Archive · 2 Nov 2025
Tulsi Vivah 2025: Date, Rituals, and Significance
Tulsi Vivah is a special day in India when people celebrate the wedding of the Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu, who is like a god.
This wedding is important because it marks the end of a resting period for Lord Vishnu and starts the season when many people get married.
People perform a ceremony that is like a real wedding for the Tulsi plant and a stone called Shaligram, which represents Lord Vishnu.
They decorate the plant, offer prayers, and light lamps.
It is believed that celebrating Tulsi Vivah helps married couples have a happy life and can help those who are waiting to get married find a partner.
It is also believed to help couples who wish to have children.
Tulsi Vivah is celebrated annually on the twelfth day of the Shukla Paksha of the Kartik month, following Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
The festival commemorates the ceremonial marriage between the Tulsi plant (representing Goddess Lakshmi) and Lord Vishnu (in the form of Shaligram).
It marks the end of Chaturmas and the beginning of India's auspicious wedding season.
Rituals include waking up during Brahma Muhurta, worshipping Lord Vishnu, lighting lamps, and conducting the evening wedding ceremony of Tulsi and Shaligram.
Performing Tulsi Vivah is believed to bring marital bliss, help overcome marriage delays, and bless couples with children.
- Who
- Married women and devotees across India
- What
- Tulsi Vivah, a ritual celebrating the ceremonial marriage between the Tulsi plant and an incarnation of Lord Vishnu (Shaligram).
- When
- Annually on the twelfth day of the Shukla Paksha of the Kartik month, following Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
- Where
- Celebrated across India, with particular fervor in Vrindavan and Mathura.
- Why
- To commemorate the divine union, start the auspicious wedding season, and seek blessings for well-being, marital harmony, and progeny.
Traditional Observances
Modern Interpretations
Timing of Celebration
Traditional Observances
Celebrated on the twelfth day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month, with Dwadashi Tithi determining the specific date.
Modern Interpretations
Some regions celebrate for up to 5 days, concluding on the full moon day of Kartik month.
- Festival
- Tulsi Vivah
- Date
- November 2, 2025
- Dwadashi Tithi Start
- November 2, 2025, 07:31 AM
- Dwadashi Tithi End
- November 3, 2025, 05:07 AM
- Associated Observance
- Dev Uthani Ekadashi (November 1, 2025)
- Key Rituals
- Symbolic marriage of Tulsi plant with Lord Vishnu (Shaligram), worship, lighting lamps, evening wedding ceremony.
- Significance
- Marks the start of auspicious activities and wedding season, promotes marital bliss, helps overcome marriage delays, and blesses couples with children.
