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.
Jyeṣṭha · Śukla Pakṣa
Nirjalā Ekadasi
The waterless
Thursday, 25 June 2026 · in 42 days
Āshāḍha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Yoginī Ekadasi
The yogic one
Friday, 10 July 2026 · in 57 days
Āshāḍha · Śukla Pakṣa
Devshayanī Ekadasi
The lord's slumber
Friday, 24 July 2026 · in 71 days
Śrāvaṇa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Kāmikā Ekadasi
The remover of obstacles
Saturday, 8 August 2026 · in 86 days
Śrāvaṇa · Śukla Pakṣa
Putradā Ekadasi (Śrāvaṇa)
The giver of progeny
Sunday, 23 August 2026 · in 101 days
Bhādrapada · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Ajā Ekadasi
The unborn
Monday, 7 September 2026 · in 116 days
Bhādrapada · Śukla Pakṣa
Parivartinī Ekadasi
The turning of the lord
Tuesday, 22 September 2026 · in 131 days
Āśvina · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Indirā Ekadasi
For the ancestors
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 · in 145 days
Āśvina · Śukla Pakṣa
Pāpāṅkuśā Ekadasi
The goad upon sin
Wednesday, 21 October 2026 · in 160 days
Kārtika · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Ramā Ekadasi
The delighting one
Wednesday, 4 November 2026 · in 174 days
Kārtika · Śukla Pakṣa
Prabodhinī Ekadasi
The lord's awakening
Friday, 20 November 2026 · in 190 days
Mārgashīrṣa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Utpannā Ekadasi
The origin of Ekadasi
Friday, 4 December 2026 · in 204 days
Mārgashīrṣa · Śukla Pakṣa
Mokshadā Ekadasi
Bestower of liberation
Sunday, 20 December 2026 · in 220 days
Pauṣa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Saphalā Ekadasi
The fruitful one
Saturday, 2 January 2027 · in 233 days
Pauṣa · Śukla Pakṣa
Putradā Ekadasi (Pauṣa)
The giver of progeny
Monday, 18 January 2027 · in 249 days
Māgha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Shaṭṭilā Ekadasi
The six sesame
Monday, 1 February 2027 · in 263 days
Māgha · Śukla Pakṣa
Jayā Ekadasi
The victorious
Tuesday, 16 February 2027 · in 278 days
Phālguna · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Vijayā Ekadasi
The victory
Wednesday, 3 March 2027 · in 293 days
Phālguna · Śukla Pakṣa
Āmalakī Ekadasi
The amalaki tree
Thursday, 18 March 2027 · in 308 days
Chaitra · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Pāpamochanī Ekadasi
The destroyer of sin
Friday, 2 April 2027 · in 323 days
Chaitra · Śukla Pakṣa
Kāmadā Ekadasi
Fulfiller of desires
Friday, 16 April 2027 · in 337 days
Vaiśākha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Varūthinī Ekadasi
The protective one
Sunday, 2 May 2027 · in 353 days
Vaiśākha · Śukla Pakṣa
Mohinī Ekadasi
The bewildering one
Sunday, 16 May 2027 · in 367 days
Jyeṣṭha · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa
Aparā Ekadasi
The boundless
Monday, 31 May 2027 · in 382 days
The leap-month pair
In Adhika Māsa 2026, Padminī falls first (26 May), then Paramā (11 June).