Tulsidas Jayanti 2027तुलसीदास जयन्ती

When is Tulsidas Jayanti?

Observed on Shravan Shukla Saptami. Dates follow the Panchang for New Delhi and can differ by a day in other places — check the Panchang for your city.

What Tulsidas Jayanti means

Tulsidas Jayanti, on Shravan Shukla Saptami, honours Goswami Tulsidas (c. 1532–1623), whose Ramcharitmanas brought the story of Rama to every home in North India in the people's language, Awadhi. It is recited daily in countless homes, sung in Ramlilas, and read in full (akhand path) on special occasions.

Tulsidas also wrote the Vinaya Patrika, the Kavitavali, the Gitavali and other works, and the Hanuman Chalisa is traditionally attributed to him. His Rama is both God and the ideal human being, and his message is devotion, humility and service.

The story of Tulsidas Jayanti

Tradition says Tulsidas was born at Rajapur, on the bank of the Yamuna in present-day Uttar Pradesh, and that his parents abandoned or lost him soon after birth. Raised in poverty, he was taught by the saint Narharidas. A famous story says that when he followed his wife Ratnavali to her father's home out of longing, she told him that if he had such love for Rama as for her body, he would be free — and he turned to a life of devotion.

He began the Ramcharitmanas on Ram Navami in 1574 at Ayodhya and completed it over about two years, partly in Varanasi. Legend tells that he was guided by Hanuman to the darshan of Rama at Chitrakoot. He died in Varanasi in 1623 at Assi Ghat; the Tulsi Ghat and the Sankat Mochan temple there are linked with his memory.

Tulsidas Jayanti puja vidhi, step by step

A simple way to honour Tulsidas is to read his words.

What you need

• The Ramcharitmanas or the Hanuman Chalisa
• An image of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman
• A lamp, tulsi leaves and flowers

When to do the puja

In 2027 Tulsidas Jayanti falls on Sunday, 8 August (Shravan Shukla Saptami). Check the Panchang for your city. See the Panchang for your city.

Steps

1. Worship. Light a lamp before Rama's darbar and offer tulsi leaves and flowers.
2. Read. Read the Sundar Kand, a chapter of the Ramcharitmanas or the Hanuman Chalisa.
3. Share. Explain a chaupai to the children, or join a Manas path in a temple.

Offerings & food: Tulsi leaves, flowers and sweets offered to Rama and Hanuman

Mantras for Tulsidas Jayanti

Tulsidas Jayanti across India

Celebrated in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and wherever the Ramcharitmanas is read; special programmes at Rajapur, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot and the Tulsi Ghat and Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi

Varanasi

Programmes at Tulsi Ghat, where he lived, and at the Sankat Mochan temple.

Chitrakoot and Rajapur

Manas paths and fairs at the places associated with his life.

North India

Akhand path of the Ramcharitmanas in temples and homes, and essay and recitation competitions in schools.

Prayers to recite

Do’s and don’ts

Temples to visit for Tulsidas Jayanti

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi MandirAyodhya, Uttar Pradesh

Frequently asked questions