Karthika Ekadashi 2026 (Dev Uthani, Prabodhini, Utthana Ekadashi) on 20 November: Parana Time for Indian Cities and Abroad, Vrat Vidhi and Tulsi Vivah

Quick answer: Dev Uthani (Devutthana or Prabodhini) Ekadashi, the Karthika Shukla Ekadashi, is on Friday 20 November 2026 in India (Drik Panchang). The Ekadashi tithi runs from 7:15 AM IST on 20 November to 6:31 AM IST on 21 November. Families following the Vaishnava (Gauna) date fast on Saturday 21 November. Parana for the Friday fast is on Saturday afternoon in India, for example 1:11 PM to 3:18 PM in New Delhi. In the USA, Canada and the UK the fast is also on Friday 20 November, with parana on Saturday morning; in Australia and New Zealand it moves to Saturday 21 November.

Karthika Ekadashi has many names: Dev Uthani or Devutthana Ekadashi in North India, Prabodhini Ekadashi in Sanskrit texts, Utthana Ekadashi in Telugu homes and Kartiki Ekadashi in Maharashtra. Prabodhini means 'awakening'. On this Ekadashi Lord Vishnu is traditionally believed to wake from the yoga-nidra he entered on Devshayani Ekadashi in Ashadha, and Chaturmas, the four sacred months, comes to a close. It is one of the most loved Ekadashis of the year, it falls in the holy month of Kartik, and the very next day brings Tulsi Vivah. See the whole month in our November 2026 Hindu festivals calendar.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 date and tithi timings

Ekadashi tithi begins at 7:15 AM IST on Friday 20 November and ends at 6:31 AM IST on Saturday 21 November. Never convert Indian times to another clock; use your own city's row below. Daily details are on our panchang for 20 November and panchang for 21 November.

Why there are two fasting days: Smarta and Vaishnava

When Ekadashi touches two calendar days, Drik Panchang lists two fasts. In India the tithi begins after sunrise on Friday and is still running at sunrise on Saturday, so Drik gives the Smarta Devutthana Ekadashi on Friday 20 November and the Gauna Devutthana Ekadashi, which Vaishnava traditions keep, on Saturday 21 November.

• Drik's note says Smarta householders generally fast on the first day; Vaishnava sampradayas such as ISKCON usually keep the later date.
• Follow your family tradition or temple. There is no need to fast on both days.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi parana time 2026 for Indian cities

Source: Drik Panchang's Prabodhini Ekadashi page for each city, fetched on 18 October 2026. For the Friday fast, Drik gives the Hari Vasara end moment as 12:07 PM IST on Saturday. For the Saturday fast, Drik notes that Dwadashi will be over before sunrise on Sunday, so the parana is simply after sunrise on Sunday 22 November.

Drik's rule is to break the fast after sunrise within Dwadashi, never during Hari Vasara (the first quarter of Dwadashi), and to avoid midday. Hari Vasara ends at 12:07 PM IST, so the Indian window opens after midday; abroad it falls on Saturday morning.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 abroad: date and parana by city

Source: Drik Panchang's Prabodhini Ekadashi page for each city, fetched on 18 October 2026. North American cities are on standard time by then (clocks change on 1 November). In the Americas and the UK there is only one Ekadashi day, Friday 20 November, for Smarta and Vaishnava families alike. In Dubai Drik lists both a Friday fast and a Vaishnava fast on Saturday 21 November, as in India.

Singapore and Malaysia: the fast is on Saturday 21 November, with parana on Sunday 22 November, 6:49 AM to 7:26 AM in Singapore and 7:00 AM to 7:26 AM in Kuala Lumpur (calculated; may differ by a minute or two). See our Singapore Dev Uthani Ekadashi guide.

