Varuthini Ekadashi
Protection and prosperity; charity of gold or land.
Celebrated everywhere
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday, 13 April 2026 |
| 2027 | Sunday, 2 May 2027 |
| 2028 | Thursday, 20 April 2028 |
| 2029 | Wednesday, 9 May 2029 |
| 2030 | Sunday, 28 April 2030 |
| 2031 | Thursday, 17 April 2031 |
Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.
When it falls
11th day of the waning moon, in Chaitra. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
The story
King Mandhata is said to have found liberation by keeping this vow, and the katha says that fasting on it gives the merit of giving gold or land in charity.
How it is kept
Devotees fast, worship Vishnu, avoid sleeping in the day and give food or clothes to the needy.
Common questions
When is Varuthini Ekadashi in 2027?
In 2027, Varuthini Ekadashi falls on Sunday, 2 May 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Varuthini Ekadashi decided?
11th day of the waning moon, in Chaitra. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
How is Varuthini Ekadashi kept?
Devotees fast, worship Vishnu, avoid sleeping in the day and give food or clothes to the needy.
Other festivals nearby
Open the Muhurtha app to see Varuthini Ekadashi for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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