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Festivals and vrats · देवशयनी एकादशी

Devshayani Ekadashi

Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi, when Vishnu is said to begin his four-month rest.

In 2049: Sunday, 11 July 2049 (New Delhi)

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2049

Sunday, 11 July 2049

In 2049 the tithi runs from 11:05 pm on 10 Jul to 9:09 pm on 11 Jul; it is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi) on Sunday, 11 July 2049, so that is the day of Devshayani Ekadashi.

2050

Friday, 1 July 2050

In 2050 the tithi runs from 6:25 am on 30 Jun to 6:39 am on 1 Jul; it is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi) on Friday, 1 July 2050, so that is the day of Devshayani Ekadashi.

How the date is fixed

Devshayani Ekadashi falls on the eleventh day of the bright half of the lunar month Ashadha (Shukla Ekadashi). The date is the day on which that tithi is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi).

About

Devshayani Ekadashi is the eleventh tithi of the bright half of Ashadha, in June or July. The Puranas describe Vishnu retiring to rest on this day and waking on Devutthana Ekadashi in Kartika; the four lunar months between are chaturmasa, during which weddings and other samskaras are traditionally not held. The Ekadashi rule applies: the tithi must be present at sunrise, and the Vaishnava and smarta calendars can differ by a day. In Maharashtra the Pandharpur wari of the Varkari pilgrims ends on this day.

How it is observed

The Ekadashi fast, Vishnu worship, and the taking of chaturmasa vows that run until Kartika.

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