CURATED BY – SUNIL YADAV | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Katni Today is Ekadashi or Chhoti Deepawali, on this day Tulsi Mata gets married and for this marriage, women get married to Tulsi Mata in the sugarcane pavilion and worship her. In view of this festival, the markets in Katni district are also completely filled. Sugarcane shops are decorated everywhere, flower garlands and shops of lit batas and puja items are set up on the roads and people are reaching the market to buy the puja items. Every year the festival of Devuthani Ekadashi is celebrated on the Ekadashi date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. There are beliefs that Lord Vishnu sleeps for four months on Ashadh Shukla Ekadashi. Then again wake up on Kartik Shukla Ekadashi. During these four months, all auspicious works are prohibited due to Dev Shayan. Today is Devuthani Ekadashi. Every year the festival of Devuthani Ekadashi is celebrated on the Ekadashi date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. There are beliefs that Lord Vishnu sleeps for four months on Ashadh Shukla Ekadashi. Then again wake up on Kartik Shukla Ekadashi. During these four months, all auspicious works are prohibited due to Dev Shayan. Any auspicious work can be accomplished only after the awakening of Lord Vishnu. Due to the awakening or upliftment of the gods, it is called Devotthan Ekadashi. There is special significance of fasting on this day. On Devuthani Ekadashi, one should fast only on waterless or watery foods. If you are a patient, an old person, a child or a busy person, then you should fast for only one day. Rice and salt should be avoided on this day. Worship Lord Vishnu or your favorite deity. Tamasic diet: Do not consume onion, garlic, meat, alcohol or stale food at all. On this day, the mantra “Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevay Namah” should be chanted. On this day, a sugarcane pavilion is built and a square is made in the middle. A picture or idol of Lord Vishnu is kept in the middle of the square and Tulsi Mata is also worshipped. Along with the square, footprints of the Lord are made, which remain covered. Sugarcane, water chestnuts and fruits and sweets are offered to the Lord. Then a lamp of ghee is lit. It is allowed to burn overnight.