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Kṣīrābdhi Dvādaśī 2047

Kartika Shukla Dwadashi: Tulasi and Damodara, with the usiri branch

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Kṣīrābdhi Dvādaśī · 2047
📍 Pomona, California, America (United States)
Tuesday, October 29, 2047
Kartika Shukla Dwadashi: Tulasi and Damodara, with the usiri branch
Timings · Pomona
Sunrise
07:09:31 AM
Sunset
06:00:18 PM
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Kṣīrābdhi Dvādaśī

Kṣīrābdhi Dvādaśī (క్షీరాబ్ధి ద్వాదశి) is the Shukla Dwadashi of Kartika, the day after Utthana Ekadashi. Lord Vishnu, risen from his four months of yoga nidra on the ocean of milk (ksheerabdhi), comes with Lakshmi to the Brindavan of Tulasi. It is also called Chiluku Dwadasi, recalling the churning of the ocean of milk.

In the evening the women decorate the tulasi kota with kolam and lamps, set a branch of usiri (amla) beside the Tulasi plant as Lord Damodara, and perform the Tulasi Damodara Kalyanam. Rows of lamps are lit around the courtyard, and the Ksheerabdi Dwadasi vratam story is read.

Tradition & Practice
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Tulasi Kalyanam
Tulasi is wedded to Lord Damodara at the tulasi kota.
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Usiri Branch
An amla branch beside the Tulasi plant stands for the Lord.
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Lamps
Rows of lamps are lit around the courtyard in the evening.
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