Ekadasi Dates 2017

Ekadasi Vrat is the most auspicious day dedicated to Lord Vishnu.Ekadasi is regarded as one of the most significant vrats observed by the Hindu community. The word Ekadasi has been derived from the Sanskrit term ‘Ekadasi’ which means eleven.


Thus, Ekadasi occurs on the 11th day of every fortnight in a traditional Hindu lunar calendar. As such, there occurs two Ekadasis in every Hindu month, once during the waxing phase of the moon (Shukla Paksha) and the other during the waning phase of the moon (Krishna Paksha). As per the Hindu scriptures, a strict vrat is observed from sunset on the day prior to the Ekadashi until sunrise on the day after Ekadashi, lasting the fasting duration to 48 hours in total. 

Rules for keeping Ekadashi Upvaas:

·         One should not eat any cereals ("Ann" in hindi) like rice, pulses, wheat etc. & salt.

·         If possible, one should stay on water-Drinking luke warm water or lemon-mishri (crystalized sugar) water is very good as it cleanses the hidden undigested food in the body.

·         If one feels hungry, then one can take milk or fruit.

·         Fruit should not be eaten with milk (therefore no strawberry shake, mango shake, chickoo shake etc.).

·         One should not eat food like "sabudana", potato chips, fried food, etc. Also Banana is not recommended on this day since it is heavy to digest.

·         One should think that he/she is keeping this vrat to please God & to progress further in "sadhana".
·         One should observe self-control.

·         One should do more of maun-japa (repeating the name of God in mind) in the day time.


·         One should do more of Dhyan & Bhajan by keeping awake for a longer time in the night.


    Ekadasi Dates 2017 :

Date
Day
Ekadashi
08 January
Sunday
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
09 January
Monday
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
23 January
Monday
Shattila Ekadashi
07 February
Tuesday
Jaya Ekadashi
22 February
Wednesday
Vijaya Ekadashi
08 March
Wednesday
Amalaki Ekadashi
24 March
Friday
Papmochani Ekadashi
07 April
Friday
Kamada Ekadashi
22 April
Saturday
Varuthini Ekadashi
06 May
Saturday
Mohini Ekadashi
22 May
Monday
Apara Ekadashi
05 June
Monday
Nirjala Ekadashi
20 June
Tuesday
Yogini Ekadashi
04 July
Tuesday
Devshayani Ekadashi
19 July
Wednesday
Kamika Ekadashi
20 July
Thursday
Kamika Ekadashi
03 August
Thursday
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
18 August
Friday
Aja Ekadashi
02 September
Saturday
Parsva Ekadashi
16 September
Saturday
Indira Ekadashi
01 October
Sunday
Papankusha Ekadashi
15 October
Sunday
Rama Ekadashi
31 October
Tuesday
Devutthana Ekadashi
14 November
Tuesday
Utpanna Ekadashi
30 November
Thursday
Mokshada Ekadashi
13 December
Wednesday
Saphala Ekadashi
29 December
Friday
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi


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