Ekadashi · 2026
Aja Ekadashi 2026अजा एकादशी
Aja (Annada) Ekadashi is linked with King Harishchandra, who regained everything he had lost by keeping it.
Monday, 7 September 2026
Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2083 · New Delhi
अजा एकादशी 2026 सोमवार, 7 सितंबर 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।
Aja Ekadashi dates in other years →Aja Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त
- Krishna Ekadashi begins
- 07:29 pm, 6 September
- Krishna Ekadashi ends
- 05:04 pm
- Parana (break the fast) from
- 06:02 am, 8 September
- Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
- 02:43 pm
Times are for New Delhi (IST).
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. In other cities, and especially outside India, the tithi changes at a different local time, so a festival 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.
Other Ekadashis in 2026· अन्य एकादशी
Aarti, chalisa and mantras· आरती, चालीसा व मंत्र
Aja Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Aja Ekadashi in 2026?
Aja Ekadashi 2026 is on Monday, 7 September 2026 (New Delhi).
What is the tithi of Aja Ekadashi?
Aja Ekadashi: Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Monday, 7 September 2026, with Krishna Ekadashi deciding the day.
अजा एकादशी 2026 कब है?
अजा एकादशी 2026 सोमवार, 7 सितंबर 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।