Tulsi Vivah ceremonially marries the tulsi plant to Vishnu in his Shaligrama form, opening the Hindu wedding season. The Padma Purana tells of Vrinda, whose devotion was so complete that she took form as the tulsi and became inseparable from Vishnu's worship.
Source: Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda
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The Purana declares no offering to Vishnu complete without a tulsi leaf — devotion valued above the offering itself.
Honoured deity: Tulsi Devi (Vrinda) and Vishnu as Shaligrama
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