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On the Haribodhini ekadasi (eleventh day) of the lunar bright fortnight of Kartik (October-November), Nepalis perform the last religious puja to Tulsi Narayan. Some call it ‘tulsi bibaha’ others call it ‘tulsi-home’.
On Haribodhini ekadasi, Narayan awakes from the four-month hibernation, and comes back to earth. Some believe that Narayan has gone to keep the company of Baliraja. However, Narayan leaves his soul in tulsi plants for the humans on earth for four months.
On Harisayani ekadasi of the lunar bright fortnight of Asar (June-July), Nepalis transplant tulsi plants in flowerpots or tulsimaths. They believe that Narayan goes to sleep on this day. They make offerings to the tulsi plants every morning and evening.
On Haribodhini ekadasi, Nepalis make the final offerings to the tulsi plants, and let them dry, to keep them for medicinal purposes. Some uses tulsi leaves as tealeaves.
