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Tuesday, 4 October 2287

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Indirā Ekādaśī

Tuesday, October 4, 2287

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

Mon · 3 Oct · 10:19 AM
Tue · 4 Oct · 11:40 AM
Tue · 4 Oct · 11:40 AM

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

The fast

at sunrise
Tue · 4 Oct · 6:08 AM
pāraṇa window
Wed · 5 Oct · 6:08 AM – 9:08 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)

Monday, 3 October 2287

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)

Tuesday, October 4, 2287 · 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)

Wednesday, 5 October 2287 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:08 AM – 9:08 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 (4 October 2287)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:08 AM94° E
Sunset6:08 PM266° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise2:38 AM74° ENE
Moonset3:27 PM283° WNW
Rāhu Kāla

3:08 PM – 4:38 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:08 AM – 10:38 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:44 AM – 12:32 PM

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

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