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This year, auspicious yogas including Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga and Ravi Yoga will coincide with Tulsi Vivah.
Panchak will also be present throughout the day.
This year, the festival of Tulsi Vivah will be observed on Tuesday, November 12. On this day, there will be Bhadra; its location is on Earth, and it will last from morning until evening. Additionally, Panchak will also be present throughout the day. This year, auspicious yogas, including Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga and Ravi Yoga, will coincide with Tulsi Vivah. The marriage ceremony of Goddess Tulsi and Lord Shaligram will take place during Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, which will begin at 7:52 AM on November 12 and continue until 5:40 AM the following day. Performing Tulsi Vivah is believed to bring happiness, prosperity, and peace to the family, improve marital bliss, remove obstacles to marriage, and enhance the likelihood of weddings in the family. If you wish to conduct Tulsi Vivah at home this year, it’s essential to understand the auspicious timing and rituals involved. Jyotishacharya Dr Ganesh Mishra from Central Sanskrit University, Puri, provides detailed guidance on this.
Tulsi Vivah 2024: Bhadra Timings
This year, on the day of Tulsi Vivah, Bhadra will start at 6:42 AM and end at 4:04 PM. Those wishing to perform Tulsi Vivah need not worry about Bhadra, as it will conclude before the auspicious time of the ceremony. Tulsi Vivah traditionally occurs on the twelfth day (Dwadashi) of the waxing moon in the month of Kartik.
Timings for Kartik Shukla Dwadashi:
• Begins: November 12, Tuesday, at 4:04 PM
• Ends: November 13, Wednesday, at 1:01 PM
• Auspicious timing for Tulsi Vivah: 5:29 PM to 7:53 PM on November 12
Rituals and Procedure for Tulsi Vivah:
1. Before the auspicious time, all family members should dress traditionally, as they would for a wedding ceremony.
2. Prepare a mandap (decorative canopy) in a courtyard, rooftop, or worship area for the ceremony. Use sugarcane to build the mandap and decorate it with flowers.
3. Place the Tulsi plant in a pot on a wooden platform. Offer items such as rice, flowers, garlands, turmeric, vermilion, sixteen beauty items (Solah Shringar), a red sari or dupatta, and sacred offerings to Tulsi.
4. Place Lord Shaligram in the pot. Offer sesame, turmeric, yellow flowers, milk, and other offerings to him. Fruits such as jujube, radish, spinach, and Indian gooseberry (amla) are also offered to both.
5. Recite the Mangala Ashtaka during the Tulsi Vivah ceremony, perform aarti for Goddess Tulsi, and circle the Tulsi plant 11 times.
6. Seek blessings of happiness and prosperity from Goddess Tulsi and Lord Shaligram. Conclude by distributing the prasadam from the Tulsi Vivah.
