Goddess Tulsi तुलसी

Consort: Lord Vishnu

Goddess Tulsi, also known as Vrinda, is the personified form of the sacred basil plant, eternally beloved of Lord Vishnu and revered as Vishnu Priya. Originally a devoted wife of the asura Jalandhara whose chastity was tested by Vishnu, she was transformed into the holy plant after the cosmic episode and granted the boon that no Vishnu worship would be complete without her leaves. Tulsi Vivah, her ceremonial marriage to Shaligram in Kartik month, marks the start of the Hindu wedding season.