Country guides with more cities: USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Europe and Singapore.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi vrat vidhi at home

1. Dashami evening (Thursday 19 November for the Friday fast): eat a light sattvic meal and avoid grains after it if that is your family custom.
2. Ekadashi morning: bathe, clean the puja space and take a sankalpa, a simple resolve to keep the fast for Lord Vishnu.
3. Choose a fast you can keep: nirjala (without water) only if you are healthy and used to it, otherwise fruit, milk or one simple meal without grains, rice and pulses.
4. Worship Vishnu or Krishna with Tulsi leaves (picked the day before, as many families avoid plucking Tulsi on Ekadashi), flowers, a ghee lamp, incense and a fruit offering.
5. Read or listen to the Vishnu Sahasranama or the Ekadashi katha, and spend the evening in kirtan or quiet japa.
6. Next day: break the fast in your parana window with something simple, often Tulsi water, fruit or the prasad, and offer food or a donation if you can.

Mantras for the day (from our verified mantra list):

ॐ नमो नारायणाय॥

oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya||

Meaning: Salutations to Narayana.

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय॥

oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya||

Meaning: Salutations to Lord Vasudeva (Krishna). These are prayers of devotion; they do not promise any particular result.

Waking verse for Prabodhini Ekadashi

Many families use this well-known verse when they ring the bell or blow the conch to wake the Lord. It is also the second verse of the Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam:

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ गोविन्द उत्तिष्ठ गरुडध्वज। उत्तिष्ठ कमलाकान्त त्रैलोक्यं मङ्गलं कुरु॥

Uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha govinda uttiṣṭha garuḍadhvaja, uttiṣṭha kamalākānta trailokyaṃ maṅgalaṃ kuru. Meaning: Rise, rise, O Govinda; rise, O Lord whose banner bears Garuda; rise, O beloved of Lakshmi, and bring auspiciousness to the three worlds.

Text as given by sanskritdocuments.org (Venkatesa Suprabhatam). Many regions sing their own folk songs instead.

The story of Prabodhini Ekadashi, as commonly told

As commonly told, Lord Vishnu goes into yoga-nidra, a divine sleep on the serpent Shesha in the ocean of milk, on Devshayani Ekadashi in Ashadha, and wakes on Prabodhini Ekadashi four months later. These four months are Chaturmas.

The Kartika Mahatmya, read by many families this month, praises the Prabodhini fast and the night of kirtan (jagaran) that goes with it. Details differ between texts and regions.

Karthika Ekadashi in Telugu homes and South India

• Utthana Ekadashi: In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Karthika Shuddha Ekadashi is widely called Utthana Ekadashi. Many families fast, visit Vishnu and Venkateswara temples and light lamps in the evening.
• Ksheerabdi Dwadasi next day: The very next day, Saturday 21 November in India, is Ksheerabdi (Chilukuri) Dwadasi, when Telugu families perform the Tulasi-Damodara kalyanam at the Tulasi Kota with an usiri (amla) branch. See our Ksheerabdi Dwadasi 2026 guide.
• Kerala: Guruvayur Ekadashi is kept on Saturday 21 November 2026; see our Guruvayur Ekadashi 2026 guide.
• Maharashtra: Kartiki Ekadashi draws the Varkari pilgrims to Pandharpur; see our Kartiki Ekadashi at Pandharpur guide.

Waking the Lord: customs of Dev Uthani

The heart of the day is the ritual waking of Vishnu after Chaturmas. Customs vary by region and family, and all of these are optional:

• In many North Indian homes the floor is decorated with rice-paste drawings, and sugarcane, singhara, ber and sweet potato are offered.
• In the evening, family members ring bells, blow a conch or tap a plate and sing a folk song asking the Lord to rise; the words differ from region to region.
• Lamps are lit across the house and at the Tulsi plant, much like a small Diwali.

In Uttarakhand, Igas Bagwal is celebrated on this Ekadashi.

With the Lord awake, Chaturmas ends and many families resume weddings and other samskaras after checking a muhurat. See our Chaturmas 2026 guide.

Also on these days: Bhishma Panchak begins on Friday 20 November, Kansa Vadh is marked in Mathura the same day, and Tulsi Vivah follows on Saturday 21 November. See also Kartik Snan and Deepdaan 2026 and Rama Ekadashi 2026.

