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Ajā Ekādaśī

Friday, August 28, 2274

Bengaluru, India

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Śrī Ekādaśī Devī in serene padmāsana dhyāna
Śrī Ekādaśī Devī: The divine protective energy of Lord Viṣṇu presiding over sacred fasting vows.

*Labelled Bhādrapada kṛṣṇa in amānta. Āśvina kṛṣṇa under pūrṇimānta →

From the pañchāṅga

Fri · 28 Aug · 8:28 AM
Sat · 29 Aug · 5:37 AM
Sat · 29 Aug · 5:37 AM

The fast

at sunrise
Fri · 28 Aug · 6:08 AM
pāraṇa window
Sat · 29 Aug · 6:08 AM – 9:14 AM

Many keep a stricter fast from sunset the evening before.

Authentic Śāstric Method

The 3-Day Observance Arc

Ekādaśī is a three-day discipline. Preparation begins on Daśamī.

1

Daśamī · Day of Preparation (Samyama)

Thursday, 27 August 2274

Eat a single light sattvic meal before sunset. Avoid heavy grains, lentils, or eating late at night. Take a holy bath and resolve for the fast.

2

Ekādaśī · Day of Fast & Vigil (Vrata)

Friday, August 28, 2274 · Begins 6:08 AM (Sunrise)

Complete fast from sunrise to sunrise (water-only, fruits, or Nirjala as per capacity). Continuous prayer, chanting, and night vigil (Jāgaraṇa).

3

Dvādaśī · Breaking the Fast (Pāraṇā)

Saturday, 29 August 2274 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:08 AM – 9:14 AM

Morning bath, offer charity (dāna) to the needy or Brahmins, and break the fast strictly within the pāraṇā window before Dvādaśī ends.

Today's Sky (28 August 2274)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:08 AM80° E
Sunset6:33 PM280° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise1:41 AM70° ENE
Moonset2:47 PM289° WNW
Rāhu Kāla

10:48 AM – 12:21 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:27 PM – 5:00 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:57 AM – 12:45 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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