What is Uttana Dwadashi ?

In Chaturmasya Ashada Shukla Ekadashi Srihari pretends to

go on sleeping and in Bhadrapa Shukla he will change the
direction of his sleeping. In Karteeka Shukla Dwadashi
Srihari will get up, that day is called as Uttana Dwadashi. On
this Dwidalavratha and Chaturmasya Vrata samapthi must
be done with the mantra :
Uthwana Dwadashi also signifies the beginning of Ksheera
sagar mathan (churning of the milky Ocean).
Idam vratam mayaadEva kRutam prItyai tava prabhO |
nyUnam sampUrNataam yaatu tvatprasaadaat janaardhana||

This dwadashi is also called as Prabhodini Dwadashi.

Tulasi Vivaaha -

Who is Tulasi? -

Tulasi is the avatara of Sri Mahalakshmi. During Samudra

Mathana period, Srihari came in as Dhanvantry. From this
Vaidya Roopi Srihari – Dhanvantry, he came holding
Suvarna Kalasha comprising of Amrutha from the ocean. At
that time anandashru (eye drops ) came out of Sri
Dhanvantri roopi paramathma and this drops turned out to
be tulasi. Ceremonial marriage of Tulasi plant with Lord
Vishnu is performed on this day. It is customary to put
Saligrama and Tulasi plant and getting marriage of them.
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