Stories

Twenty-four every year, two more when the leap month falls.

Each Ekadasi carries a story sourced from a specific Purāṇa. The standard twenty-four are listed below in the order they next come. Padminī and Paramā, from the Skanda Purāṇa, appear only in the leap-month years that arrive roughly every two-and-a-half years.

  1. Āshāḍha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Yogini Ekadasi

    The yogic one

    Friday, 10 July 2026 · in 10 days

  2. Āshāḍha · Śukla Pakṣa

    Devshayani Ekadasi

    The lord's slumber

    Saturday, 25 July 2026 · in 25 days

  3. Śrāvaṇa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Kamika Ekadasi

    The remover of obstacles

    Sunday, 9 August 2026 · in 40 days

  4. Śrāvaṇa · Śukla Pakṣa

    Putrada Ekadasi (Shravana)

    The giver of progeny

    Sunday, 23 August 2026 · in 54 days

  5. Bhādrapada · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Aja Ekadasi

    The unborn

    Monday, 7 September 2026 · in 69 days

  6. Bhādrapada · Śukla Pakṣa

    Parivartini Ekadasi

    The turning of the lord

    Tuesday, 22 September 2026 · in 84 days

  7. Āśvina · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Indira Ekadasi

    For the ancestors

    Tuesday, 6 October 2026 · in 98 days

  8. Āśvina · Śukla Pakṣa

    Papankusha Ekadasi

    The goad upon sin

    Thursday, 22 October 2026 · in 114 days

  9. Kārtika · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Rama Ekadasi

    The delighting one

    Thursday, 5 November 2026 · in 128 days

  10. Kārtika · Śukla Pakṣa

    Prabodhini Ekadasi

    The lord's awakening

    Saturday, 21 November 2026 · in 144 days

  11. Mārgashīrṣa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Utpanna Ekadasi

    The origin of Ekadasi

    Friday, 4 December 2026 · in 157 days

  12. Mārgashīrṣa · Śukla Pakṣa

    Mokshada Ekadasi

    Bestower of liberation

    Sunday, 20 December 2026 · in 173 days

  13. Pauṣa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Saphala Ekadasi

    The fruitful one

    Sunday, 3 January 2027 · in 187 days

  14. Pauṣa · Śukla Pakṣa

    Putrada Ekadasi (Pausha)

    The giver of progeny

    Tuesday, 19 January 2027 · in 203 days

  15. Māgha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Shattila Ekadasi

    The six sesame

    Tuesday, 2 February 2027 · in 217 days

  16. Māgha · Śukla Pakṣa

    Jaya Ekadasi

    The victorious

    Wednesday, 17 February 2027 · in 232 days

  17. Phālguna · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Vijaya Ekadasi

    The victory

    Wednesday, 3 March 2027 · in 246 days

  18. Phālguna · Śukla Pakṣa

    Amalaki Ekadasi

    The amalaki tree

    Thursday, 18 March 2027 · in 261 days

  19. Chaitra · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Papamochani Ekadasi

    The destroyer of sin

    Friday, 2 April 2027 · in 276 days

  20. Chaitra · Śukla Pakṣa

    Kamada Ekadasi

    Fulfiller of desires

    Saturday, 17 April 2027 · in 291 days

  21. Vaiśākha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Varuthini Ekadasi

    The protective one

    Sunday, 2 May 2027 · in 306 days

  22. Vaiśākha · Śukla Pakṣa

    Mohini Ekadasi

    The bewildering one

    Sunday, 16 May 2027 · in 320 days

  23. Jyeṣṭha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa

    Apara Ekadasi

    The boundless

    Tuesday, 1 June 2027 · in 336 days

  24. Jyeṣṭha · Śukla Pakṣa

    Nirjala Ekadasi

    The waterless

    Monday, 14 June 2027 · in 349 days

The leap-month pair

In Adhika Māsa 2026, Padminī falls first (26 May), then Paramā (11 June).