Ekadashi · 2026
Padmini Ekadashi 2026पद्मिनी एकादशी
Padmini (Kamala) Ekadashi comes only in years with an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month, and so only about once in three years.
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Adhik (extra month) Shukla Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2083 · New Delhi
पद्मिनी एकादशी 2026 बुधवार, 27 मई 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।
Padmini Ekadashi dates in other years →Padmini Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त
- Shukla Ekadashi begins
- 05:11 am, 26 May
- Shukla Ekadashi ends
- 06:22 am
- Parana (break the fast) from
- 05:24 am, 28 May
- Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
- 07:57 am
Times are for New Delhi (IST).
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: Adhik (extra month) 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 Padmini Ekadashi· महत्व
Queen Padmini, wife of King Kritavirya, kept this Ekadashi on the advice of Anasuya and was blessed with the mighty Kartavirya Arjuna as her son. Being rare, it is kept with special devotion.
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
Padmini Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Padmini Ekadashi in 2026?
Padmini Ekadashi 2026 is on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 (New Delhi).
What is the tithi of Padmini Ekadashi?
Padmini Ekadashi: Adhik (extra month) Shukla Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, with Shukla Ekadashi deciding the day.
पद्मिनी एकादशी 2026 कब है?
पद्मिनी एकादशी 2026 बुधवार, 27 मई 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।