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title: "Dev Shayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi Ekadashi / Chaturmas Start)"
sanskrit_name: "देवशयनी एकादशी (आषाढी एकादशी)"
tithi: "Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi"
canonical: "https://sattvalok.com/festivals/dev_shayani_ekadashi"
attribution: "Source: SattvaLok (https://sattvalok.com/festivals/dev_shayani_ekadashi)"
---

# Dev Shayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi Ekadashi / Chaturmas Start) (देवशयनी एकादशी (आषाढी एकादशी))

> Dev Shayani Ekadashi marks the day Lord Vishnu enters a 4-month cosmic slumber (Chaturmas) in Ksheera Sagara, and culminates in the famous Pandharpur Wari procession in Maharashtra.

## Observance Tithi & Season
- **Tithi**: Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi
- **Season**: Varsha (Monsoon)

## Spiritual Significance
Dev Shayani Ekadashi marks the day Lord Vishnu enters a 4-month cosmic slumber (Chaturmas) in Ksheera Sagara, and culminates in the famous Pandharpur Wari procession in Maharashtra.