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  2. Nirjala Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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    Nirjala Ekadashi (Sanskrit: निर्जला एकादशी, romanized: Nirjalā Ekādaśī) is a Hindu holy day falling on the 11th lunar day of the waxing fortnight of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha (May/June). [1] [2] This ekadashi derives its name from the water-less (Nir-jala) fast observed on this day. [2]

  3. Shravana Putrada Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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    This day is known as Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, to differentiate it from the other Putrada Ekadashi in Pausha (December–January), which is also called Pausha Putrada Ekadashi. [ 1 ] On this day, 24 hours fasting is observed and worship is offered to the god Vishnu (like other ekadashis) by both husband and wife in particular, who do not have ...

  4. Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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    Ekadashis are associated with the worship of the god Vishnu, patron of the Vaishnavism sect.. Ekadashi (Sanskrit: एकादशी, romanized: Ēkādaśī, lit. 'The eleventh day') is the eleventh lunar day of the waxing (Shukla Pakṣa) and waning (Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa) lunar cycles in a Vedic calendar month. [1]

  5. Pausha Putrada Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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    Women who long for a son fast and pray to Vishnu on Putrada Ekadashi. Couples also worship the deity for well-being for their children. [9] Grains, beans, cereals, and certain vegetables and spices are avoided on this day. [10] This Pausha Putrada Ekadashi is more popular in North India, while other states give more importance to the Shravana ...

  6. 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 [7] on his serpent, Shesha, for a period of four months and wakes up on Prabodhini Ekadashi.

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  8. 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).

  9. Mokshada Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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    Mokshada Ekadashi is an auspicious day dedicated to worship of Vishnu for liberation from sins, and to achieve moksha (liberation) after death. [1] It is celebrated on the same day as Gita Jayanti , the day when Krishna gave the holy sermon of the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna , as described in the Hindu epic Mahabharata .