Kaarthika shuddha dwaadashi is called Utthaana Dwaadashi. Lord Vishnu is to wake up from Yoga-Nidra. today. Hence special worship to God.
It is also celebrated as 'Tulasi Vivaaham" or Marriage of Tulasi with Lord Vishnu, in the form of Saaligraama, In practice, the saaligram is substituted by the aamla fruit which resembles it.
Today,theTulasi plant is worshiped. The Tuiasi Katte (pot with Talisi in it, is decorated with flowers,Rangoli is drawn,a twig from aamla (nelli or gooseberry)tree is planted near Tulasi plant,an idol of Krishna is kept with Tulasi plant under the amla twig and a number of oil lamps are lighted,some with aamla fruit as base ,aarathi is offered to God andTulasi. The celebration ends with a Feast!
Vasantha Kalbagal has sent the following.
It is also celebrated as 'Tulasi Vivaaham" or Marriage of Tulasi with Lord Vishnu, in the form of Saaligraama, In practice, the saaligram is substituted by the aamla fruit which resembles it.
Today,theTulasi plant is worshiped. The Tuiasi Katte (pot with Talisi in it, is decorated with flowers,Rangoli is drawn,a twig from aamla (nelli or gooseberry)tree is planted near Tulasi plant,an idol of Krishna is kept with Tulasi plant under the amla twig and a number of oil lamps are lighted,some with aamla fruit as base ,aarathi is offered to God andTulasi. The celebration ends with a Feast!
Vasantha Kalbagal has sent the following.
 Nov 13 (1 day ago) | | |||
Uthanadwadashi on 14 Nov 2013
Marriage of tulasi devi the bride , to Krishna. Tulasi katte is decorated like a bride. Amla/ Nallikayi stalk (representing Shir Krishna) is planted along with the tulsi plant.
The puranic story goes like this ' that Tulasi came out of the ocean during Amrita Manthan as a younger sister of Lakshmi.She too was devoted to Lord Vishnu and wanted to marry him. But Lakshmi who was already married to him did not like the idea and cursed her to become a plant. Thus the tulasi plant was born. But the all merciful Lord Vishnu took pity and fulfilling her wish declared that when he will be in the form of a saligrama, she will remain close to him in the form of a tulasi leaf. Therefore even today a saligrama will have a tulsi leaf along with it. In front of every Hindu home where there will be a tulasi katte in which a plant grows round the year.
Although the prayers are offered to Tulasi everyday by watering the plant in the morning and lighting an oil lamp before it in the evening, on Kartik Shukla Dwadashi there will be an annual Tulasi Pooja in the evening when the tulasi katte will be beautifully decorated with clay lamps.Reminding the old sampradaya song.......(malahari raga)
' Uthana dwadashii sanjeya hottinalli
muthaideyarella harushadinda
Muttinaarathi yethi karagala mugidare
Muttaidetanava koduvavalo kalyanam
Tulasi kalyanam........'
And the song goes on & on of how you decorate Tulasi and nallikai with rangoli, flowers,greens.....!
Happy Uthanadwadashi !
Vasantha
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