Parivartini Ekadashi 2026 Date
Parivartini Ekadashi 2026 is on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, on Ekadasi tithi.
Dates are for India (IST). Tithi timings for your city are on the Parivartini Ekadashi page.
About Parivartini Ekadashi
The Ekadashi when Vishnu, mid-way through his four-month cosmic sleep on Shesha, turns from one side to the other — hence 'Parivartini', the turning. Falling on Bhadrapada Shukla 11, it is also called Vamana Ekadashi, linking the day to Vishnu's dwarf avatar and King Bali.
The vrat katha, told by Krishna to Yudhishthira in the Bhavishyottara and Brahma-Vaivarta Puranas, ties two stories together. After Vamana pressed his third step on King Bali's head and sent him to Patala, Vishnu promised to stay with Bali always. So from Parivartini onwards, devotees believe one form of Vishnu resides in Bali's underworld home, while another rests on Shesha in the ocean of milk — until he wakes on Prabodhini Ekadashi in Kartika. The day sits at the midpoint of Chaturmasya, marking Vishnu's turn from his left side to his right. Traditional offerings are specific: silver, rice, and curd given to a qualified brahmin, followed by a night vigil. Worshipping Vamana here is said to equal worship of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva together.
