AstrologgerPrabodhini Ekadashi
20 November 2026 · Vishnu
2026 dates are good-faith estimates from standard panchang references — confirm the exact date and muhurat against a current Panchang before planning.
Significance
Lord Vishnu is believed to awaken from his four-month cosmic sleep (Yoga Nidra) on this day, Kartika Shukla Ekadashi, marking the end of Chaturmas. Auspicious activities like weddings and sacred thread ceremonies resume.
Astrological significance
Prabodhini Ekadashi falls on the eleventh tithi of the bright fortnight of Kartik and closes the four-month Chaturmas period that began on Devshayani Ekadashi. It marks the traditional resumption of the wedding season, and Tulsi Vivah is often observed on or just after this day. Being lunar, its Gregorian date shifts within October and November.
Month: Kartik · Paksha: Shukla · Shukla Ekadashi (eleventh day of the waxing moon) of Kartik — also called Devutthana or Prabodhini Ekadashi.
How Prabodhini Ekadashi is observed
- Observing an Ekadashi fast dedicated to Vishnu
- Celebrating the end of Chaturmas
- Performing Tulsi Vivah on or around this day
- Resuming auspicious ceremonies such as weddings
- Lighting lamps and attending temple worship of Vishnu
Frequently asked questions
When is Prabodhini Ekadashi in 2026?+
In 2026 it falls on 20 November 2026. As a lunar-tithi observance the date shifts each year, so confirm against a current panchang.
What does Prabodhini Ekadashi mark?+
It marks the end of Chaturmas, when Vishnu is traditionally said to awaken from cosmic sleep, and auspicious ceremonies resume.
What is Tulsi Vivah?+
Tulsi Vivah is the ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi plant to Vishnu (as Shaligram), commonly performed on or just after Prabodhini Ekadashi.
Why do weddings resume after this day?+
With Chaturmas ending, custom holds that the auspicious wedding season reopens, so many families plan ceremonies from around this date.