🪷 2005 Ekādaśī Calendar · 24 Fast-Days for Vaiṣṇava Observance
Every 11th tithi of every pakṣa · the most sacred fast-day of the lunar cycle · 24 occurrences in 2005
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-06 | Thu | Kṛṣṇa | Ekādaśī |
| 2005-01-20 | Thu | Śukla | Jayā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-02-05 | Sat | Kṛṣṇa | Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-02-19 | Sat | Śukla | Āmalakī Ekādaśī |
| 2005-03-06 | Sun | Kṛṣṇa | Vijayā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-03-21 | Mon | Śukla | Kāmadā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-04-04 | Mon | Kṛṣṇa | Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī |
| 2005-04-20 | Wed | Śukla | Mohinī Ekādaśī |
| 2005-05-04 | Wed | Kṛṣṇa | Varūthinī Ekādaśī |
| 2005-05-19 | Thu | Śukla | Nirjalā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-06-02 | Thu | Kṛṣṇa | Aparā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-06-18 | Sat | Śukla | Devśayanī Ekādaśī |
| 2005-07-02 | Sat | Kṛṣṇa | Kāmikā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-07-17 | Sun | Śukla | Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā) |
| 2005-07-31 | Sun | Kṛṣṇa | Ajā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-08-15 | Mon | Śukla | Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā) |
| 2005-08-30 | Tue | Kṛṣṇa | Indirā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-09-14 | Wed | Śukla | Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī |
| 2005-09-28 | Wed | Kṛṣṇa | Ramā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-10-13 | Thu | Śukla | Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-10-28 | Fri | Kṛṣṇa | Utpannā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-11-27 | Sun | Kṛṣṇa | Saphalā Ekādaśī |
| 2005-12-11 | Sun | Śukla | Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī) |
| 2005-12-27 | Tue | Kṛṣṇa | Ekādaśī |
Cross-References
- Full 2005 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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