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2. Shayani Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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   Shayani Ekadashi (Sanskrit: शयनी एकादशी, romanized: Śayanī Ekādaśī, lit. 'eleventh day of sleep'), [ 3 ] also known by various other names, [ note 1 ] is the eleventh lunar day ( Ekadashi ) of the bright fortnight ( Shukla Paksha ) of the Hindu month of Ashadha (June - July).

3. Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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   Ekadashi (Sanskrit: एकादशी, romanized: Ēkādaśī, lit. 'The eleventh day') is the eleventh lunar day ( tithi ) of the waxing ( Shukla Pakṣa ) and waning ( Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa) lunar cycles in a Vedic calendar month. [ 1 ]

4. Chaturmasya - Wikipedia

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   Chaturmasya begins on the eleventh day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashadha or Devashayani Ekadashi. This is celebrated as the day that the deity Vishnu enters a yogic sleep ( yoga nidra ) [ 7 ] on his serpent, Shesha , for a period of four months and wakes up on Prabodhini Ekadashi .

5. Pandharpur Wari - Wikipedia

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   The Warkaris—whose patron deity is Vithoba—undertake the wari to Pandharpur, reaching there on a day before Shayani Ekadashi, the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of Ashadha (June–July). Pilgrims carry palanquins of the saints from the places of their respective samadhi. [13] [14] [15]

6. Prabodhini Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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   It is believed that Vishnu sleeps on the day of Shayani Ekadashi, and wakes on this day. [1] The end of Chaturmasya, when marriages are prohibited, signifies the beginning of the Hindu wedding season. [2] Prabodhini Ekadashi is followed by Kartika Purnima, which day is celebrated as Deva Deepavali, the Deepavali of the devas. [3]

7. Ashadha - Wikipedia

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   Prior to it Shayani Ekadashi, is observed on the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight (Shukla paksha). " Aadi amavasai " is an important festival in Tamil Nadu and auspicious for Amman. In many parts of Nepal , the arrival of monsoon marks a special time for cultivating rice.

8. Naraka Chaturdashi - Wikipedia

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   The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day).

9. Datta Jayanti - Wikipedia

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   In this temple, Datta Jayanti is celebrated for 5 days from the occasions of ekadashi to purnima. People from Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana come here to have darshan of the deity. [citation needed] The saint Manik Prabhu, who is also regarded as an incarnation of Dattatreya by the people of Datta Sampradaya, was born on Datta Jayanti. [7]