Ekadashi · 2026

Indira Ekadashi 2026इन्दिरा एकादशी

Indira Ekadashi falls in Pitru Paksha and is kept for the peace of one's ancestors.

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

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Ashwin Krishna Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2083 · New Delhi

इन्दिरा एकादशी 2026 मंगलवार, 6 अक्टूबर 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।

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Indira Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त

Krishna Ekadashi begins
02:07 am
Krishna Ekadashi ends
12:34 am, 7 October
Parana (break the fast) from
06:17 am, 7 October
Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
11:16 pm

Times are for New Delhi (IST).

Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय

Hindu date: Ashwin 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 Indira Ekadashi· महत्व

Narada told King Indrasena of Mahishmati that his late father was suffering in Yama's realm. Indrasena kept this Ekadashi with shraddha for his father, who then attained a higher world.

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

Indira Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष

FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न

When is Indira Ekadashi in 2026?

Indira Ekadashi 2026 is on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 (New Delhi).

What is the tithi of Indira Ekadashi?

Indira Ekadashi: Ashwin Krishna Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, with Krishna Ekadashi deciding the day.

इन्दिरा एकादशी 2026 कब है?

इन्दिरा एकादशी 2026 मंगलवार, 6 अक्टूबर 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।