Devshayani Ekadashi
15 June 2016 is Devshayani Ekadashi Ekadashi Tithi Begins = 00:14am on 15/Jul/2016 Ekadashi Tithi Ends = 02:08am on 16/Jul/2016 On 16th, Parana Time = 08:29 to 08:50 On Parana Day Hari Vasara End Moment = 08:29 The fasting time is Sunrise on15/Jul/2016 to 8.29am on 16/Jul/2016 The Ashadha Shukla Paksha Ekadashi, according to Hindu calender, is known as Devshayani Ekadashi or Padma Ekadashi or Ashadi Ekadashi or Hari Shayani Ekadashi. Lord Vishnu goes to sleep on this day and wakes up after four months on Prabodhini Ekadashi, also known as Devuthani ekadashi or Devutthan ekadashi. Devshayani Ekadashi comes just after famous Jagannath Rathyatra and normally falls in June end or early July as per English calendar. A holy period of four months - Chaturmas - in Hindu calendar, starts from this day. 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 ...