Ekadashi 2026 Dates
ఏకాదశి 2026 తేదీలు
Complete date list for 2026 with rituals and significance
ఏకాదశి — శ్రీహరి విష్ణువుకు ప్రియమైన పదకొండవ తిథి. ప్రతి సంవత్సరం 24–26 ఏకాదశులు వస్తాయి. వైకుంఠ ఏకాదశి, నిర్జల ఏకాదశి అత్యంత ముఖ్యమైనవి. ఈ తిథినాడు ఉపవాసం (ఎగ్జాతుపోషం) చేయడం, విష్ణు సహస్రనామ పఠనం, బిల్వ తులసి అర్చన మూలంగా మోక్షప్రాప్తి కలుగుతుందని పురాణాలు చెబుతున్నాయి.
Ekadashi is the 11th day of each lunar fortnight, sacred to Lord Vishnu. There are 24 to 26 Ekadashis each year, observed by Vaishnava households with strict fasting from sunrise to next-day sunrise. Each Ekadashi has its own name and spiritual significance. Vaikunta Ekadashi (December–January) and Nirjala Ekadashi (June) are the most powerful — observing either is equivalent to observing all Ekadashis of the year.
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Ekadashi Dates 2026 and 2027 — Complete List
| Date | Name (English) | Name (Telugu) | Significance & Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14Wednesday | Shattila Ekadashi | షట్తిల ఏకాదశి | Sesame is used six ways on this day — in the bath, in the offering, in the lamp, in the food, in charity and in the homa. |
| 2026-01-29Thursday | Jaya Ekadashi | జయ ఏకాదశి | Jaya means victory. Kept before an undertaking whose outcome is uncertain. |
| 2026-02-13Friday | Vijaya Ekadashi | విజయ ఏకాదశి | Rama is said to have kept this fast on the shore before crossing to Lanka. Observed before a difficult journey or contest. |
| 2026-02-27Friday | Amalaki Ekadashi | ఆమలకి ఏకాదశి | The amla tree is worshipped and a meal taken beneath it. Falls in the days before Holi. |
| 2026-03-15Sunday | Papmochani Ekadashi | పాపమోచని ఏకాదశి | Papa-mochani, the loosening of wrongdoing. The last Ekadashi before the lunar new year. |
| 2026-03-29Sunday | Kamada Ekadashi | కామద ఏకాదశి | The first Ekadashi after Ugadi. Kept for the fulfilment of a long-held wish. |
| 2026-04-13Monday | Varuthini Ekadashi | వరూధిని ఏకాదశి | Sought for protection — varutha means armour. Charity of grain is the customary offering. |
| 2026-04-27Monday | Mohini Ekadashi | మోహిని ఏకాదశి | Named for the Mohini avatara, in which Vishnu carried the amrita to the devas. |
| 2026-05-13Wednesday | Apara Ekadashi | అపర ఏకాదశి | Apara means boundless. Kept for release from the burden of past wrongdoing. |
| 2026-05-27Wednesday | Padmini Ekadashi | పద్మిని ఏకాదశి | The Shukla Ekadashi of the extra month, which returns only once in about three years. Kept as a night-long vigil. |
| 2026-06-11Thursday | Parama Ekadashi | పరమ ఏకాదశి | The Krishna Ekadashi of the extra month. Like Padmini it falls only in an adhika year, and the two are kept together as a pair. |
| 2026-06-25Thursday | Nirjala Ekadashi | నిర్జల ఏకాదశి | The severest of the twenty-four — no food and no water for the full day. Bhima kept this one alone, and it is said to carry the merit of all the others. |
| 2026-07-10Friday | Yogini Ekadashi | యోగిని ఏకాదశి | Traditionally kept for relief from illness. A quiet day, suited to japa and meditation. |
| 2026-07-25Saturday | Devshayani Ekadashi | దేవశయని ఏకాదశి | Vishnu enters yoga-nidra and Chaturmasya begins. Weddings and housewarmings pause until Devuthani. |
| 2026-08-09Sunday | Kamika Ekadashi | కామిక ఏకాదశి | The first Ekadashi of Shravana. Tulsi leaves are the offering; a lamp lit before Vishnu is said to suffice on its own. |
| 2026-08-23Sunday | Shravana Putrada Ekadashi | శ్రావణ పుత్రద ఏకాదశి | Kept by couples praying for a child, and by parents for the wellbeing of one already born. |
| 2026-09-07Monday | Aja Ekadashi | అజ ఏకాదశి | The Ekadashi King Harishchandra kept when he had lost everything. Observed for the recovery of what has been lost. |
