🪷 1996 Ekādaśī Calendar · 25 Fast-Days for Vaiṣṇava Observance
Every 11th tithi of every pakṣa · the most sacred fast-day of the lunar cycle · 25 occurrences in 1996
Ekādaśī is the eleventh tithi (lunar day) of each pakṣa (fortnight). Two Ekādaśīs per month · 24 across the lunar year (occasionally 26 when there's an extra month). Vaiṣṇavas traditionally fast on these days · offering even food-restraint to Viṣṇu. Each Ekādaśī carries its own name and merit per the Bhāgavata-Purāṇa and Padma-Purāṇa.
| Date | Day | Pakṣa | Name (if classical) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-01-01 | Mon | Śukla | Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-01-16 | Tue | Kṛṣṇa | Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-01-31 | Wed | Śukla | Jayā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-02-15 | Thu | Kṛṣṇa | Vijayā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-03-01 | Fri | Śukla | Āmalakī Ekādaśī |
| 1996-03-15 | Fri | Kṛṣṇa | Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī |
| 1996-03-30 | Sat | Śukla | Kāmadā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-04-14 | Sun | Kṛṣṇa | Varūthinī Ekādaśī |
| 1996-04-29 | Mon | Śukla | Mohinī Ekādaśī |
| 1996-05-13 | Mon | Kṛṣṇa | Aparā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-05-29 | Wed | Śukla | Nirjalā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-06-11 | Tue | Kṛṣṇa | Yoginī Ekādaśī |
| 1996-06-27 | Thu | Śukla | Ekādaśī |
| 1996-07-11 | Thu | Kṛṣṇa | Ekādaśī |
| 1996-07-26 | Fri | Śukla | Devśayanī Ekādaśī |
| 1996-08-10 | Sat | Kṛṣṇa | Ajā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-08-25 | Sun | Śukla | Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā) |
| 1996-09-08 | Sun | Kṛṣṇa | Indirā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-09-23 | Mon | Śukla | Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī |
| 1996-10-08 | Tue | Kṛṣṇa | Ramā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-10-22 | Tue | Śukla | Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-11-07 | Thu | Kṛṣṇa | Utpannā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-11-21 | Thu | Śukla | Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī) |
| 1996-12-06 | Fri | Kṛṣṇa | Saphalā Ekādaśī |
| 1996-12-20 | Fri | Śukla | Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī) |
Cross-References
- Full 1996 Hindu calendar
- All 124 festivals · including major Ekādaśīs
- BG 12 Bhakti-Yoga · the chapter that makes every action an offering
- Krishna · the recipient of every Ekādaśī observance
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