Tulsi Vivah 2025 Date Confusion: 2 or 3 November? Know the Correct Tithi, Muhurat & Rituals

Confused about when to celebrate Tulsi Vivah in 2025 — on 2 or 3 November? Discover the correct date, shubh muhurat, and Sanatangyan rituals for this divine union of Tulsi Mata and Lord Shaligram.

Tulsi Vivah, sacred marriage of Goddess Tulsi (the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi) and Lord Shaligram (an incarnation of Lord Vishnu), is the divine start of Hindu marriage season. Every year, the holy ceremony is performed with great zeal, symbolizing purity, love, and prosperity. However, in 2025, there is uncertainty among the devotees as to whether Tulsi Vivah is on 2 November or 3 November. According to the Hindu Panchang and Sanatangyan schools of tradition, the right date for Tulsi Vivah in 2025 is Sunday, November 2, when Dwadashi Tithi begins during the early dawn and continues until the next dawn.

Understanding the Sanatangyan Essence of Tulsi Vivah

Tulsi Vivah is the sacred marriage of Goddess Tulsi and Lord Shaligram, symbolizing the permanent union of Bhakti (faith) and Paramatma (the Supreme Soul). According to Sanatangyan wisdom, this ceremony is not symbolic but a spiritual one of balancing divine energy in one's house and heart.

In Hindu tradition, the Tulsi plant is sacred. According to the Padma Purana:

"तुलसी दलमात्रेण जलस्य च तुलाकया।

यत् कृतं नान्यथा शक्यं कर्तुं नान्येन केनचित्॥"

Translation: “A single Tulsi leaf offered with devotion equals offerings made with all the wealth in the world.”

This verse so eloquently describes the Sanatangyan truth — that sincere devotion is stronger than material offerings. Even a simple offering of Tulsi leaves pleases Lord Vishnu if done with a sincere heart.

Tulsi Vivah 2025 Date and Shubh Muhurat

The Drik Panchang and Sanatangyan calendar interpretations say that the proper and favorable time for the celebration of Tulsi Vivah in 2025 is as follows:

• Tulsi Vivah 2025 Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025

• Dwadashi Tithi Begins: 07:31 AM, November 2, 2025

• Dwadashi Tithi Ends: 05:07 AM, November 3, 2025

Sanatangyan viewpoint in this regard is that the rituals must ideally be initiated after sunrise during which the Dwadashi Tithi is active. Therefore, devotees are asked to conduct the wedding rituals of Tulsi and Shaligram on November 2.

Rituals and Puja Vidhi for Tulsi Vivah

Today, the devotees clean their houses, create a tiny mandap (cover) for Tulsi Mata, and dress up the holy plant like a bride. The rites are sometimes led by sadhus or gurus who belong to the schools of the shashtras.

Here’s how the ritual unfolds:

• Place of Worship: Keep the Tulsi plant in the courtyard, balcony, or near the altar. Decorate the mandap with rangoli and flowers.

• Offerings: Offer a dupatta or sari, bangles, and ornaments to Tulsi Mata.

• Shaligram Placement: Place the Shaligram (Vishnu) idol to the right of Tulsi and bathe both with Ganga Jal.

• Puja Rituals: Apply Chandan to Shaligram and kumkum to Tulsi Mata. Offer flowers, sweets, panchamrit, sugarcane, and water chestnuts. Avoid rice; instead, offer sesame seeds or white sandalwood.

• Mantra and Phera: Recite the Tulsi Vivah Mantra, then perform the saat pheras around Tulsi and Shaligram, marking the ceremony as a seamless fusion of the body, soul, and dharma.

A Sanskrit verse from the Skanda Purana states:

"यत्र तुलसी तत्र गङ्गा, यत्र गङ्गा तत्र हरिः।

यत्र हरिस्तत्र स्वर्गं, न संशयः।"

Translation: “Where there is Tulsi, there is Ganga; where there is Ganga, there resides Lord Hari (Vishnu); and where Lord Hari resides, there is heaven itself.”

This is to show that the Sanatangyan faith is that the presence of Tulsi turns one’s abode into a holy home.

Spiritual & Social Significance

The Sanatangyan tradition also emphasizes that Tulsi Vivah is not a mere ritual, and, the celebration is also a deep lind of a reminder toward divine love, dharma, and service. The guru parampara teaches that devotion toward Tulsi Mata grants one the gift of inner spiritual purity as well as freedom from worldly slavery, and so, a portion of worldly bondage is lifted. 

A verse from the Skanda Purana highlights this belief:

"तुलसीदलं पत्रं यः प्रयच्छति भक्त्या। तस्य पुण्यं भवेत् सर्वपापविनाशनम्॥"

“He who offers even a single leaf of Tulsi with devotion attains freedom from all sins.”

This demonstrates how a small act of faith can yield great spiritual impact, in essence it is one of the core teachings of Sanatangyan. 

For unmarried women, this day is especially propitious, as it is said that those who worship Tulsi Mata will be blessed, just as Lakshmi who worshiped sprang a Vishnu.

Tulsi Vivah 2025 eloquently re-emphasizes the Sanatangyan truth time-less — that belief overcomes all worldly presents. Witnessed on 2nd November, 2025, this sacred wedlock of Tulsi Mata and Lord Shaligram is a reminder to us of virtue, wealth, and devotional attachment of the soul to the Supreme. The blessings of shashtra, the teachings of gurus, and the love of sadhus have caused Tulsi Vivah to unite hearts in devotion and preserving the Sanatangyan dharma values time-less.