Vivah Panchami 2025: When is Vivah Panchami, know why people do not marry on this day?

Vivah Panchami 2025: The month of Margashirsha holds special significance in Hinduism. Lord Rama and Mother Sita were married in this month, making this month special. According to the Hindu calendar, the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase) of the Margashirsha month is known as Vivah Panchami. Worshipping Lord Rama and Mother Sita on Vivah Panchami holds special significance. According to religious beliefs, anyone who solemnizes the marriage of Mother Sita and Lord Shri Ram on Vivah Panchami brings happiness and prosperity to their lives. This year, Vivah Panchami falls on November 25th. But do you know why marriages are not performed on Vivah Panchami, the significance of this festival, and the ritual of worship?

Vivah Panchami Date 2025
According to the Hindu calendar, the Panchami Tithi of the Shukla Paksha of Margashirsha month will begin at 9:22 pm on November 24, 2025, and will end at 10:56 pm on November 25th. In such a situation, according to the Udayatithi, the festival of Vivah Panchami is celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm on November 25, 2025.

Why are marriages not performed on Vivah Panchami?
Lord Rama and Mother Sita were married on the fifth day of the month of Margashirsha, which is why this day is celebrated as Vivah Panchami. However, people generally avoid marriage on this day. In fact, Lord Rama and Mother Sita were married on Vivah Panchami, but just a few days after their marriage, they faced various hardships. Lord Rama and Mother Sita renounced their royal duties and spent 14 years in exile. Furthermore, Mother Sita had to endure hardships like the Agni Pariksha (fire test) and abandonment. For this reason, people perform the marriage of Mother Sita and Lord Rama on Vivah Panchami, but by marrying on Vivah Panchami, the newlyweds face many hardships, just like Lord Rama and Mother Sita.

Significance of Vivah Panchami
According to numerous religious texts, not only were Lord Rama and Sita married on Vivah Panchami, but Goswami Tulsidas also completed the Awadhi version of the Ramayana. Special events are held in Ayodhya and Nepal on this day. Vivah Panchami is celebrated with great pomp and show in these places. It is believed that worshipping Lord Rama and Mother Janaki on Vivah Panchami and reciting the sacred verses from the Ramcharitmanas, composed by Tulsidas, bestows desired results on the devotee.

Performing auspicious ceremonies on this auspicious day, in the auspicious yoga, brings auspicious results. Unmarried girls performing the worship rituals of Lord Rama and Sita on this day secure the desired groom, and married women find happiness in their married life. Additionally, reciting the Ramcharitmanas, Ramrakshasutra, or Sunderkand on Vivah Panchami is considered auspicious.

Vivah Panchami Puja Rituals
Worshipping Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Vivah Panchami holds special significance. On Vivah Panchami, take a bath in the morning and wear clean clothes. Then, place an idol or picture of Lord Rama and Mother Sita on a pedestal and bathe them with Ganga water. Offer them yellow clothes, flowers, and offerings, and worship them with incense and lamps.

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