Dev Uthani Ekadashi in Agra

Dev Uthani Ekadashi in Agra

Dev Uthani Ekadashi falls on Kartik Shukla Ekadashi, the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight of Kartik. It is the day Vishnu is held to awaken from his four-month sleep, and it is also observed as Tulsi Vivah. The observance is pan-India, and in Agra it follows the same tithi reckoning as the rest of the country, with the local date set by Agra's own sunrise.

Date and timing in this city

For Agra (आगरा), in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, the date is:

• 2026: Friday 20 November 2026
• 2027: Wednesday 10 November 2027

These dates are computed for Agra's sunrise, not for a national or regional broadcast schedule. The Ekadashi tithi is the deciding factor, and the day is taken as the one on which the tithi is current at local sunrise. Because sunrise in Agra differs slightly from sunrise elsewhere in India, the assigned date can shift by a day from what a viewer sees on a national calendar or hears on television.

Why the date can differ from India

Ekadashi is not a fixed solar date; it is a tithi, a lunar day measured by the changing distance between the moon and the sun. A tithi can begin and end at any hour, so the same Ekadashi may be running at sunrise in one part of the country and not yet begun, or already completed, in another. Agra's longitude and latitude place its sunrise at its own moment, and the date is fixed from that moment.

This is why a pan-India listing and a city listing can disagree by a day without either being wrong. Traditions also differ on reckoning: North Indian calendars commonly follow the purnimanta system, while many in South India follow amanta, and Smarta and Vaishnava households may apply slightly different rules for which sunrise governs. Where these traditions differ, families usually follow the practice of their own lineage or the calendar their elders have kept.

Where and how the community celebrates

In Agra, as across India, the day is observed at home and in neighbourhood temples. Devotees keep a fast, often a partial one, and break it after the Ekadashi tithi passes. Vishnu is worshipped, and the Tulsi Vivah — the ceremonial marriage of Tulsi to Vishnu — is performed by those who keep that custom. Readings and kirtans centred on Vishnu are common. Because the observance is pan-India, the shape of the day in Agra resembles the shape of the day elsewhere, shaped by local family and community practice rather than by any single public event.

Practical tips

• Confirm the local Agra date against a calendar computed for Agra's sunrise, not a national one.
• If you keep a fast, decide in advance how you will break it and at what point in the tithi.
• Ask elders in your family which reckoning — amanta or purnimanta, Smarta or Vaishnava — your household follows.
• For personal chart-based questions, consult a qualified jyotishi rather than relying on a general city date.