Tulsi Vivah 2026 on November 21: Dev Uthani Ekadashi Date, Timings and When the Wedding Season Restarts
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The dates: Dev Uthani (Prabodhini) Ekadashi is on Friday, November 20, 2026, and Tulsi Vivah on Saturday, November 21, according to Drik Panchang (New Delhi timings). Chaturmas ends with Dev Uthani Ekadashi, and the first auspicious marriage muhurat of the season is on November 21 itself. There are 11 vivah muhurat dates left in 2026: November 21, 24, 25 and 26, and December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12.
Tulsi Vivah, the ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu in his Shaligram form, falls on Saturday, November 21, 2026. It comes the day after Dev Uthani Ekadashi, when Lord Vishnu is believed to wake from his four-month yogic sleep, which ends Chaturmas and reopens the Hindu wedding season.
The timings below are from Drik Panchang for New Delhi. Tithi times shift by a few minutes in other cities, so check your local panchang or family pandit for exact puja timings.
Dev Uthani Ekadashi and Tulsi Vivah 2026: dates and timings
| Observance | Date | Timings (New Delhi) |
|---|---|---|
| Dev Uthani (Prabodhini) Ekadashi | Friday, November 20, 2026 | Ekadashi tithi: 07:15 AM, Nov 20 to 06:31 AM, Nov 21 |
| Ekadashi Parana (breaking the fast) | Saturday, November 21 | 01:11 PM to 03:18 PM |
| Gauna Ekadashi | Saturday, November 21 | Parana on Nov 22, 06:49 AM to 08:56 AM |
| Tulsi Vivah | Saturday, November 21, 2026 | Dwadashi tithi: 06:31 AM, Nov 21 to 04:56 AM, Nov 22 |
Ekadashi timings are from Drik Panchang's Prabodhini Ekadashi page. Some families perform Tulsi Vivah on a different day: Drik Panchang notes that the Padma Purana places it on Kartika Shukla Navami, while other scriptures treat the five days from Prabodhini Ekadashi to Kartika Purnima as especially auspicious for the ritual.
Why Tulsi Vivah matters for weddings
Many Hindu families don't hold weddings during Chaturmas, the four months when Lord Vishnu is believed to rest. Dev Uthani Ekadashi marks the end of that period, and Tulsi Vivah is traditionally treated as the first wedding of the season. In much of north and west India, families begin fixing dates, sending cards and booking venues around this festival.
This year the calendar lines up neatly: Drik Panchang's 2026 marriage calendar shows Chaturmas restrictions ending on November 20, and the first auspicious muhurat on November 21, the same day as Tulsi Vivah.
Vivah muhurat dates left in 2026
Drik Panchang lists four auspicious marriage days in November and seven in December 2026 (New Delhi, Panchang Shuddhi only):
| Date | Day | Muhurat window |
|---|---|---|
| November 21 | Saturday | 06:48 AM to 12:08 AM (Nov 22) |
| November 24 | Tuesday | 11:25 PM to 06:52 AM (Nov 25) |
| November 25 | Wednesday | 06:52 AM to 06:52 AM (Nov 26) |
| November 26 | Thursday | 06:52 AM to 05:47 PM |
| December 2 | Wednesday | 10:32 AM to 06:58 AM (Dec 3) |
| December 3 | Thursday | 06:58 AM to 10:53 AM; 11:03 PM to 06:59 AM (Dec 4) |
| December 4 | Friday | 06:59 AM to 10:22 AM |
| December 5 | Saturday | 11:48 AM to 07:00 AM (Dec 6) |
| December 6 | Sunday | 07:00 AM to 07:42 AM |
| December 11 | Friday | 03:04 AM to 07:04 AM (Dec 12) |
| December 12 | Saturday | 07:04 AM to 03:27 AM (Dec 13) |
After December 12 the calendar closes again: Drik Panchang marks the days from mid-December as a prohibited solar month (the Kharmas period), beginning partly on December 16. Couples who miss the December dates will be looking at the new year. Drik Panchang also notes that these dates check Panchang Shuddhi only, so families usually confirm the final muhurat with a pandit using both partners' details. For a month-by-month view, see our earlier report on wedding dates in November and December 2026.
How big is the wedding season?
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) usually publishes an estimate of the season's weddings and spending. Its most recent estimate, for last year, projected about 46 lakh weddings between November 1 and December 14, 2025, generating around ₹6.5 lakh crore in business, according to CAIT's press release. CAIT has not yet released a figure for the 2026 season that we could find. With only 11 muhurat dates left this year, venues, caterers and decorators are likely to be heavily booked on the peak days.
Getting married on one of these dates? What to do now
- Lock the muhurat and the venue first. Peak dates, especially Saturdays (November 21, December 5 and December 12), fill up fastest.
- Send invitations 3 to 4 weeks before. For a November 24–26 wedding, that means this week; for early December, by mid-November.
- Go digital for speed. A WhatsApp invitation reaches every relative the same day. Our guide to sending a wedding invitation on WhatsApp covers the etiquette.
- Get the wording right. See our Hindu wedding invitation wording in Hindi and English for samples for every ceremony.
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