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Festival story · 2 tellings · contested

Vrinda's curse and the wedding of Tulsi

Vrinda, deceived by Vishnu in her husband Jalandhara's form, curses him and is reborn as the tulsi plant, whom Vishnu marries every year.

Tulsi, Jalandhara, Vishnu, Shiva

Pan-India West India