Overview
- Drik Panchang and multiple regional Panchangs list the Ekadashi tithi as starting around 7:29 PM on Sunday, Sept. 6 and ending about 5:03 PM on Monday, Sept. 7, which makes Sept. 7 the accepted vrat day.
- The fast is to be broken on Dwadashi on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with New Delhi Parana commonly reported near 06:02–08:33 AM, though exact windows differ by city and Panchang.
- Devotees are advised to follow a puja vidhi that includes a morning bath, an altar with Vishnu (often with Lakshmi), offerings of Tulsi and yellow flowers, and chanting of Vishnu mantras.
- Fasting practices range from strict no-food/no-water nirjala to water-only jalahar, fruit-only phalahar or a single permitted meal, and those who are elderly, pregnant or unwell should choose milder observances.
- Aja Ekadashi is traditionally tied to the Harishchandra katha and is observed for spiritual purification and liberation, and some Vaishnava calendars record this day as Annada Ekadashi.