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Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
Ekadashi fasting is observed on every 11th Tithi in Hindu calendar. There are two Ekadashi fasting in a month, one during Gaura Paksha and another during Krishna Paksha. Devotees of Lord Vishnu observe Ekadashi fasting to seek His blessings.
Ekadashi fasting spans for three days. Devotees take single meal in the afternoon a day before fasting day to make sure there is no residual food in the stomach on next day. Devotees keep strict fast on Ekadashi day and break the fast on next day only after sunrise. Eating of all type of grains and cereals is prohibited during Ekadashi fasting.
Devotees can choose to observe fasting without water, with only water, with only fruits, with one time latex food according to their will and body power. However it should be decided before starting the fast.
Following Ekadasi list for ISKCON has been created independent of Gaurabda Calendar or GCal published by GBC Vaisnava Calendar Committee of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). However it follows same Ekadasi and Parana (time to break Ekadasi fasting) rules as those followed by GCal. Ideally both calendars should match and if you find any mismatch it might be due to software error in either of the software.
* Above Ekadasi dates are valid only for Vaisnava Sampradaya and followers of ISKCON. Please check Smarta Ekadashi List for Smarta Sampradaya Ekadasi dates.
Vaishnava & ISKCON Day Panchang is given here. Various important information like sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, Nakshatra, Yoga, Tithi, Paksha and month etc. are listed in the given Dainika Panchang.
List of ISKCON Festivals is given in this ISKCON Festivals Calendar. One can know about the each and every important festival fall during the year with the help of this calendar. Appearance and Disappearance Days of various saints are also listed.
ISKCON Calendar and Vaishnava Monthly Calendar created by Drik Panchang Software is given on this page. The ISKCON Monthly Calendar presented here contains a detailed Panchang with important festivals and days month wise.
Aarti is one of the most important rituals of worshipping any deity. Ekadashi Aarti is a prayer dedicated to Goddess Ekadashi. This Aarti can be sung during Ekadashi fasting and on various occasions related to Ekadashi.
Learn about the food during Ekadashi Fasting. Being careful while eating anything during the Ekadashi fast is highly important. Devotees can know here what they can eat and what they should avoid eating during Ekadashi fasting.
Goddess Ekadashi is considered as the Yoga Maya of Lord Vishnu. Utpanna Ekadashi is the greatest Ekadashi of all. On this day, Goddess Ekadashi was manifested to kill demon named Mura.
It is believed that Vaikuntha Dwaram is opened on this day and devotees who observe fast on Vaikuntha Ekadashi attain salvation. This is a popular Ekadashi in Tamil calendar. Vaikuntha Ekadashi is also known as Mukkoti Ekadashi.
ISKCON Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat Day and the Parana Time to break the fast is given on this page. ISKCON and its followers use Gaurabda calendar to calculate the Ekadashi days and the time to break the fast.
The date and time of fasting for ISKCON Utthana Ekadashi Vrat is given. All the temples associated with ISKCON organization and their devotees determine the day of Ekadashi according to the Gaurabda calendar.
Date of ISKCON Utpanna Ekadashi fast and the Parana Time is given. Ekadashi fast is considered very important in ISKCON. Utpanna Ekadashi day is also considered best for beginning Ekadashi fast for the first time.
