Ekadashi dates · पर्व तिथि

When is Aja Ekadashi?अजा एकादशी कब है?

Aja (Annada) Ekadashi is linked with King Harishchandra, who regained everything he had lost by keeping it.

Next · Aja Ekadashi 2027

Saturday, 28 August 2027

शनिवार, 28 अगस्त 2027

Aja Ekadashi 2027: timings and parana →

Aja Ekadashi dates· तिथियाँ

Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय

Hindu date: Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi.

Ekadashi is kept on the day before Dwadashi is current at sunrise, so that the fast can be broken (parana) within Dwadashi. Usually that is simply the day Ekadashi is current at sunrise; when Ekadashi spans two sunrises or is lost between them, this rule decides the day.

Dates are calculated for New Delhi; elsewhere they can fall a day earlier or later. Month names follow the Purnimanta calendar used in North India, where a month ends on Purnima. How we calculate

About Aja Ekadashi· महत्व

Harishchandra gave up his kingdom, his family and his freedom for the sake of truth. On the sage Gautama's advice he kept Aja Ekadashi, and his kingdom, his wife and his son were restored to him.

How to keep the fast· विधि

  • Eat a single sattvic meal without grains on Dashami, the day before.
  • On Ekadashi avoid rice, wheat, pulses and beans; keep a full fast, a water-only fast or a fruit-and-milk (phalahar) fast as health allows.
  • Worship Lord Vishnu with tulsi leaves, a ghee lamp and yellow flowers; read the Ekadashi katha or the Vishnu Sahasranama.
  • Stay awake in bhajan or japa through the night if you can.
  • Break the fast (parana) on Dwadashi after sunrise, after the first quarter of Dwadashi (Hari Vasara) and before Dwadashi ends.

Aarti, chalisa and mantras· आरती, चालीसा व मंत्र

FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न

When is Aja Ekadashi?

The next Aja Ekadashi is on Saturday, 28 August 2027 (New Delhi).

When is Aja Ekadashi in 2026?

Aja Ekadashi 2026: Monday, 7 September 2026.

When is Aja Ekadashi in 2027?

Aja Ekadashi 2027: Saturday, 28 August 2027.

When is Aja Ekadashi in 2028?

Aja Ekadashi 2028: Wednesday, 16 August 2028.

अजा एकादशी कब है?

अजा एकादशी 2027 शनिवार, 28 अगस्त 2027 को है (नई दिल्ली)।