| 2026-09-22Tuesday | Parivartini Ekadashi | పరివర్తిని ఏకాదశి | Vishnu turns onto his other side in his cosmic sleep, marking the midpoint of Chaturmasya. Also called Parsva Ekadashi. |
| 2026-10-06Tuesday | Indira Ekadashi | ఇందిర ఏకాదశి | Falls inside Pitru Paksha. The merit of the fast is offered to the ancestors rather than kept. |
| 2026-10-22Thursday | Papankusha Ekadashi | పాపాంకుశ ఏకాదశి | Falls during Navaratri. The goad — ankusha — that turns the mind away from wrongdoing. |
| 2026-11-05Thursday | Rama Ekadashi | రమా ఏకాదశి | Named for Lakshmi as Rama, and kept in the days before Deepavali when the household is being made ready for her. |
| 2026-11-20Friday | Devuthani Ekadashi | దేవుత్థాన ఏకాదశి | Vishnu wakes, Chaturmasya ends and the wedding season reopens. Tulsi Vivaha is performed on or about this day. Also called Prabodhini Ekadashi. |
| 2026-12-04Friday | Utpanna Ekadashi | ఉత్పన్న ఏకాదశి | The origin of the observance itself — Ekadashi Devi is said to have appeared on this day. The customary Ekadashi to begin the practice on. |
| 2026-12-20Sunday | Mokshada Ekadashi | మోక్షద ఏకాదశి | Gita Jayanti, the day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra. Kept for the liberation of departed forebears. |
| 2027-01-03Sunday | Saphala Ekadashi | సఫల ఏకాదశి | Saphala means fruitful. Kept for a good outcome to work already begun. |
| 2027-01-19Tuesday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | పౌష పుత్రద ఏకాదశి | The Ekadashi of Pausha Shukla, kept by couples praying for children. In the south, the Ekadashi falling in Dhanurmasa is observed at Vishnu temples as Vaikunta Ekadashi, when the Vaikuntha Dwaram is opened — confirm the temple’s own announcement for the year before travelling. |
| 2027-02-02Tuesday | Shattila Ekadashi | షట్తిల ఏకాదశి | Sesame is used six ways on this day — in the bath, in the offering, in the lamp, in the food, in charity and in the homa. |
| 2027-02-17Wednesday | Jaya Ekadashi | జయ ఏకాదశి | Jaya means victory. Kept before an undertaking whose outcome is uncertain. |
| 2027-03-04Thursday | Vijaya Ekadashi | విజయ ఏకాదశి | Rama is said to have kept this fast on the shore before crossing to Lanka. Observed before a difficult journey or contest. |
| 2027-03-18Thursday | Amalaki Ekadashi | ఆమలకి ఏకాదశి | The amla tree is worshipped and a meal taken beneath it. Falls in the days before Holi. |
| 2027-04-02Friday | Papmochani Ekadashi | పాపమోచని ఏకాదశి | Papa-mochani, the loosening of wrongdoing. The last Ekadashi before the lunar new year. |
| 2027-04-17Saturday | Kamada Ekadashi | కామద ఏకాదశి | The first Ekadashi after Ugadi. Kept for the fulfilment of a long-held wish. |
| 2027-05-02Sunday | Varuthini Ekadashi | వరూధిని ఏకాదశి | Sought for protection — varutha means armour. Charity of grain is the customary offering. |
| 2027-05-16Sunday | Mohini Ekadashi | మోహిని ఏకాదశి | Named for the Mohini avatara, in which Vishnu carried the amrita to the devas. |
| 2027-06-01Tuesday | Apara Ekadashi | అపర ఏకాదశి | Apara means boundless. Kept for release from the burden of past wrongdoing. |
| 2027-06-14Monday | Nirjala Ekadashi | నిర్జల ఏకాదశి | The severest of the twenty-four — no food and no water for the full day. Bhima kept this one alone, and it is said to carry the merit of all the others. |
| 2027-06-30Wednesday | Yogini Ekadashi | యోగిని ఏకాదశి | Traditionally kept for relief from illness. A quiet day, suited to japa and meditation. |
| 2027-07-14Wednesday | Devshayani Ekadashi | దేవశయని ఏకాదశి | Vishnu enters yoga-nidra and Chaturmasya begins. Weddings and housewarmings pause until Devuthani. |
