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Sweets and food cooked for an actual wedding are cooked for Tulasi Vivaha too. This ceremony is mostly performed by women. [6] [4] The prasad of sugar-cane, coconut chips, fruits and groundnut is distributed to devotees. The expenses of the wedding are usually borne by a daughter-less couple, who act as the parents of Tulasi in the ritual wedding.
It is the ceremonial wedding of the goddess Tulasi, represented by the tulasi plant, to Vishnu, in the form of the symbolic shaligrama, or an image of Krishna or Rama. Both the bride and the groom are ritually worshipped, and then married as per traditional Hindu wedding rituals.
Tulasi (Sanskrit: तुलसी, romanized: Tulasī), Tulsi or Vrinda is a sacred plant in Hindu tradition. Hindus regard it as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulasi; she is regarded as the avatar of Lakshmi , and thus the consort of the god Vishnu .
Vivaha Sanskara, The Hindu Wedding Ceremony, OCLC 772457120 and ISBN 0-9793501-3-1 and OpenLibrary OL16793722W Kavita Kapoor (2007), Rituals & customs of a Hindu wedding : design & planning guide, OCLC 225099749 , ISBN 978-1434319272
A fast is observed on Prabodhini Ekadashi and Tulsi Vivaha is celebrated. During Tulsi Vivaha, a black, fossilised stone or shaligram (representing the form of Vishnu) is placed next to a tulsi plant (representing the form of Lakshmi), a symbolic act of uniting both deities in marriage. [ 4 ]
The celebration of Tulsi Pujan Diwas is marked by rituals that honor the sacredness of the Tulsi plant. Devotees light a diya. [20] Many devotees donate Tulsi plants to temples and plant new Tulsi saplings at home. Tulsi Pujan Diwas is a celebration of the profound spiritual, cultural, and medicinal significance of the Tulsi plant. [14]
Baladevjew Temple is a Hindu temple in Ichhapur (Tulasi Khetra), Kendrapara, Odisha, India. Baladevjew ( Balarama ) is the main divinity. His siblings Jagannath and Subhadra are also worshipped in the Ratna Sinhasan (Gem Throne) in the main temple.
Tulsi Vivah (The Marriage of Tulsi) is a 1971 Bollywood fantasy drama film based on mythology. Directed by Chandrakant , the film stars Jayshree Gadkar and Anita Guha and narrates the origin of the Tulsi Vivah ritual.