Ekadashi
The eleventh lunar day is widely set aside for remembrance of Lord Vishnu, prayer and a chosen form of fasting. Practice differs across households and Vaishnava lineages.
Read the guide ↗THE OBSERVANCE DESK · व्रत और पर्व
Make space for the sacred days.
Choose a date, keep a personal reminder, then confirm tithi and observance timings for your city and tradition.
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THE YEAR IN DEVOTION
Observances to understand,
then plan.
Dates change each year and sometimes between cities or traditions. These guides explain the observance; use the date checker above before adding it to your calendar.
Rama Navami
Rama’s birth is remembered through readings from the Ramayana, kirtan and worship. Rama’s life brings questions of duty, loyalty and compassion into view.
Explore the stories ↗Narasimha Jayanti
Devotees recall Narasimha’s protection of Prahlada. The story holds together divine power and the courage of a child who refuses fear.
Read Prahlada’s story ↗Devshayani Ekadashi
This Ekadashi marks the beginning of Chaturmasa in many traditions, a season associated with steadier disciplines of devotion.
Understand Ekadashi ↗Krishna Janmashtami
Krishna’s birth is celebrated with fasting, midnight worship, singing and stories from the Bhagavata Purana; observance dates may differ by tradition.
Explore the festival ↗Vamana Jayanti
The Vamana narrative asks what a promise means when generosity, power and humility meet. Families remember Lord Vishnu’s small form and three steps.
Meet Vamana ↗Devutthana Ekadashi
Many communities mark the close of Chaturmasa and return to festive rites. It is also called Prabodhini Ekadashi in several regions.
Read the guide ↗Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Especially significant in several South Indian Vaishnava traditions, this day is observed with temple worship, recitation and contemplation of Vaikuntha.
Explore Srirangam ↗PRACTICE NOTES
Ekadashi, with care and context.
The word names the eleventh tithi in each half of the lunar month. In many traditions of Lord Vishnu, devotees use the day for prayer, scripture reading, japa and fasting suited to their health and lineage.
There is no single fasting rule for everyone. Smarta and Vaishnava calendars may place an observance on different civil dates. The fast is commonly concluded on Dwadashi at a locally determined parana window; do not infer that window from a generic timetable.
- Confirm the date and parana for your city and tradition.
- Choose a practice you can observe safely; consult a qualified clinician for medical or dietary concerns.
- Make room for remembrance: mantra, scripture, seva or a temple visit.
READING THE ALMANAC
Five parts of a Panchang.
These are definitions, not calculations for the selected day. A local Panchang combines them with sunrise and a chosen calendrical tradition.
01
Tithi
Lunar day, based on the changing angle between Sun and Moon.
02
Vara
Weekday, counted in a traditional day that often begins at sunrise.
03
Nakshatra
A lunar mansion used to describe the Moon’s position.
04
Yoga
One of the calendrical measures formed from Sun and Moon positions.
05
Karana
Half of a tithi, used in daily Panchang readings.