🪷 षट्तिला एकादशी · Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī

📅 When is Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī?

YearDateDay
20252025-01-25Saturday
2026 (this year)2026-01-14Wednesday
20272027-02-02Tuesday
Six uses of tila (sesame) on this Ekādaśī confer mokṣa.
Associated deity: Bhagavān Viṣṇu

Tradition

Tradition: Vaishnava

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 26,
  "tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
  "lunar_month": "Māgha"
}
Precedence: 4 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output

Sources and Connected Observances

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Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśīlocal festival mūrti-page · Vaishnava/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceṢaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī computed on Saturday, 2025-01-252026 occurrenceṢaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī computed on Wednesday, 2026-01-142027 occurrenceṢaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī computed on Tuesday, 2027-02-02BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokalagna and tithi calculation method, traditional interpretation, and scripture boundary/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation