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Devotee can chose the fasting approach that aligns with his/her health, lifestyle, and spiritual goals. [7] Nirjala: Devotees observe complete fasting without even water on Ekadashi day. Jalahar: In this type of Ekadashi fasting, devotees consume only water. Ksheerbhoji: In this type of Ekadashi fasting, devotees consume milk and milk products.
Fasting on Ekadashi is considered holier than any other religious observation. Complete fasting has to be observed on Ekadashi, the 11th day of the paksha. That is why the meal on the Dvadashi (the 12th day) is designed to be wholesome, nutritious, and filling.
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]
Lalita observed the ekadashi fast with great devotion and the next day again visited the sage and bowed to the deity Krishna. She requested Krishna to free her husband from the king's curse as a reward of the religious merit gained by the fast. With the blessings of Krishna, Lalit was restored to his original gandharva form.
A 2023 scientific review published in the journal Nutrition Reviews found that fasting for five to 20 days creates “mild to moderate weight loss” of 2 to 10% of a person's body weight. However ...
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 ...
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Fasts and purity during this period help maintain health, for which there is likely a scientific rationale, disease spreading more readily with the onset of monsoon. [11] A number of Hindus, particularly those following the Vaishnava tradition, refrain from eating meals that are oily, salty, sweet or that contain onion or garlic, and eggplant ...