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Saturday, 16 October 2275

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Indira Ekadasi

Indirā Ekādaśī

Saturday, October 16, 2275

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 Āśvina kṛṣṇa in amānta. Kārtika kṛṣṇa under pūrṇimānta →

From the pañchāṅga

Fri · 15 Oct · 5:09 PM
Sat · 16 Oct · 2:27 PM
Sat · 16 Oct · 2:27 PM

The tithi begins on Friday afternoon. At that day’s , is still prevailing: so the fast follows the next day, when reaches sunrise.

The fast

at sunrise
Sat · 16 Oct · 6:09 AM
pāraṇa window
Sun · 17 Oct · 6:09 AM – 9:07 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)

Friday, 15 October 2275

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)

Saturday, October 16, 2275 · Begins 6:09 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)

Sunday, 17 October 2275 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:09 AM – 9:07 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 (16 October 2275)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:09 AM99° E
Sunset6:00 PM261° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise2:28 AM81° E
Moonset3:09 PM277° W
Rāhu Kāla

9:07 AM – 10:36 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:34 PM – 3:02 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:41 AM – 12:29 PM

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

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