Dev Uthani Ekadashi in Bodh Gaya

Date and timing in this city

In Bodh Gaya (बोद्ध गया), India, Dev Uthani Ekadashi falls on Saturday 21 November 2026. The following year it falls on Wednesday 10 November 2027. These dates are computed for Bodh Gaya's own sunrise, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone.

The day is Kartik Shukla Ekadashi — the eleventh tithi of the bright fortnight of Kartik. The presiding deity is Vishnu.

Why the date can differ from India

Ekadashi is not a fixed clock-and-calendar date. It is a tithi, a segment of the lunar day, and the tithi that is running at local sunrise gives the day its name. Because sunrise differs from place to place, the tithi current at sunrise in Bodh Gaya may not be the one current at sunrise elsewhere. That is why a single panchang can show different dates for different cities on the same observance.

Bodh Gaya's date is therefore read from its own sunrise, not from a national average. Readers who follow a panchang computed for another city may see a neighbouring date, and both can be correct for their own location.

Tradition also differs on how the year is reckoned. Some communities follow the amanta month system and others the purnimanta; Smarta and Vaishnava practice can vary as well. Where customs differ, families generally keep to the panchang their own tradition follows.

Where and how the community celebrates

Dev Uthani Ekadashi marks the day Vishnu awakens from his four-month sleep. With the Lord awake, the auspicious period for weddings and other ceremonies reopens, and Tulsi Vivah — the ceremonial marriage of Tulsi to Vishnu — is observed.

The observance is pan-India in scope, and Bodh Gaya keeps it as part of that wider tradition. Households and neighbourhoods mark the day with fasting, prayer and the Tulsi Vivah rite, in the forms familiar to their own family and community. Specific local venues and organisers are best confirmed locally, as arrangements vary from year to year.

Practical tips

• Note the date for Bodh Gaya itself — 21 November 2026 and 10 November 2027 — rather than a date read off for another city.
• Confirm the sunrise timing with a panchang computed for Bodh Gaya, since the tithi at sunrise names the day.
• If your family follows a particular amanta or purnimanta reckoning, keep to the panchang your tradition uses.
• For fasting, follow the practice observed in your household; those with health concerns should seek proper advice.
• For anything tied to your personal chart, consult a qualified jyotishi.