Hindus abroad: keeping the fast on a working Friday

• In the USA, Canada and the UK the fast falls on a working Friday; a fruit-and-milk fast is easier to keep at work than a nirjala fast, and parana is on Saturday morning.
• If you light lamps indoors, keep them away from curtains and do not disable smoke alarms; LED diyas are safe in rented homes.

Karthika Ekadashi 2026 wishes

• Happy Karthika Ekadashi 2026! As Lord Vishnu wakes today, may every good thing in your life wake with him.
• Chaturmas ends and new beginnings start. Wishing you and your family a blessed Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
• May the light of the Karthika lamps and the grace of Sri Hari fill your heart. Happy Utthana Ekadashi.
• May Tulsi Mata and Lord Vishnu bless your family as we move from Ekadashi into Tulsi Vivah. Jai Shri Hari!

Also read: Hari Stotram (jagajjalapalam) with meaning.

Frequently asked questions

When is Dev Uthani Ekadashi in 2026?

Drik Panchang lists Devutthana (Dev Uthani or Prabodhini) Ekadashi on Friday 20 November 2026 for India, with the Gauna and Vaishnava Devutthana Ekadashi on Saturday 21 November. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 7:15 AM IST on 20 November to 6:31 AM IST on 21 November.

What is the parana time for Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 in India?

For the Friday fast, Drik gives parana on Saturday 21 November: 1:11 PM to 3:18 PM in New Delhi, 1:31 PM to 3:45 PM in Mumbai and 1:09 PM to 3:25 PM in Hyderabad. For the Saturday (Gauna) fast, parana is on Sunday 22 November morning, for example 6:49 AM to 8:56 AM in New Delhi.

Why is the parana in India in the afternoon this time?

Drik's rules say the fast is broken within Dwadashi but not during Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, which ends at 12:07 PM IST on 21 November. Drik also advises avoiding Madhyahna, the midday period, so the window begins a little after 1 PM in most Indian cities.

When is Dev Uthani Ekadashi in the USA, UK and Canada?

Friday 20 November 2026 in every city in our table, with parana on Saturday 21 November morning: 6:50 AM to 8:47 AM in New York, 7:20 AM to 9:13 AM in Toronto and 7:28 AM to 9:12 AM in London (Drik Panchang).

Is Dev Uthani Ekadashi on a different day in Australia and Singapore?

Yes. Drik places it on Saturday 21 November in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, with parana on Sunday 22 November. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur also keep Saturday 21 November, with a short calculated parana on Sunday 22 November ending at 7:26 AM local time.

When is Tulsi Vivah after Dev Uthani Ekadashi?

Drik lists Tulasi Vivah on Saturday 21 November 2026 in India, the USA, the UK, Canada and the UAE, and on Sunday 22 November in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand. Many families hold the ceremony on any day up to Kartik Purnima on 24 November (23 November in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle).

Can I keep the Ekadashi fast if I have diabetes or am pregnant?

Fasting is a devotional choice, not an obligation. Pregnant or nursing women, the elderly, children and anyone with diabetes or another medical condition should eat simple food and consult a doctor first. A day of prayer and Vishnu nama with a light meal is a complete observance.

Editor's note (18 October 2026)

Upgraded in place on 18 October 2026 with Drik Panchang's tithi timings, city-wise parana windows and the Smarta and Vaishnava dates. Follow your family tradition or temple.

Update (20 October 2026): Added the waking verse (text from sanskritdocuments.org), the story as commonly told, Utthana Ekadashi in Telugu homes and other regional names, and wishes. Dates and parana times are unchanged.

Singapore and Kuala Lumpur parana is calculated by Drik's rule, as Drik blocked those requests; the calculator matched Drik values on this page within two minutes.

Editor's note (21 October 2026)

Kartik Purnima is Monday 23 November in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle per Drik Panchang, where the full moon ends before Tuesday's sunrise; it stays Tuesday 24 November elsewhere.

Related guides

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• Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 in the USA
• Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 in the UK
• Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 in Canada
• Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 in Australia
• Bhishma Panchak 2026
• Kartiki Ekadashi 2026 at Pandharpur