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Dev Uthani Ekadashi
The day Vishnu is said to wake from his four-month sleep, and the day the Hindu wedding season opens.
When is Dev Uthani Ekadashi in 2026?
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 is on Friday, 20 November 2026. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2027, Tuesday, 9 November 2027; 2028, Saturday, 28 October 2028.
About Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Dev Uthani, also called Prabodhini Ekadashi, falls on the eleventh day of the bright half of the month of Kartik. Hindus believe the gods sleep through the four months of Chaturmas, so weddings are not fixed in that time, and on this day the ban lifts. Priests, caterers, band leaders and marriage halls across north and central India often see the first rush of bookings that morning. The day is also kept with the ritual marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu, which many families treat as the formal start of the season.
Dev Uthani Ekadashi dates: 2026, 2027, 2028
| Year | Dev Uthani Ekadashi date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday, 20 November 2026 |
| 2027 | Tuesday, 9 November 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday, 28 October 2028 |
This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.
What is served
- sugarcane
- singhara
- sweet potato
- panjiri
Also part of it, and being written: Prabodhini Ekadashi (The Kartik ekadashi that ends Vishnu's sleep and Chaturmas.), Tulsi Vivah (The symbolic wedding of the tulsi plant to Vishnu, held from this day.), Hindu wedding (The ceremonies that follow once the season has opened.).
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Background: "Prabodhini Ekadashi" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.