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Vrat · Kartik Shukla Ekadashi

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026

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Friday 20 November 2026 · in 20 days

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On Dev Uthani Ekadashi, Vishnu is woken from his four-month rest. Chaturmas closes, and the season of weddings and new beginnings opens again.

Parana muhurat1:10 PM to 3:17 PM

On 21 November, after sunrise and Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends. Ekadashi runs from 7:16 AM on 20 Nov to 6:32 AM on 21 Nov.

Delhi · times in IST

Pujas for Dev Uthani Ekadashi, in order

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाMorning, after bath

Vishnu wakes from his four-month rest today, and the season of weddings and new beginnings opens.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Sugarcane
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves, yellow flowers and sugarcane.
  3. Chant the waking mantra while ringing a bell.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraउत्तिष्ठ गोविन्द त्यज निद्रां जगत्पते। त्वयि सुप्ते जगन्नाथ जगत् सुप्तं इदं भवेत्॥uttishtha govinda tyaja nidram jagatpate, tvayi supte jagannatha jagat suptam idam bhavet
Aarti: Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥

जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥

मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥

तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥

तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥

दीन बन्धु दुःख हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥

विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥

Tulsi Puja

तुलसी पूजाEvening, at sunset

Tulsi is honoured as Vrinda, dear to Vishnu. Tulsi Vivah follows on 21 November.

You will need
  • Tulsi plant
  • Red chunri
  • Kumkum
  • Ghee diya
  • Sweets
Steps
  1. Light a ghee diya at the tulsi plant.
  2. Offer kumkum and a red chunri.
  3. Walk around the plant seven times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraवृन्दा वृन्दावनी विश्वपूजिता विश्वपावनी। पुष्पसारा नन्दनी च तुलसी कृष्णजीवनी॥vrinda vrindavani vishvapujita vishvapavani, pushpasara nandani cha tulasi krishnajivani
Aarti: Jai Jai Tulsi Mata

जय जय तुलसी माता, मैया जय तुलसी माता।
सब जग की सुख दाता, सबकी वर माता॥

The opening verses.

Add your own deity

Many families also worship their own deity on a festival day. Each one opens a full guide with steps, mantra and aarti.

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाMorning, after bath

Vishnu wakes from his four-month rest today, and the season of weddings and new beginnings opens.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Sugarcane
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves, yellow flowers and sugarcane.
  3. Chant the waking mantra while ringing a bell.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraउत्तिष्ठ गोविन्द त्यज निद्रां जगत्पते। त्वयि सुप्ते जगन्नाथ जगत् सुप्तं इदं भवेत्॥uttishtha govinda tyaja nidram jagatpate, tvayi supte jagannatha jagat suptam idam bhavet
Aarti: Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥

जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥

मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥

तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥

तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥

दीन बन्धु दुःख हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥

विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥

Tulsi Puja

तुलसी पूजाEvening, at sunset

Tulsi is honoured as Vrinda, dear to Vishnu. Tulsi Vivah follows on 21 November.

You will need
  • Tulsi plant
  • Red chunri
  • Kumkum
  • Ghee diya
  • Sweets
Steps
  1. Light a ghee diya at the tulsi plant.
  2. Offer kumkum and a red chunri.
  3. Walk around the plant seven times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraवृन्दा वृन्दावनी विश्वपूजिता विश्वपावनी। पुष्पसारा नन्दनी च तुलसी कृष्णजीवनी॥vrinda vrindavani vishvapujita vishvapavani, pushpasara nandani cha tulasi krishnajivani
Aarti: Jai Jai Tulsi Mata

जय जय तुलसी माता, मैया जय तुलसी माता।
सब जग की सुख दाता, सबकी वर माता॥

The opening verses.

Add your own deity

Many families also worship their own deity on a festival day. Each one opens a full guide with steps, mantra and aarti.

Other mantras for the day

  • ॐ क्ष्रौं नमो नरसिंहाय om kshraum namo narasimhaya

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026: date and timings

Date
Friday 20 November 2026
Tithi
Kartik Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
7:16 AM, 20 November
Ekadashi ends
6:32 AM, 21 November
Parana (breaking the fast)
1:10 PM to 3:17 PM (21 November)
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
5:25 PM

Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.

Other years

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2027: date and timings

Date
Wednesday 10 November 2027
Tithi
Kartik Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
7:35 AM, 9 November
Ekadashi ends
9:12 AM, 10 November
Parana (breaking the fast)
6:40 AM to 8:50 AM (11 November)
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
5:30 PM

How to observe

  1. Take a light meal before sunset on Dashami.
  2. Draw Vishnu's feet in rice paste or chalk and set up a small sugarcane canopy with seasonal produce.
  3. Keep the day free of grains, with fruit and milk or a nirjala fast. People with health conditions, pregnant women, the elderly and children can keep it with fruit and water instead.
  4. In the evening, ring a bell or strike a plate and sing the waking song for Vishnu.
  5. Break the fast on Dwadashi morning in the parana time shown, and join the Tulsi Vivah if your family keeps it.

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About Dev Uthani Ekadashi

Dev Uthani Ekadashi, also called Devutthana or Prabodhini Ekadashi, falls on the eleventh day of the bright half of Kartik. Four months earlier, on Devshayani Ekadashi in Ashadha, Vishnu is said to have gone into his yogic sleep on the cosmic ocean. Those four months are Chaturmas, a time when many people keep extra vows and families usually hold back weddings, house-warmings and other big ceremonies. Today he is woken, and the year turns towards celebration again.

That is what makes this Ekadashi feel so different. In village courtyards and city flats alike, a small square is drawn near the puja place, and Vishnu's feet are traced inside it with rice paste or chalk. A little canopy is made from sugarcane stalks, and the first produce of the season, such as water chestnut, sweet potato, jujube and new jaggery, is placed beneath it. In the evening the women of the house strike a plate or ring a bell and sing the waking song, calling 'Utho Dev, baitho Dev': rise, Lord, and take your seat.

Tulsi Vivah, the wedding of the tulsi plant to Vishnu as Shaligram, is held on this day, on Dwadashi, or on any day up to Kartik Purnima, depending on family custom. After it the wedding season begins in earnest, and many families fix their first wedding dates of the season from this point.

The fast itself is kept the usual way. A light meal on Dashami evening, then no grains or rice on Ekadashi, with fruit and milk, or a nirjala fast for those who choose it. Vishnu is worshipped with tulsi, lamps are lit through the house, and the night is often spent in bhajan. The fast is broken the next morning on Dwadashi, after Hari Vasara has passed, in the parana time shown above.

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