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Friday, 21 August 2071

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Ajā Ekādaśī

Friday, August 21, 2071

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 · 21 Aug · 6:28 AM
Sat · 22 Aug · 3:33 AM
Sat · 22 Aug · 3:33 AM

The fast

at sunrise
Fri · 21 Aug · 6:07 AM
pāraṇa window
Sat · 22 Aug · 6:07 AM – 9:15 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, 20 August 2071

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 21, 2071 · Begins 6:07 AM (Sunrise)

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

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Dvādaśī · Breaking the Fast (Pāraṇā)

Saturday, 22 August 2071 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:07 AM – 9:15 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 (21 August 2071)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:07 AM77° ENE
Sunset6:37 PM282° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise1:45 AM71° ENE
Moonset2:50 PM289° WNW
Rāhu Kāla

10:49 AM – 12:22 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:30 PM – 5:03 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:58 AM – 12:46 PM

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

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