Dwadashi ( Sanskrit : द्वादशी , romanized : Dvādaśī ), also rendered Dvadashi , is the twelfth lunar day ( tithi ) of the shukla (bright) or krishna (dark) fortnight, or Paksha , of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar .
12-417: Traditional Dwadashi is regarded to be suitable for the veneration of the sacred tulasi tree and the worship of Vishnu . It marks the end of the three-day ekadashi fast, starting on dashami . This Hinduism-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tulasi Ocimum tenuiflorum , commonly known as holy basil , tulsi or tulasi (from Sanskrit ),
24-723: A slightly toothed margin; they are strongly scented and have a decussate phyllotaxy . The purplish flowers are placed in close whorls on elongated racemes . The three main morphotypes cultivated in India and Nepal are Ram tulsi (the most common type, with broad bright green leaves that are slightly sweet), the less common purplish green-leaved ( Krishna or Shyam tulsi ) and the common wild vana tulsi (e.g., Ocimum gratissimum ). The plant and its oil contain diverse phytochemicals , including tannins , flavonoids , eugenol , caryophyllenes , carvacrol , linalool , camphor , and cinnamyl acetate , among others. One study reported that
36-478: A stir-fry of Thai holy basil with meats, seafood or, as in khao phat kraphao , with rice. Two different types of holy basil are used in Thailand, a "red" variant which tends to be more pungent, and a "white" version for seafood dishes. Kaphrao should not be confused with horapha ( Thai : โหระพา ), which is normally known as Thai basil , or with Thai lemon basil ( maenglak ; Thai : แมงลัก ). For centuries,
48-603: Is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae . It is widely cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian tropics . It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia and the western Pacific. This plant has escaped from cultivation and has naturalized in many tropical regions of the Americas. It is an agricultural and environmental weed . Tulasi is cultivated for religious and traditional medicine purposes, and also for its essential oil . It
60-551: Is prepared with Thai jasmine rice instead of regular long-grain rice. It normally contains meat ( chicken , shrimp , and crab are all common), egg , onions , garlic and sometimes tomatoes . The seasonings, which may include soy sauce , sugar, salt, possibly some chili sauce , and the ubiquitous nampla ( fish sauce ), are stir-fried together with the other ingredients. The dish is then plated and served with accompaniments like cucumber slices, tomato slices, lime and sprigs of green onion and coriander , and phrik nampla ,
72-535: Is widely used as an herbal tea , commonly used in Ayurveda , and has a place within the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism , in which devotees perform worship involving holy basil plants or leaves. Holy basil is an erect, many-branched subshrub, 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall with hairy stems. Leaves are green or purple; they are simple, petioled , with an ovate blade up to 5 cm (2 in) long, which usually has
84-586: The Kati Bihu festival celebrated in Assam , people light earthen lamps ( diya ) at the foot of the household tulsi plants and pray. Thai fried rice Thai fried rice ( Thai : ข้าวผัด , RTGS : khao phat , pronounced [kʰâ(ː)w pʰàt] ) is a variety of fried rice typical of central Thai cuisine . In Thai , khao means " rice " and phat means "of or relating to being stir-fried ." This dish differs from Chinese fried rice in that it
96-505: The balance being made up of various trace compounds, mostly terpenes . Tulasi (Sanskrit: Surasa ) has been used in Ayurvedic and Siddha practices for its supposed medicinal properties. The leaves of holy basil, known as kaphrao in the Thai language ( Thai : กะเพรา ), are commonly used in Thai cuisine for certain stir-fries and curries such as phat kaphrao ( Thai : ผัดกะเพรา ) —
108-474: The dried leaves have been mixed with stored grains to repel insects. The essential oil may have nematicidal properties against Tylenchulus semipenetrans , Meloidogyne javanica , Anguina tritici , and Heterodera cajani . Water disinfection using O. tenuiflorum extracts was tested by Bhattacharjee et al. 2013 and Sadul et al. 2009. Both found an alcoholic extract to be more effective than aqueous or leaf juice . Sundaramurthi et al 2012 finds
120-554: The plant contains an eponymous family of 10 neolignan compounds called tulsinol A-J . Specific aroma compounds in the essential oil are camphor (32%), eucalyptol (19%), ⍺-bisabolene (17%), eugenol (14%), germacrene (11%) and β-bisabolene (11%). In addition, more than 60 different aroma compounds were found through gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of holy basil. However, other studies have stated tulsi essential oil consists mostly of eugenol (70%) β-elemene (11%), β-caryophyllene (8%), and germacrene (2%), with
132-532: The result to be safe to drink and antimicrobial . A constituent analysis by Sadul found alkaloids , steroids , and tannins in the aqueous, and alkaloids and steroids only in the alcoholic extract. Tulasi is a sacred plant for Hindus , particularly the Vaishnavite sect. It is worshipped as the avatar of Lakshmi , and is often planted in courtyards of Hindu houses or temples to Hanuman . The ritual lighting of lamps each evening during Kartik includes
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#1733093717498144-486: The worship of the tulsi plant. Vaishnavites are also known as "those who bear the tulsi around the neck". Tulasi Vivaha is a ceremonial festival performed between Prabodhini Ekadashi (the 11th or 12th lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Kartika ) and Kartik Purnima (the full moon of the month). Every evening, Odia and Bengali Hindus place earthen lamps in front of tulsi plants. During
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