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.
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Āshāḍha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Yogini Ekadasi
The yogic one
Friday, 10 July 2026 · in 10 days
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Āshāḍha · Śukla Pakṣa
Devshayani Ekadasi
The lord's slumber
Saturday, 25 July 2026 · in 25 days
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Śrāvaṇa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Kamika Ekadasi
The remover of obstacles
Sunday, 9 August 2026 · in 40 days
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Śrāvaṇa · Śukla Pakṣa
Putrada Ekadasi (Shravana)
The giver of progeny
Sunday, 23 August 2026 · in 54 days
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Bhādrapada · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Aja Ekadasi
The unborn
Monday, 7 September 2026 · in 69 days
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Bhādrapada · Śukla Pakṣa
Parivartini Ekadasi
The turning of the lord
Tuesday, 22 September 2026 · in 84 days
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Āśvina · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Indira Ekadasi
For the ancestors
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 · in 98 days
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Āśvina · Śukla Pakṣa
Papankusha Ekadasi
The goad upon sin
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · in 114 days
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Kārtika · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Rama Ekadasi
The delighting one
Thursday, 5 November 2026 · in 128 days
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Kārtika · Śukla Pakṣa
Prabodhini Ekadasi
The lord's awakening
Saturday, 21 November 2026 · in 144 days
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Mārgashīrṣa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Utpanna Ekadasi
The origin of Ekadasi
Friday, 4 December 2026 · in 157 days
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Mārgashīrṣa · Śukla Pakṣa
Mokshada Ekadasi
Bestower of liberation
Sunday, 20 December 2026 · in 173 days
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Pauṣa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Saphala Ekadasi
The fruitful one
Sunday, 3 January 2027 · in 187 days
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Pauṣa · Śukla Pakṣa
Putrada Ekadasi (Pausha)
The giver of progeny
Tuesday, 19 January 2027 · in 203 days
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Māgha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Shattila Ekadasi
The six sesame
Tuesday, 2 February 2027 · in 217 days
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Māgha · Śukla Pakṣa
Jaya Ekadasi
The victorious
Wednesday, 17 February 2027 · in 232 days
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Phālguna · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Vijaya Ekadasi
The victory
Wednesday, 3 March 2027 · in 246 days
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Phālguna · Śukla Pakṣa
Amalaki Ekadasi
The amalaki tree
Thursday, 18 March 2027 · in 261 days
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Chaitra · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Papamochani Ekadasi
The destroyer of sin
Friday, 2 April 2027 · in 276 days
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Chaitra · Śukla Pakṣa
Kamada Ekadasi
Fulfiller of desires
Saturday, 17 April 2027 · in 291 days
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Vaiśākha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Varuthini Ekadasi
The protective one
Sunday, 2 May 2027 · in 306 days
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Vaiśākha · Śukla Pakṣa
Mohini Ekadasi
The bewildering one
Sunday, 16 May 2027 · in 320 days
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Jyeṣṭha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Apara Ekadasi
The boundless
Tuesday, 1 June 2027 · in 336 days
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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).