Tulsi Vivah

Tulsi Vivah (marriage of Tulsi and Shaligram / Krishna)

Tulsi (Vrinda)Vishnu as Shaligram / KrishnaGanesha 60 minMedium
14 steps16 mantras~9 min of recitationFull puja ~60 min

When

Kartik Shukla Ekadashi evening

Duration

60 min

Deity

Tulsi (Vrinda), Vishnu as Shaligram / Krishna, Ganesha

Tulsi is honoured as Vrinda, a devoted woman who became the tulsi plant and was blessed to be wed to Vishnu. Marrying Tulsi to Shaligram (Vishnu) marks the start of the wedding season after Chaturmas.