Tulsi Pujan Diwas 2025: Significance, puja vidhi, rituals and what devotees should do on December 25

Tulsi Pujan Day is observed on December 25 every year, and this year it coincides with a Thursday, a day considered highly auspicious in Hindu tradition. The Tulsi plant holds a sacred place in Hinduism and is worshipped like a deity. Since Lord Vishnu is believed to be especially fond of Tulsi, the importance of the day increases further when it falls on a Thursday, making it special for many households.

Why Tulsi Pujan Day is important

In Hindu belief, Tulsi symbolises purity, devotion, and protection. Devotees believe that worshipping the Tulsi plant brings peace, prosperity, and spiritual balance to the home. Many see this day as a simple yet powerful way to seek blessings from both Tulsi Mata and Lord Vishnu.

Tulsi Pujan Day Rituals

As Tulsi Pujan Day falls on a Thursday this year, devotees can begin the day by bathing early in the morning and wearing yellow-coloured clothes, which are considered auspicious for Lord Vishnu. After this, they can worship the Tulsi plant and take three or seven rounds (parikrama) around it. Belief holds that this practice invites happiness, prosperity, and positive changes in life.


Many devotees believe that lighting a cow ghee lamp in front of the Tulsi plant after sunset on Tulsi Pujan Day helps remove negative energy from the home. This simple ritual is also linked to maintaining a calm and positive atmosphere within the household.

Tulsi Pujan Diwas: Important things to remember

For favourable results, devotees are advised to follow a few important rules on Tulsi Pujan Day. One should not touch the Tulsi plant without taking a bath. Water should never be offered to Tulsi after sunset. It is also advised to avoid offering water to the Tulsi plant on Sundays, Amavasya, and Ekadashi.

Tulsi Pujan mantras

Devotees can chant these special mantras during Tulsi Pujan.

“Om Tulasye Namah”

Mahaprasad Janani Sarva Saubhagyavardhini,
Aadhi Vyadhi Hara Nityam Tulasi Tvam Namostute.

Tulsi Gayatri Mantra
Om Tulasidevyai Cha Vidmahe,
Vishnupriyayai Cha Dhimahi,
Tanno Vrinda Prachodayat.

Tulsi Stuti Mantra
Devi Tvam Nirmita Purvam Architasi Munishvaraih,
Namo Namaste Tulasi Papam Hara Haripriye.
Tulasi Shrir Mahalakshmir Vidya Vidya Yashasvini,
Dharmya Dharmanana Devi Devideva Manah Priya.
Labhate Sutarām Bhaktimante Vishnupadam Labhet,
Tulasi Bhur Mahalakshmi Padmini Shri Haripriya.

Tulsi Namashtakam Mantra
Vrinda Vrindavani Vishva Poojita Vishva Pavani,
Pushpasara Nandini Tulasi Krishna Jivani.
Etat Namastakam Chaiva Stotram Namarth Sanyutam,
Yah Pathet Tam Cha Sampujya Saushramegha Phalam Labhet.

For many families, Tulsi Pujan Day remains a quiet but meaningful occasion, marked by simple rituals, steady faith, and a sense of spiritual calm right at home.