Dev Uthani Ekadashi (Prabodhini Ekadashi, Dev Uthana Ekadasi) 2026 is on Friday, November 20, 2026 in India, the United States, Canada, the UK and the UAE. In Singapore, Australia and Fiji it is on Saturday, November 21.
On this Ekadashi of the bright half of Kartika, Lord Vishnu awakens from the four month yoga nidra that began on Devshayani Ekadashi, and Chaturmasya comes to an end. That is why the day is called Prabodhini or Haribodhini, the awakening of Hari. It is also called Dev Uthani, Devutthana and Kartiki Ekadashi. From this day the sacred wedding of Tulasi and Vishnu, Tulsi Vivah, is celebrated.
Brahma tells Narada the glory of Prabodhini
Having heard the greatness of Rama Ekadashi, King Yudhishthira asked Sri Krishna about the Ekadashi of the bright half of Kartika. Sri Krishna said He would tell it as Brahma, the creator of the worlds, once told it to the sage Narada, who had asked about Prabodhini, the day on which Lord Vishnu awakens. The Padma Purana gives no tale of a person for this day. Brahma answered with praise of the day itself.
"Listen, best of sages," Brahma said, "to the greatness of Prabodhini, which destroys sins, increases merit and gives liberation. Until the Prabodhini of Kartika arrives, all the holy places, the oceans and the lakes go on roaring, and the Ganga roars upon the earth."
A single fast on Prabodhini, he said, gives what a thousand horse sacrifices and a hundred Rajasuya sacrifices give. Sins as large as Mount Meru and Mount Mandara are burnt by it, and keeping awake on its night burns the sins of a thousand former lives like a heap of cotton. The ancestors of those who keep it with devotion rejoice and live in the world of Vishnu. All the holy places of the three worlds are present in the house of one who keeps Prabodhini, and the bath, the gift, the prayer and the worship done on this day become endless.
Brahma also praised the stories of Vishnu. The Lord is not pleased so much by sacrifices and gifts as by the telling of His stories in Kartika. One who hears the story of Vishnu on the day of His waking gains the fruit of giving away the whole earth with its seven islands.
Last, Brahma praised the tulasi. Tulasi is auspicious when it is seen, touched, thought of, spoken of, praised, planted, watered and worshipped. As long as a tulasi plant someone has planted grows with branches, flowers and leaves, those born in his family live in the house of Vishnu.
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026, city by city
Click your city for the full page, with sunrise, sunset and the start and end of Ekadashi.
India (Friday, November 20)
- Delhi, India: Friday, November 20
- Mumbai, Maharashtra: Friday, November 20
- Pune, Maharashtra: Friday, November 20
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Friday, November 20
- Surat, Gujarat: Friday, November 20
- Jaipur, Rajasthan: Friday, November 20
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Friday, November 20
- Varanasi (Kashi), Uttar Pradesh: Friday, November 20
- Kolkata, West Bengal: Friday, November 20
- Hyderabad, Telangana: Friday, November 20
- Bangalore, Karnataka: Friday, November 20
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Friday, November 20
United States (Friday, November 20)
- New York City, New York: Friday, November 20
- Jersey City, New Jersey: Friday, November 20
- Boston, Massachusetts: Friday, November 20
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Friday, November 20
- Arlington, Virginia: Friday, November 20
- Atlanta, Georgia: Friday, November 20
- Chicago, Illinois: Friday, November 20
- Dallas, Texas: Friday, November 20
- Houston, Texas: Friday, November 20
- Phoenix, Arizona: Friday, November 20
- Los Angeles, California: Friday, November 20
- San Francisco, California: Friday, November 20
- San Jose, California: Friday, November 20
- Seattle, Washington: Friday, November 20
Canada (Friday, November 20)
- Toronto, Ontario: Friday, November 20
- Mississauga, Ontario: Friday, November 20
- Calgary, Alberta: Friday, November 20
- Vancouver, British Columbia: Friday, November 20
United Kingdom (Friday, November 20)
- London, England: Friday, November 20
- Birmingham, England: Friday, November 20
- Manchester, England: Friday, November 20
UAE (Friday, November 20)
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Friday, November 20
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Friday, November 20
Singapore, Australia and Fiji (Saturday, November 21)
- Singapore: Saturday, November 21
- Sydney, New South Wales: Saturday, November 21
- Melbourne, Victoria: Saturday, November 21
- Suva, Fiji: Saturday, November 21
Your city is not here? Open mypanchang.com/prabodhiniekadashi.php and choose your city. In Hindi: देवोत्थान एकादशी · In Marathi: प्रबोधिनी एकादशी
The five days of Bhishma Panchaka also fall at this time (see its page for your city), and the next Ekadashi is Utpanna Ekadashi.
For the full sankalpa for any day and your city: mypanchang.com/sankalpa
As Lord Vishnu awakens, may He awaken good fortune, health and peace in your home. Wishing you a blessed Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
Pundit Mahesh Shastri
www.mypanchang.com
