The four months
Sanskrit chatur (four) + masa (month).
The four months of the rains, from Devshayani Ekadashi to Prabodhini Ekadashi, when Vishnu is held to sleep and weddings are not held.
Kartik Purnima is the sacred full moon of the Hindu month of Kartik, celebrated as Dev Deepavali, Tripura Purnima, Guru Nanak Jayanti, and the close of Chaturmas, with river bathing and lamp offering.
Tulsi Vivah is the wedding of Tulsi to Vishnu on Kartika Dvadashi. The article sets out the day, what the Puranic chapters say, and why the wedding is described as custom.
Sthulibhadra deliberately spent a monsoon in his former lover's house to test his renunciation, then led the council that preserved Jain scripture.
The divine katha of Harishayani Ekadashi marking the beginning of the four sacred months of Chaturmas when Lord Vishnu rests upon Sheshanaga.
The divine katha from the Skanda Purana marking the awakening of Lord Vishnu after four months of Yoga Nidra, concluding Chaturmas and beginning Tulsi Vivah.
The glorious story from the Brahma Vaivarta Purana of Lord Vishnu turning onto His side in Yoga Nidra and the advent of Vamana Avatar liberating King Bali in Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha.