Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat (Smarata Sampradaya - for General Household Practitioners) - Friday, 6th June

Nirjala Ekadashi teaches self-restraint and mental discipline: Mahant Rohit Shastri

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JAMMU & KASHMIR: benefits equivalent to a Tulsi mala (neck beads), This fast is not only sage Vedavyasa instructed hungry even for a single vow (sankalp) of the fast. sume fruits (phalahar). There are generally 24 bathing in all sacred piland who mark their forespiritually significant but the Pandavas to observe meal. My stomach contains Husband and wife On Dwadashi (the folEkadashis in a year, grimage sites, and the merit head or body with also beneficial for mental Ekadashi fasts that bring a fire called 'Vrika' which should worship Lakshmi-

of all the Ekadashis Chandan, Gopi Chandan, constantly burns, and I Narayana together.

but when there is an observed throughout the Shrikhanda, Tripundra, must eat as much as several Set up a clean platform

Adhika Maas (interyear. Both men and women Urdhva Pundra, or men combined. Will I then (chowki), install idols or

calary month), the can observe this fast. Vishnucharan, are identibe deprived of the merit of images of Lord Ganesha

number increases to This year, the Ekadashi fied as Vaishnavas. Ekadashi?” and Lakshmi-Narayana.

26. The Ekadashi tithi begins at 2:17 AM on Donating on this day Purify the area with

falling in the bright Friday, 6th June and ends absolves all sins and leads Ganga water or cow urine.