Tithi 11 · Krishna Pakshaतिथि

Krishna Ekadashi

एकादशी

Vishnu — Krishna-paksha Ekadashi, often stricter.

Presiding deity

Vishnu

Category

Nanda

Joyful, supportive — good for celebration, gifts, new clothes, art.

Tithi number

11 of 15 in Krishna Paksha

Also known as

Utpanna Ekadashi (Margashirsha Krishna) · Kamika Ekadashi (Ashadha Krishna)

Tithi character

Krishna Ekadashis are observed with the same fast as Shukla. Ashadha Krishna Ekadashi is Kamika Ekadashi; Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi is Utpanna Ekadashi (the origin of all Ekadashi vrats).

Auspicious for

  • ✓Vishnu sankalpa
  • ✓Spiritual fasting
  • ✓Mantra japa

Traditionally avoided

  • ✗Grains, beans, onion, garlic (Ekadashi vrat)