Uttpatti Ekadashi
Uttpatti
Ekadashi falls during the waning phase of the moon or Krishna Paksha in the
month of November or December.By observing this vrat all the sins committed
during the previous and present births can be washed out, and leads to attain
moksha.Devotees observe fast from sunrise to sunset.In north india it falls in
the month of margashira, as per tamil calendar it is karthigai month, it is
vrichikam for malayalam calendar.while it occurs in the Kartik month according
to the Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat calendars.
Story :
Lord
Vishnu was observing his sleep. Meanwhile, demon Mura thought of killing the
Lord and taking over him. To overcome this situation, Goddess Ekadashi was born
through divine creation who then killed the demon. Lord Vishnu was highly
grateful to the Goddess and thanked her for her immense courage and devotion
towards the Lord. Furthermore, he even blessed her and informed that anyone
observing this Ekadashi would be blessed with salvation.
2015
Date : 7th December, Monday.
2016
Date : 25th November, Friday.
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