2009
Friday, 30 October 2009
In 2009 the tithi runs from 1:36 am on 30 Oct to 2:23 am on 31 Oct; it is running at pradosh, the twilight just after sunset on Friday, 30 October 2009, so that is the day of Tulsi Vivah.
2010
Thursday, 18 November 2010
In 2010 the tithi runs from 6:36 pm on 17 Nov to 8:26 pm on 18 Nov; it is running at pradosh, the twilight just after sunset on Thursday, 18 November 2010, so that is the day of Tulsi Vivah.
How the date is fixed
Tulsi Vivah falls on the twelfth day of the bright half of the lunar month Kartika (Shukla Dwadashi). The date is the day on which that tithi is running at pradosh, the twilight just after sunset.
About
Tulsi Vivah is kept on the twelfth tithi of the bright half of Kartika, the day after Devutthana Ekadashi, in November; some households perform it on the Ekadashi itself or on any day up to Kartika Purnima. The ceremony is held at dusk, so the day whose pradosh carries Dwadashi is chosen. Tulsi is married to a shaligram stone or an image of Vishnu with the full wedding rites. The day marks the opening of the wedding season after chaturmasa.
How it is observed
A mandap is set around the tulsi plant at dusk and the wedding rites performed, followed by a feast.