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Wednesday, 13 October 1982

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16076 days agoFasting day

Parama Ekadasi

Paramā Ekādaśī

Wednesday, October 13, 1982

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

Tue · 12 Oct · 12:03 PM
Wed · 13 Oct · 10:16 AM
Wed · 13 Oct · 10:16 AM

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

The fast

at sunrise
Wed · 13 Oct · 6:09 AM
pāraṇa window
Thu · 14 Oct · 6:09 AM – 8:38 AM

Many keep a stricter fast from sunset the evening before.

, see Traditions.

Authentic Śāstric Method

The 3-Day Observance Arc

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

1

Daśamī · Day of Preparation (Samyama)

Tuesday, 12 October 1982

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)

Wednesday, October 13, 1982 · 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)

Thursday, 14 October 1982 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:09 AM – 8:38 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 (13 October 1982)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:09 AM98° E
Sunset6:02 PM262° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise2:43 AM74° ENE
Moonset3:37 PM284° WNW
Rāhu Kāla

12:05 PM – 1:35 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:38 AM – 9:07 AM

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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