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Spiritual Significance
Prabodhini Ekadashi (also called Dev Uthani or Dev Prabodhini Ekadashi) marks the auspicious moment when Lord Vishnu awakens from his four-month Chaturmas sleep. With Vishnu's awakening, the period of inauspiciousness ends and all auspicious activities — weddings, grihapravesh, thread ceremonies — can resume. Tulsi Vivah (the ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi plant with Vishnu/Shaligram) is also celebrated on this day.
How to Celebrate in Singapore
Observing Prabodhini Ekadashi in Singapore is highly auspicious. Because local timezone sunrise and moonrise times differ, follow these practices:
- Align Fasting with Local Sunrise: Start your vrat precisely at sunrise in Singapore (approx 06:00 local time), rather than following Indian Standard Time.
- Perform Puja during local Auspicious Hours: Make sure to perform the main rituals during local SGT evening/night windows as shown above.
- Special puja to wake Vishnu — blowing conch, ringing bells, singing hymns
- Tulsi Vivah ceremony in homes and temples
- Sugarcane and seasonal vegetable offerings to Vishnu
- Fasting on Ekadashi and breaking fast on Dwadashi
- Beginning planning of weddings and auspicious ceremonies
Auspicious Items to Prepare
🌸 Sugarcane🌸 Tulsi plant🌸 Coconut🌸 Lotus flowers🌸 Yellow cloth