Padmini Ekadashi
Date: 27th May 2026
Day: Wednesday
Ekadashi Tithi Begins – 05:10 AM on May 26, 2026
Ekadashi Tithi Ends – 06:21 AM on May 27, 2026
(As Ekadashi Tithi might begin at any time of the day and mostly split over two days, on the basis of these timings one day is preferred over the other to observe fasting. Tithi begin time is not needed to observe fasting. Ekadashi fasting always begins with Sunrise and mostly ends after next day Sunrise)
Please observe Ekadasi fast to grow in spiritual life. Chant 25 rounds (25×108 number) of Hare Krishna Mahamantra.
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे।
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे।।
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare
Fast Breaking Time (Paran Time) – Next day on May 28, 2026 – Between 06:18 AM to 07:59 AM for Delhi/ NCR – India, for other regions please check nearest ISKCON Temple/Centre.
(Parana means breaking the fast. Ekadashi Parana is done after sunrise on next day of Ekadashi fast. It is necessary to do Parana within Dwadashi Tithi unless Dwadashi is over before sunrise. Not doing Parana within Dwadashi is similar to an offence. Parana should not be done during Hari Vasara. One should wait for Hari Vasara to get over before breaking the fast. Hari Vasara is first one fourth duration of Dwadashi Tithi.)
In religious texts five types of Ekadashi fasting has been mentioned:
1) Nirjal (निर्जल): Fasting without water and food.
2) Jalahar (जलाहर): Fasting with only water.
3) Ksheerbhoji (क्षीरभोजी): Fasting by consuming milk or only products made of milk.
4) Phalahari (फलाहारी): Fasting on fruits only. One should consume only high class of fruits like mango, grapes, banana, almond, and pistachios etc. and should not eat leafy vegetables.
5) Naktabhoji (नक्तभोजी): Fasting by having single meal in a day just before sunset. Meal can include Sabudana, Singhada (Water Chestnut), Shakarkandi, Potatoes and Groundnuts. Grains and Pulses are prohibited. For many Kuttu Atta (BuckWheat Flour) and Samak (Millet Rice) are also staple diets during single Ekadashi meal. However validity of both items as Ekadashi food is debatable as those are considered semi-grains or pseudo grains. It is better to avoid these items during fasting.
Food has to be cooked in Ground nut oil or ghee, not soyabean oil. Sendha namak (Rock Salt) should be used, none of the masalas (Spices) to be used, unless they are grounded at home.
Description – Padmini Ekadashi falls during leaped month. Leaped month is also known as Adhika Masa, Malmas and Puroshhottam Masa. Ekadashi which falls during Gaura Paksha of Adhika Masam is known as Padmini Ekadashi. Hence no Lunar month is fixed to observe Padmini Ekadashi fasting and it is decided based on leaped month. This Ekadashi is also known as Adhika Masa Ekadashi.
