Dev Uthani Ekadashi in Dombivali

Date and timing in this city

In Dombivali (डोंबिवली), India, Dev Uthani Ekadashi falls on Friday 20 November 2026. The following year it falls on Wednesday 10 November 2027. These dates are computed for Dombivali's own sunrise, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone.

The observance belongs to Kartik Shukla Ekadashi — the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight of Kartik. The deity is Vishnu. This is the day Vishnu awakens, and it is also the day of Tulsi Vivah.

Because the tithi is reckoned from the local sunrise, the date a devotee observes in Dombivali is the date the Ekadashi is current at Dombivali's sunrise — not a date carried over from another city or from a general panchang.

Why the date can differ from India

Ekadashi is not a fixed clock time. It is a tithi, a segment of the lunar month, and it begins and ends at moments that do not line up with the civil day. A panchang resolves this by asking a simple question: which tithi is running at sunrise in a given place? The answer can differ from one city to another, and it can differ from a national or general listing.

Dombivali sits within Asia/Kolkata, so it shares the standard time of most of India. Even so, the local sunrise used for the calculation is Dombivali's own. Where a tithi begins or ends close to sunrise, a nearby city may observe on a different civil date. This is normal and is not an error in either panchang.

Traditions also differ in how they read the calendar. Some follow amanta reckoning, some purnimanta; Smarta and Vaishnava practice may differ on details of the vrat. Where such differences exist, families and communities follow their own lineage and their own panchang. For personal observance, a qualified jyotishi or the family's own panchang is the proper guide.

Where and how the community celebrates

Dev Uthani Ekadashi is pan-India in observance. In Dombivali, as elsewhere, the day is marked by Vishnu's awakening and by Tulsi Vivah. Devotees keep the Ekadashi vrat, turn their attention to Vishnu, and join in the Tulsi Vivah observance that belongs to this day.

Households and neighbourhoods follow their own customary forms — the details of the vrat, the timing of the puja, and the manner of the Tulsi Vivah vary by family and by tradition.

Practical tips

• Note the Dombivali date for your year: Friday 20 November 2026 and Wednesday 10 November 2027.
• Confirm the tithi against a panchang computed for Dombivali's sunrise, since general listings can differ.
• Follow your family's or lineage's customary form of the vrat and the Tulsi Vivah.
• For questions about your own observance, consult a qualified jyotishi.