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Ekadashi 2026

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Ekadashi
Ekadashi honours a goddess, not just a date. She sprang from Vishnu's body to kill the demon Mura while he slept, and in gratitude Vishnu declared that fasting on the eleventh tithi of each fortnight would burn away sin — a vow kept twice a month.
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About
The Padma Purana sources all 24 Ekadashi stories and gives each one a distinct name and reward — Mokshada (liberation for ancestors), Nirjala (kept without even water, said to equal all 24 combined), Devshayani and Prabodhini (which bookend Vishnu's four-month sleep on Shesha). The food rule is unusually strict: no grains, cereals or pulses, and even powdered hing is avoided because it is cut with wheat flour; sesame is allowed only on Shat-tila Ekadashi. The fast actually spans three days — a light afternoon meal on Dashami, full fast on Ekadashi, and parana (break-fast) after sunrise on Dwadashi. Smarta householders and Vaishnavas sometimes fast on different days; ascetics, widows and those seeking moksha take the later Vaishnava date.
PRARTHANA FOR EKADASHI
Vishnu Shodasa Nama Stotram
1. Vishnu Shodasa Nama Stotram
Dwadashakshara Mantra
2. Dwadashakshara Mantra
Vishnu Dhyana Shloka
3. Vishnu Dhyana Shloka
Vishnu Shanthakaram Mantra
4. Vishnu Shanthakaram Mantra
Prarthanas & mantras for EkadashiListen to devotional prarthanas and chants for Hindu festivals

Festival Pooja & Pandit Booking

Want a Pandit-led pooja for this festival at home, or online if you live abroad? Dharmayana connects you with verified Pandits for all major Hindu festivals — Diwali, Navratri, Shivratri, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and more.

You can book:

  • Festival pooja at home with a verified Pandit
  • Online / virtual pooja with live video and digital prasad
  • Same-day sankalp for time-sensitive festivals

Bookings, samagri lists and Pandit assignment are all handled inside the Dharmayana app — choose the festival, pick a date and the rest is taken care of.

Prarthana, Mantras & Vrat Katha

Every festival has its own prarthanas, stotras and vrat kathas. Reading or listening to them on the festival day is the simplest way to observe the tradition at home.

Inside the Dharmayana app you can listen to:

  • 1000+ prarthanas, mantras and stotras with clear audio
  • Festival-specific kathas — Lakshmi, Durga, Shiva, Ganesha, Krishna
  • Multilingual versions: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and more

Browse the full collection of prarthanas or get the app to play them on the festival morning without ads.

Festival Date, Tithi & Muhurat

Hindu festivals are tied to a specific Tithi, not a fixed date — so the day shifts every year and even varies slightly across cities.

Open the Panchanga for the festival day to see the exact Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana and Shubh Muhurat for pooja in your location.

The Dharmayana app keeps track of all upcoming festivals on the Hindu calendar and reminds you in advance.

Personalised Astrology Around Festivals

Festivals are also a good time to look at your kundali — many families plan sankalp, donations or new beginnings around them.

Inside the app you can:

  • Generate your personal Vedic kundali
  • Talk to a Jyotisha for guidance around career, relationships or health
  • Run kundali matching before fixing a marriage during the festival season

All of this is available inside the Dharmayana app — no fixed schedule, use it whenever you need it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hindu festivals — like Diwali, Navratri, Mahashivaratri, Holi and Janmashtami — mark sacred moments tied to deities, seasons and lunar/solar cycles. Each festival has its own story, vrat, prarthana and rituals, and is timed using the Panchanga so the date moves slightly every year against the Gregorian calendar.

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