What is Tulsi Vivah puja?
Tulsi Puja, also known as Tulsi Vivah, is a significant Hindu ritual that involves the worship of the Tulsi plant (holy basil). Tulsi is considered a manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi and is revered for its spiritual and medicinal properties. The most prominent celebration of Tulsi Puja is Tulsi Vivah, a ceremonial wedding of the Tulsi plant with Lord Vishnu or his avatar, Shaligram. This ritual signifies the end of the monsoon and the beginning of the Hindu wedding season. Tulsi Puja is performed daily in many Hindu households, but Tulsi Vivah is celebrated with great fervor on the eleventh or twelfth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Kartika (October-November).
importance of Tulsi Vivah Puja
- Tulsi Puja brings blessings of health, wealth, and prosperity.
- Tulsi Puja purifies the air and surroundings due to the medicinal properties of the Tulsi plant.
- Tulsi Puja symbolizes the union of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu, representing marital harmony and bliss.
- Tulsi Puja promotes physical and mental well-being through the medicinal properties of the Tulsi plant.
- Tulsi Puja brings positive energy and purifies the environment.
- Tulsi Puja brings marital harmony and bliss to couples.
- Tulsi Puja is considered equivalent to Kanyadan, an auspicious act in Hindu religion.
- Tulsi Puja can help to vanish architectural defects in a house.
- Tulsi Puja offerings are considered incomplete without the Tulsi leaf, symbolizing Goddess Lakshmi. Women seek blessings for a happy married life through this puja.
Samagree
Haldi [organic] (20gm), Kumkum [organic] (20gm), Tulsi Mala (1), Diya Batti (5), Beetle Nuts (5), Desi Ghee (20ml), Honey (20ml), Jaggery (Gudh) (20gm), Akshata [Yellow rice] (20gm), Yagno-paveetha (5), Karpoora [camphor] (5 Tabs), Red/White/Yellow Cloth (1 meter), Prasad [Laung, Elaichi, Mishri] (20gm), Mouli (25 meters), Ganga Jal (15ml), Durva [fresh] (1), Agarbatti (6)/Dhoop (2), Dakshina (100 INR), God Idols (pair), Sambrani (2), Sambrani Holder (1), Kalash [small copper] (1), Panchpatra [small copper] (1), Diya Holder (2), Panchamrit spoon (1), Karpoora Holder (1), includes perishables Beetle Leaves [fresh] (9), Flowers [fresh] (including mala), Tulsi [fresh], Mango Leaves [fresh] (7)
Small Havan- Cow Dung Cake (2), Havan Samagri [20+ Organic Herbs] (100gm), Ghee (20ml)
Curd (100gm), Milk (100ml), Mithai (250gm), Fruits [5 types], Coconut (1), Havan Kund, Suchi Sarva (Havan Spoon) (1), Kalash [big] (1), Utensils [2 big Plates (for Aarti/Samagri)]