Ekadashi dates · पर्व तिथि
When is Rama Ekadashi?रमा एकादशी कब है?
Rama Ekadashi, four days before Diwali, is named after Goddess Lakshmi (Rama) and is kept for prosperity and the removal of sins.
Next · Rama Ekadashi 2026
Thursday, 5 November 2026
गुरुवार, 5 नवंबर 2026
Rama Ekadashi 2026: timings and parana →Rama Ekadashi dates· तिथियाँ
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: Kartika 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; elsewhere they 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 Rama Ekadashi· महत्व
Princess Chandrabhaga, daughter of King Muchukunda, kept every Ekadashi. Her husband Shobhana, too weak to fast, died after keeping Rama Ekadashi, and was reborn as the ruler of a divine city; Chandrabhaga's own merit later made it lasting.
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.
Aarti, chalisa and mantras· आरती, चालीसा व मंत्र
Related festivals· संबंधित पर्व
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Rama Ekadashi?
The next Rama Ekadashi is on Thursday, 5 November 2026 (New Delhi).
When is Rama Ekadashi in 2026?
Rama Ekadashi 2026: Thursday, 5 November 2026.
When is Rama Ekadashi in 2027?
Rama Ekadashi 2027: Monday, 25 October 2027.
When is Rama Ekadashi in 2028?
Rama Ekadashi 2028: Saturday, 14 October 2028.
रमा एकादशी कब है?
रमा एकादशी 2026 गुरुवार, 5 नवंबर 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।