakes from yoga nidra and Chaturmas ends.

When is Tulsi vivah in 2026?

Families keep it on Dev Uthani Ekadashi or on Dwadashi the next day, 20 or 21 November 2026, and some hold it on another day before Kartik Purnima on 24 November. Follow your family's custom.

Which mantra is chanted on Dev Uthani Ekadashi?

Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya is the most common, one mala of 108 after the evening puja. Many also read the Vishnu Sahasranama.

Is there an app?

Japoji is the app version, with one difference: it puts the naam in front of Instagram and YouTube, so you take 11 naam before you scroll. Android first, iPhone soon. Join the waitlist.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026. The day Vishnu wakes.