Tulsi Vivah 2017: Know about Dev Diwali, marriage time of Tulsi plant with Lord Vishnu

This year Tulsi Vivah or Tulsi wedding falls on 31 October. The Tulsi Vivah signifies the end of the monsoon and the starting of wedding season of Hindu religion.

Tulsi Vivah is a marriage ceremony of tulsi plant and Hindu God Krishna.

Tulsi Vivah is observed in Prabodhini Ekadashi and on the eleventh day of the Kartik month before 3 days of Kartik Purnima according to the Hindu calendar.

This year Tulsi Vivah or Tulsi wedding falls on 31 October. The Tulsi Vivah signifies the end of the monsoon and the starting of wedding season of Hindu religion.

Tulsi is considered as a wife of god Vishnu and also named as Vishnupriya. According to the Hindu mythology, earlier tulsi was a girl named as Vrinda. She was married to demon Jalandhar, Lord Shiva could not defeat Jalandhar they asked Lord Vishnu to kill the demon king. Lord Vishnu represented himself as king Jalandhar among Vrinda.

Jalandhar lost his power due to Lord Vishnu and then Lord Shiva killed him. Vrinda cursed Lord Vishnu to become black and to separated with his wife Lakshmi, which was fulfilled.

Vrinda suicides after that and god transferred her soul to the holy plant which was henceforth known as Tulsi. Lord Vishnu also married to Tulsi in his Krishna avatar.

• Alternate Devutthana Ekadashi = 31st October 2017
• On 12th, Parana Time for Alternate Ekadashi = 06:48 to 09:01
• On Parana Day Dwadashi would be over before Sunrise
• Ekadashi Tithi Begins = 11:21
• Ekadashi Tithi Ends = 09:12

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