Kartiki Ekadashi is an important Hindu festival celebrated on the 11th day during Shukla Paksha (full moon) in the month of ‘Kartik’.
On this day, Pandharpur Yatra is celebrated on a large scale in Maharashtra. It also marks the end of the auspicious ‘Chaturmasa’ period – when Lord Vishnu is supposed to sleep.
As per scriptures, Lord Vishnu goes to sleep on Shyanai Ekadashi (Ashadhi Ekadashi) and wakes up on Prabodhini (Kartiki Ekadashi.) The Ekadashi Vrata observed by Vaishynavas is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Goddess Lakshmi, who lives in the form of Basil on earth, Goddess who is considered to be the supreme God, in the entire universe, is known or the other way. Goddess Devata also believes in being a part of human life from time to time. According to mythology, on the day of Devuthani Ekadashi, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is married to Lord Tulsi, Lord Shiva’s Lord Shaligram. The devotees fast in the houses of Prabodhani Ekadashi. The devotees fast in the houses of Prabodhani Ekadashi. It is the most fortunate moment for the person living on Earth that Mata Lakshmi lives every moment as Mother Tulsi in our midst. This time, the marriage of Goddess Tulsi with Lord Shaligram is being celebrated on 19th November 2018 with reverence and glee .
-Shikha Sandhir
