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Festival · Kartik Shukla Dwadashi

Tulsi Vivah 2026

तुलसी विवाह

Saturday 21 November 2026 · in 21 days

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Delhi · times in IST

Tulsi Vivah is the wedding of the tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu, celebrated at home with all the joy of a family wedding. For many families it opens the season of weddings.

Pujas for Tulsi Vivah, in order

Tulsi Puja

तुलसी पूजाEvening

Tulsi is married to Vishnu as Shaligram, and the wedding season begins.

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.

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाEvening, as the groom

Vishnu is worshipped as the one who keeps the world in order, with tulsi and yellow flowers.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
  • Incense
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves and yellow flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवायom namo bhagavate vasudevaya
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॥

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.

Tulsi Puja

तुलसी पूजाEvening

Tulsi is married to Vishnu as Shaligram, and the wedding season begins.

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.

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाEvening, as the groom

Vishnu is worshipped as the one who keeps the world in order, with tulsi and yellow flowers.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
  • Incense
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves and yellow flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवायom namo bhagavate vasudevaya
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॥

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

Tulsi Vivah 2026: date and timings

Date
Saturday 21 November 2026
Tithi
Kartik Shukla Dwadashi
Dwadashi begins
6:32 AM, 21 November
Dwadashi ends
4:57 AM, 22 November
Sunrise
6:48 AM
Sunset
5:25 PM

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

Other years

Tulsi Vivah 2027: date and timings

Date
Thursday 11 November 2027
Tithi
Kartik Shukla Dwadashi
Dwadashi begins
9:12 AM, 10 November
Dwadashi ends
10:08 AM, 11 November
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
5:29 PM

How to observe

  1. Clean the tulsi pot and dress the plant as a bride with a chunari, bangles and flowers.
  2. Build a small mandap over the tulsi with stalks of sugarcane.
  3. Place a Shaligram or an idol of Krishna beside the tulsi as the groom.
  4. Perform the wedding steps with pheras around the plant and mangal songs in the evening.
  5. Offer sweets, amla and seasonal produce, and share the prasad with family and neighbours.

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About Tulsi Vivah

In the story told in many homes, Vrinda was a wife known for her deep devotion and faithfulness. She is said to have taken the form of the tulsi plant, and Vishnu promised that she would be wed to him every year in his form as Shaligram, the sacred black stone. Tulsi grows in the courtyards and balconies of countless Hindu homes and is believed to be dear to Vishnu, so the wedding is a loving way of honouring a plant the family tends all year.

The day comes just after Devuthani, or Prabodhini, Ekadashi, when Vishnu is believed to wake from his four months of rest. Many families keep Tulsi Vivah on Kartik Shukla Dwadashi, while others hold it on the Ekadashi itself or on any evening up to Kartik Purnima. It is widely kept across north and west India, and in Gujarat and Maharashtra many temples hold large public ceremonies.

The tulsi pot is painted and dressed like a bride, with a red chunari, bangles, a bindi and flowers. A small mandap is raised over it with stalks of sugarcane. A Shaligram or a small idol of Krishna is placed beside her as the groom, and the steps of a Hindu wedding follow: the tying of the knot, pheras around the plant, mangal songs and the offering of sweets, amla and seasonal produce such as sugarcane, water chestnut and sweet potato. In many homes the family performs kanyadaan for tulsi as they would for a daughter.

Because Vishnu is said to awaken at this time, the close of chaturmas and Tulsi Vivah are seen as the point from which weddings and other family ceremonies begin again. Families follow their own tradition about which day to keep. The date shown above marks Kartik Shukla Dwadashi for your place.

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