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Devotees Gear Up for Kamika Ekadashi Fast as It Aligns With Sawan Somwar

Scriptural texts equate the fast’s merit with performing 1,000 yajnas or a thousand-cow donation to underscore its spiritual potency.

Kamika Ekadashi Vrat: If You Do This Fast, You Can Reap Great Rewards
Lord Vishnu
Kamika Ekadashi 2025: Kamika Ekadashi falls on the eleventh day of the Krishna Paksha in the sacred Hindu month of Shravana/Sawan.
Tomorrow Is Kamika Ekadashi And Sawan Second Somwar! Know Significance Of This Very Important Day. (Image: Canva)

Overview

  • Ekadashi tithi begins at 12:12 PM on July 20 and ends at 9:38 AM on July 21 according to Drik Pachang, with Parana observed after sunrise on July 22.
  • This year’s observance coincides with Sawan Second Somwar, offering devotees a rare chance to honor both Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.
  • Fasting options include Nirjala (complete abstention from food and water) or Phalahar (fruits, milk and water) vows chosen according to devotees’ personal observances.
  • Ritual practices call for pre-dawn baths, cleaning homes with Gangajal, and temple or home worship featuring flowers, panchamrit offerings and recitations of Vishnu Sahasranama and Shiv Chalisa.
  • Devotees seek forgiveness of sins and a path to moksha by observing this fast, which Hindu scriptures equate with the spiritual merit of 1,000 yajnas or donating a thousand cows.