Tulsi Vivah 2022 date, puja shubh muhurat and significance
On Tulsi Vivah day, devotees celebrate the marriage of the sacred Tulsi plant and Lord Krishna. It is observed on the Ekadashi Tithi or the Dwadashi Tithi as it entirely depends on the traditions followed by various sects.
Tulsi Vivah 2022 date and significance
Tulsi is one of the most commonly grown herbs in India. It is deemed sacred. Hence, Tulsi is celebrated as a Goddess and the consort of Lord Krishna. Interestingly, most Indian households have this sacred plant in their courtyard. And people worship the Tulsi plant almost every day.
However, the Ekadashi Tithi of the Kartik, Shukla Paksha (the eleventh day during the waxing phase of the Moon in the Hindu month of Kartik), is associated with Tulsi. Legends suggest that Vrinda (another name for Tulsi) married the Shaligram form of Lord Vishnu on this day. However, those belonging to the Vaishnava sect celebrate Tulsi Vivah on the next day ie the Dwadashi Tithi (twelfth day). Therefore, read on to know the Tulsi Vivah 2022 date, tithi and other significant details.
Tulsi Vivah 2022 date
Tulsi Vivah is celebrated on the Ekadashi Tithi (eleventh day) of the Kartik month, Shukla Paksha (brighter Lunar cycle phase). Therefore, the day usually concurs with Gregorian November. This year, Tulsi Vivah will fall on November 5.
Tulsi Vivah Ekadashi and Dwadashi Tithi timings
- The Ekadashi tithi will remain effective from 7:30 PM on November 3 to 6:08 PM on November 4.
- The Dwadashi tithi will be effective from 6:08 PM on November 4 to 5:06 PM on November 5, 2022.
Tulsi Vivah significance
The season of weddings begins in India begins with Devutthana Ekadashi or the Tulsi Vivah day. because with this day, the Chaturmas period comes to an end. Usually, weddings and other auspicious ceremonies such as mundan, griha pravesh, roka, vivah, namkaran sanskar, etc are not organised during the Chaturmas period (that includes Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwina and Kartika months).
With this Ekadashi Tithi, the season of ceremonies begins.
It is said that Lord Vishnu, who is in a state of Yogic sleep under the Kshirasagara (cosmic ocean) for four months, rises on this day. Moreover, Shaligram married Tulsi, the sacred plant, to honour a boon that she was bestowed with during her previous birth.
On Tulsi Vivah day, the Tulsi plant and Shaligram are dressed like a bride and a groom, respectively, and all the rituals of a Hindu wedding are performed.