Ekadashi · 2026
Nirjala Ekadashi 2026निर्जला एकादशी
Nirjala Ekadashi, the strictest of the year, is kept without even water from sunrise to the next sunrise and is said to give the merit of all twenty-four Ekadashis.
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2083 · New Delhi
निर्जला एकादशी 2026 गुरुवार, 25 जून 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।
Nirjala Ekadashi dates in other years →Nirjala Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त
- Shukla Ekadashi begins
- 06:12 pm, 24 June
- Shukla Ekadashi ends
- 08:09 pm
- Parana (break the fast) from
- 05:25 am, 26 June
- Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
- 10:22 pm
Times are for New Delhi (IST).
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: Jyeshtha 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 Nirjala Ekadashi· महत्व
Bhima, who could not bear to go hungry, asked Vyasa how he could earn the merit of the Ekadashis. Vyasa told him to keep just this one, without food or water, which is why it is also called Bhimseni or Pandava Ekadashi.
Falling in the peak of summer, it is a day for giving water pots, fans and sherbet to others.
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
Nirjala Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Nirjala Ekadashi in 2026?
Nirjala Ekadashi 2026 is on Thursday, 25 June 2026 (New Delhi).
What is the tithi of Nirjala Ekadashi?
Nirjala Ekadashi: Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Thursday, 25 June 2026, with Shukla Ekadashi deciding the day.
निर्जला एकादशी 2026 कब है?
निर्जला एकादशी 2026 गुरुवार, 25 जून 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।