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Ekadashi (all)

The eleventh tithi of each fortnight, kept as a fast by Vaishnava households.

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2006

  • Tuesday, 10 January 2006 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 26 January 2006 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 8 February 2006 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Friday, 24 February 2006 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Friday, 10 March 2006 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 26 March 2006 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 9 April 2006 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Monday, 24 April 2006 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Monday, 8 May 2006 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 23 May 2006 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 7 June 2006 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 21 June 2006 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Friday, 7 July 2006 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Friday, 21 July 2006 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 5 August 2006 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 19 August 2006 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Monday, 4 September 2006 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 17 September 2006 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 3 October 2006 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 17 October 2006 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 2 November 2006 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 16 November 2006 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Friday, 1 December 2006 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 16 December 2006 · Saphala Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 30 December 2006 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi

2007

  • Monday, 15 January 2007 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Monday, 29 January 2007 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 13 February 2007 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 27 February 2007 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 15 March 2007 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 29 March 2007 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 14 April 2007 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Friday, 27 April 2007 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 13 May 2007 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 27 May 2007 · Padmini Ekadashi
  • Monday, 11 June 2007 · Parama Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 26 June 2007 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 10 July 2007 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 25 July 2007 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 9 August 2007 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Friday, 24 August 2007 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Friday, 7 September 2007 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 23 September 2007 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 6 October 2007 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Monday, 22 October 2007 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Monday, 5 November 2007 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 21 November 2007 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 5 December 2007 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 20 December 2007 · Mokshada Ekadashi

How the date is fixed

The eleventh day of each half of the lunar month, kept on the day Ekadashi is running at sunrise. If it starts and ends between two sunrises, the fast moves to the next day. Each Ekadashi is named after its North Indian (purnimanta) month; dark-half Ekadashis also show the amanta month, which is one month behind.

About

Ekadashi occurs twice a lunar month, on the eleventh tithi of the bright and the dark half, giving 24 in a normal year and 26 in a year with an adhika masa; each has its own name and story. The day is fixed by the tithi at sunrise, with a further condition: if Dashami is still running at the start of the day (in the smarta rule, at dawn; in the Vaishnava rule, at the 96-minute arunodaya before sunrise), the fast moves to the next day. This is why two almanacs can print consecutive dates for the same Ekadashi. The fast is broken (parana) in Dwadashi the next morning, after sunrise and before Dwadashi ends.

How it is observed

A fast from grains for the day, Vishnu worship, and the parana in Dwadashi the following morning.

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