Tuesday, 12 November 2024

Prabodhini Ekadashi is celebrated on Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha of Kartik Month. It is also known as Devotthan Ekadashi, Vishnu-prabodhini Ekadashi, Hari-prabodhini Ekadashi, Dev Prabodhini Ekadashi, Utthana Ekadashi, Deothan.

It marks the end of the four-month period of Chaturmas or Chaumasa, when god Vishnu is believed to sleep. It is believed that God Vishnu wakes on Prabodhini Ekadashi and marriages and other auspicious ceremonies are again started.

Dev Prabodhini Ekadashi (1950 to 2050)