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Vrat · Kartik Krishna Ekadashi

Rama Ekadashi 2026

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Thursday 5 November 2026 · in 5 days

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Rama Ekadashi is the last Ekadashi before Diwali. It carries one of Lakshmi's names, Rama, and many homes keep it as the quiet start of the festival days.

Parana muhurat6:36 AM to 8:47 AM

On 6 November, after sunrise and Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends. Ekadashi runs from 11:04 AM on 4 Nov to 10:36 AM on 5 Nov.

Delhi · times in IST

Pujas for Rama Ekadashi, in order

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाMorning, after bath

Vishnu is worshipped as the one who keeps the world in order, with tulsi and yellow flowers.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
  • Incense
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves and yellow flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवायom namo bhagavate vasudevaya
Aarti: Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥

जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥

मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥

तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥

तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥

दीन बन्धु दुःख हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥

विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥

Add your own deity

Many families also worship their own deity on a festival day. Each one opens a full guide with steps, mantra and aarti.

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाMorning, after bath

Vishnu is worshipped as the one who keeps the world in order, with tulsi and yellow flowers.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
  • Incense
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves and yellow flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवायom namo bhagavate vasudevaya
Aarti: Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥

जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥

मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥

तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥

तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥

दीन बन्धु दुःख हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥

विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥

Add your own deity

Many families also worship their own deity on a festival day. Each one opens a full guide with steps, mantra and aarti.

Other mantras for the day

  • ॐ क्ष्रौं नमो नरसिंहाय om kshraum namo narasimhaya

Rama Ekadashi 2026: date and timings

Date
Thursday 5 November 2026
Tithi
Kartik Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
11:04 AM, 4 November
Ekadashi ends
10:36 AM, 5 November
Parana (breaking the fast)
6:36 AM to 8:47 AM (6 November)
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
5:33 PM

Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.

Other years

Rama Ekadashi 2027: date and timings

Date
Monday 25 October 2027
Tithi
Kartik Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
5:41 AM, 25 October
Ekadashi ends
3:23 AM, 26 October
Parana (breaking the fast)
8:48 AM to 10:57 AM (26 October)
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
5:42 PM

How to observe

  1. Eat a light meal before sunset on Dashami, the day before.
  2. Keep Ekadashi free of grains and rice, taking fruit and milk, or keep it nirjala if that is your choice. People with health conditions, pregnant women, the elderly and children can keep it with fruit and water instead.
  3. Worship Vishnu and Lakshmi with tulsi, a ghee lamp and flowers.
  4. Spend the evening in bhajan or in quietly reciting Vishnu's names.
  5. Break the fast on Dwadashi morning within the parana time shown on this page.

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About Rama Ekadashi

Rama Ekadashi falls on the eleventh day of the waning moon in Kartik, by the purnimanta reckoning used in North India, about four days before Diwali. Rama here is not the prince of Ayodhya but a name of Lakshmi, so the day is kept for Vishnu together with his consort. For many families it is the first quiet step into the festival season: the house is being cleaned, lamps are being readied, and this fast comes before the bustle of Dhanteras and Diwali.

The story, as Krishna tells it to Yudhishthira, is about Chandrabhaga, daughter of King Muchukunda, and her husband Shobhan. In Muchukunda's kingdom everyone kept the Ekadashi fast. Shobhan was frail and the fast was hard for him, yet he kept it, and the story says he left his body that night. He was given a shining city on Mount Mandarachala, but it was not lasting. Chandrabhaga, who had kept Ekadashi since childhood, offered the merit of her own fasts, the city became steady, and the two were together again. The story is remembered for its picture of a faithful partnership and of a practice shared between two people.

The fast follows the usual Ekadashi pattern. On Dashami evening a light meal is taken before sunset. On Ekadashi there are no grains or rice; fruit, milk and water are taken, or the day is kept nirjala, without water, by those who choose it. Vishnu is worshipped with tulsi leaves, and many place Lakshmi beside him with a lamp and white or yellow flowers. The evening is often spent in bhajan, and some keep a night vigil.

The fast is broken the next morning, on Dwadashi, after Hari Vasara (the first quarter of Dwadashi) has passed, within the parana time shown above. A simple meal, often shared with someone else first, closes the day.

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