Ekadashi · 2026

Amalaki Ekadashi 2026आमलकी एकादशी

Amalaki Ekadashi honours the amla (Indian gooseberry) tree, in which Lord Vishnu is believed to dwell.

Friday, 27 February 2026

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Phalguna Shukla Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2082 · New Delhi

आमलकी एकादशी 2026 शुक्रवार, 27 फ़रवरी 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।

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Amalaki Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त

Shukla Ekadashi begins
12:33 am
Shukla Ekadashi ends
10:33 pm
Parana (break the fast) from
06:47 am, 28 February
Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
08:43 pm

Times are for New Delhi (IST).

Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय

Hindu date: Phalguna Shukla 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 Amalaki Ekadashi· महत्व

Devotees worship the amla tree, bathe with amla and eat it after the fast. In Varanasi the same day is Rangbhari Ekadashi, when Shiva and Parvati's procession begins Kashi's Holi.

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

Amalaki Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष

FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न

When is Amalaki Ekadashi in 2026?

Amalaki Ekadashi 2026 is on Friday, 27 February 2026 (New Delhi).

What is the tithi of Amalaki Ekadashi?

Amalaki Ekadashi: Phalguna Shukla Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Friday, 27 February 2026, with Shukla Ekadashi deciding the day.

आमलकी एकादशी 2026 कब है?

आमलकी एकादशी 2026 शुक्रवार, 27 फ़रवरी 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।