Question 1

What is Chaturmas and why are weddings not performed during it?

Accepted Answer

Chaturmas (catur = four, mas = month) is the four-month period from Ashadha Ekadashi to Kartik Ekadashi when Vishnu sleeps. During Vishnu's sleep, auspicious rituals like weddings and sacred thread ceremonies are traditionally avoided — which is why the Hindu wedding season begins only after Devutthana Ekadashi.

Question 2

What is the Wari pilgrimage?

Accepted Answer

The Wari (or Warkari Vari) is a mass pilgrimage from various parts of Maharashtra to the Vitthal temple in Pandharpur, culminating on Ashadhi Ekadashi. Millions of devotees (Warkaris) walk in procession singing Vitthal's name. It is one of the most extraordinary devotional events in India.

Devshayani Ekadashi