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{{Infobox holiday
|holiday_name = Prabodhini Ekadashi<br>प्रबोधिनी एकादशी
|image = Vishnu and Lakshmi on Shesha Naga, ca 1870.jpg
|caption = Vishnu sleeps on the Shesha Shaiya - bed of [[Shesha]]
|type = hindu
|nickname = Devutthi ekadashi, Utthana, Deothan, Kartik Shukla ekadashi
|observedby = [[Hindu]]s, especially
|date = Decided by the [[lunar calendar]]
|observances = Prayers and religious rituals, including [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] to [[Vishnu]]
|significance = end of the [[chaturmas]]
|relatedto = [[Shayani Ekadashi]]
|date2016 = 11 November
|date2017 = 31 October<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ekadashivrat.com/ekadashi-calendar-ekadashi-dates/13/ |title=Ekadashi 2017 Dates Calendar |access-date=2016-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104184015/http://ekadashivrat.com/ekadashi-calendar-ekadashi-dates/13/ |archive-date=2017-01-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|date2018 = 19 November <ref>[https://www.drikpanchang.com/ekadashis/prabodhini/prabodhini-ekadashi-date-time.html?fb_comment_id=10150708854013513_10155368465143513 Prabodhini Ekadashi Vrat 2018]</ref>
|frequency = annual
|duration = 1 day
}}
'''Prabodhini Ekadashi''' also known as Devotthan Ekadashi or Devthan, is the 11th lunar day ([[ekadashi]]) in the bright fortnight ([[Shukla Paksha]]) of the [[Hindu calendar|Hindu month]] of [[Kartika (month)|Kartik]]. It marks the end of the four-month period of [[Chaturmas]], when god [[Vishnu]] is believed to sleep. It is believed that Vishnu sleeps on [[Shayani Ekadashi]] and wakes on Prabodhini Ekadashi, thus giving this day the name "Prabodhini Ekadashi" ("awakening eleventh"), Vishnu-prabodhini ("awakening of Vishnu") and Hari-prabodhini, Dev-Prabodhini Ekadashi, Utthana ekadashi ("opening of His eyes"), Deothan, Dev uthav ekadashi or Dev Oothi ekadashi ("god's awakening"). The end of Chaturmas, when marriages are prohibited, signifies the beginning of the Hindu wedding season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Agrawal|first1=Priti|title=Divine Wedding|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/Divine-wedding/articleshow/6930056.cms|publisher=Times of India|date=November 5, 2010}}</ref> It is also known as Kartiki Ekadashi, Kartik Shukla ekadashi and Kartiki.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oPUFiGRH07IC&pg=PA90&dq=%22Dev-diwali%22&lr=&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=%22Dev-diwali%22&f=false Kutch in festival and custom By K. S. Dilipsin p.90]. The name "Deva-Diwali" is also applied to [[Kartik Poornima]] that occurs 14 days later</ref> Prabodhini Ekadashi is followed by [[Kartik Poornima]], which day is celebrated as Dev Diwali or [[Diwali]] of gods.<ref>{{cite news|title=Varanasi gearing up to celebrate Dev Deepawali|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Varanasi-gearing-up-to-celebrate-Dev-Deepawali/articleshow/6896245.cms?referral=PM|publisher=Times of India|date=November 10, 2010}}</ref>

It is also believed that Lord Vishnu married to goddess Tulsi on this Day.<ref>[http://ekadashivrat.com/prabodhini-ekadashi-devutthana-ekadashi/91/ About Prabodhini Ekadashi]</ref>

==Rituals==
A fast is observed on Prabodhini Ekadashi and the ritual marriage of the [[Tulsi]] plant is performed with god Vishnu, in the form of the holy black colored [[Shaligram]] stone, which is regarded as the husband of Tulsi, in its twenty four permutations. During evening time people prepare floor designs by geru paste( red soil) and rice paste which is a very well known tradition. Images of Lakshmi and Vishnu are also prepared from it.
[[Lakshmi]] pujan and [[Vishnu]] pujan is observed at evening time with sugarcane, rice, dried red chillies, etc. And, is then given to pandits.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=z4gzFFLdBoYC&pg=PA58&dq=kartik+ekadasi&lr=&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=&f=false Fasts and festivals of India By Manish Verma p.58]</ref> This ritual marriage is known as [[Tulsi Vivah]] and may be conducted on the next day of Prabodhini Ekadashi instead of Prabodhini Ekadashi itself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/festivals-events/devauthani-ekadashi-2019-know-the-significance-history-puja-muharat-and-rituals-of-tulsi-vivah-3834854/|title=Devauthani Ekadashi 2019: Know The Significance, History, Puja Muharat And Rituals of Tulsi Vivah|last=Desk|first=India com Buzz|date=2019-11-08|website=India.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>