| 2027-07-29Thursday | Kamika Ekadashi | కామిక ఏకాదశి | The first Ekadashi of Shravana. Tulsi leaves are the offering; a lamp lit before Vishnu is said to suffice on its own. |
| 2027-08-12Thursday | Shravana Putrada Ekadashi | శ్రావణ పుత్రద ఏకాదశి | Kept by couples praying for a child, and by parents for the wellbeing of one already born. |
| 2027-08-28Saturday | Aja Ekadashi | అజ ఏకాదశి | The Ekadashi King Harishchandra kept when he had lost everything. Observed for the recovery of what has been lost. |
| 2027-09-11Saturday | Parivartini Ekadashi | పరివర్తిని ఏకాదశి | Vishnu turns onto his other side in his cosmic sleep, marking the midpoint of Chaturmasya. Also called Parsva Ekadashi. |
| 2027-09-26Sunday | Indira Ekadashi | ఇందిర ఏకాదశి | Falls inside Pitru Paksha. The merit of the fast is offered to the ancestors rather than kept. |
| 2027-10-11Monday | Papankusha Ekadashi | పాపాంకుశ ఏకాదశి | Falls during Navaratri. The goad — ankusha — that turns the mind away from wrongdoing. |
| 2027-10-25Monday | Rama Ekadashi | రమా ఏకాదశి | Named for Lakshmi as Rama, and kept in the days before Deepavali when the household is being made ready for her. |
| 2027-11-10Wednesday | Devuthani Ekadashi | దేవుత్థాన ఏకాదశి | Vishnu wakes, Chaturmasya ends and the wedding season reopens. Tulsi Vivaha is performed on or about this day. Also called Prabodhini Ekadashi. |
| 2027-11-24Wednesday | Utpanna Ekadashi | ఉత్పన్న ఏకాదశి | The origin of the observance itself — Ekadashi Devi is said to have appeared on this day. The customary Ekadashi to begin the practice on. |
| 2027-12-09Thursday | Mokshada Ekadashi | మోక్షద ఏకాదశి | Gita Jayanti, the day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra. Kept for the liberation of departed forebears. |
| 2027-12-23Thursday | Saphala Ekadashi | సఫల ఏకాదశి | Saphala means fruitful. Kept for a good outcome to work already begun. |
About Ekadashi 2026 Dates
Ekadashi is the 11th day of each lunar fortnight, sacred to Lord Vishnu. There are 24 to 26 Ekadashis each year, observed by Vaishnava households with strict fasting from sunrise to next-day sunrise. Each Ekadashi has its own name and spiritual significance. Vaikunta Ekadashi (December–January) and Nirjala Ekadashi (June) are the most powerful — observing either is equivalent to observing all Ekadashis of the year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ekadashi?
Ekadashi is the eleventh day (tithi) of each lunar fortnight — the Shukla (waxing) and Krishna (waning) — making 24 Ekadashis per year. It is sacred to Lord Vishnu. The Padma Purana and Garuda Purana describe Ekadashi observance as the highest among all vratas.
How is Ekadashi observed?
Traditional observance: complete fast (no grains, no water for Nirjala Ekadashi) from sunrise of Ekadashi to sunrise of Dwadashi (the next day). Fruits, milk, and water are permitted in moderate observance. Recite Vishnu Sahasranama, Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, or chant "Om Namo Narayanaya".
Which is the most powerful Ekadashi?
Vaikunta Ekadashi (also called Pausha Putrada Ekadashi) in December–January is the most powerful. On this day, Vishnu temples open the symbolic Vaikunta Dwaram (door to heaven). Nirjala Ekadashi (June) is the most austere — observing it without water is said to grant the merit of all 24 Ekadashis combined.
What can I eat on Ekadashi?
If you cannot do a complete fast, eat only non-grain foods: fruits, milk, yogurt, nuts, sabudana (tapioca), water chestnut flour. Avoid rice, wheat, lentils, all grains. Salt is also restricted in strict observance.
When is the next Ekadashi?
The next Ekadashi after 2026-09-04 is Aja Ekadashi on 2026-09-07.
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