; Pandharpur

In [[Maharashtra]], Prabodhini Ekadashi is linked with the god [[Vithoba]] - a form of Vishnu. [[Varkari]] pilgrims throng the [[Pandharpur]] temple of Vithoba on this day. The celebrations in Pandharpur continue for five days, till the full moon day ([[Kartik Poornima]]).<ref>{{cite book|author=Mokashi, Digambar Balkrishna|author2=Engblom, Philip C.|title=Palkhi: a pilgrimage to Pandharpur - translated from the Marathi book Pālakhī |year=1987 |isbn=0-88706-461-2| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=vgLZGFH1ZTIC&q=Palkhi:+a+pilgrimage+to+Pandharpur&pg=PA14|pages = 34–50 and 263–278|publisher=State University of New York Press|location=Albany}}</ref> On Prabodhini Ekadashi, the [[List of Chief Ministers of India|chief minister]] or a minister of Maharashtra state performs ritual components of worship on behalf of the [[Government of Maharashtra]]. This form of worship is known as ''sarkari-mahapuja''.<ref name="mahagov">{{cite web|url =http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Solapur/places_Pandharpur.html| title = Pandharpur|publisher = The Gazetteers Dept, Government of Maharashtra (first published: 1977)|author = Pathak, Dr. Arunchandra S.| year = 2006|access-date = 2008-07-14}}</ref>

; Mt. Girnar
In [[Gujarat]], more 800,000 pilgrims perform the 32-km Lili Parikrama ,circumambulation of Mt. [[Girnar]], over a two-day period. This performed as a gesture of thanksgiving to the gods, who are believed to have assembled on the mountain.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gZRLGZNZEoEC&pg=PA74&dq=kartik+ekadasi&lr=&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=kartik%20ekadasi&f=false India Guide Gujarat By Anjali Desai p.74]</ref>

;Pushkar
[[File:Inde pushkar foire.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Puskar Mela, 2006]]
In [[Pushkar]], Rajasthan, the [[Pushkar Fair]] or ''Pushkar mela'' commences on this day and continues till the full moon day (Kartik Poornima). This fair is held in the honour of god [[Brahma]], whose temple stands at Pushkar. A ritual bath during the five days of the fair in the Pushkar lake is considered to lead one to salvation. [[Sadhu]]s gather here and stay from ekadashi to full moon day in caves. About 200,000 people and 25,000 camels assemble in Pushkar for the fair. Pushkar fair is Asia's largest camel fair.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wPPr9HdmnHcC&pg=PA133&dq=kartik+ekadasi&lr=&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=&f=false Fairs and Festivals of India By S.P. Sharma, Seema Gupta p 133-34]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Nag-Hill-at-Pushkar-brims-with-sadhus/articleshow/5166313.cms Nag Hill at Pushkar brims with sadhus, 27 October 2009, Times of India]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tk1ggdyrGdMC&pg=PA346&dq=pushkar+fair&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=pushkar%20fair&f=false Land and people of Indian states and union territories: in 36 volumes, Volume 1 By S. C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava p.347]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=XdYLEB6WBHUC&pg=PA18&dq=pushkar+fair+camels&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=pushkar%20fair%20camels&f=false Viewfinder: 100 Top Locations for Great Travel Photography By Keith Wilson p.18-9]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=qMqBvtL_nI0C&pg=PA440&dq=pushkar++largest+camel+fair&lr=&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=pushkar%20%20largest%20camel%20fair&f=false Frommer's India By Pippa de Bruyn, Keith Bain, Niloufer Venkatraman, Shonar Joshi p. 440]</ref>

; Sugarcane harvest
Prabodhini Ekadashi also marks the beginning of [[sugarcane]] harvest. The farmer performs a [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] in the field and ceremoniously cuts some sugarcane, laying some at the boundary of the field and distributing five canes to a [[Brahmin]] (priest), blacksmith, carpenter, washer-man and water-carrier and taking five canes at home. At home, figures of Vishnu and his consort [[Lakshmi]] are drawn on a wooden-board with cowdung and butter. The sugarcane are tied together at the top and placed round the board. Some cotton, betel-nut, lentils and sweets are offered along with a [[yagna]] (fire sacrifice). A ''prabhatiya'', or song urging the god to wake, is sung. The canes are then broken and hung off the roof till [[Holi]], when they are burnt.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6OYRUEAF7oC&pg=PA190&dq=kartik+ekadasi&lr=&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=&f=false Festivals In Indian Society (2 Vols. Set) By Usha Sharma p.190]</ref>

;Swaminarayan sect
Prabodhini Ekadashi is considered as an important Ekadashi in the [[Swaminarayan sect]]. The day commemorates the [[diksha]], or religious initiation, of [[Swaminarayan]] by his guru [[Ramanand Swami]] on October 28, 1800.<ref name=Kim>{{cite book|last=Kim|first=Hanna|title=Being Swaminarayan: The Ontology and Significance of Belief in the Construction of a Gujarati Diaspora.|year=2001|publisher=Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company|location=Ann Arbor, MI|pages=288}}</ref> The day also commemorates the passing of authority by Ramanand Swami to Swaminarayan on November 16, 1801.<ref name="Kim"/> Swaminarayan followers observe a waterless fast and offer an offering of fresh vegetables to the deities.<ref name="Williams 143">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Raymond|title=Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism|year=2001|publisher=University of Cambridge Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=0-521-65279-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will/page/143 143]|url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will/page/143}}</ref>

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