Nirjala Ekadashi 1916
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:49
- Fasting window (tithi)1916-06-11 · 17:02 → 15:25
- Parana (tithi ends)15:25
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Nirjala Ekadashi puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaNirjala Ekadashi — Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Nirjala Ekadashi kept without water?
It falls in Jyeshtha, the hottest month, and giving up water when the body most needs it is the offering. Keeping this one waterless fast is said to give the merit of all twenty-four Ekadashis of the year.
Why is it called Bhima Ekadashi?
Because the sage Vyasa told Bhima, who could not fast on every Ekadashi, that he could keep this single day in place of them all — so it also carries his name, Bhimseni or Bhima Ekadashi.
When is the fast broken?
At dawn the next day, within the Dwadashi parana window, after a bath and dana. The parana should not be delayed past the window; the exact time depends on the tithi's end.
Other major festivals in 1916
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1916
- Vasant Panchami — 8 February 1916
- Maha Shivaratri — 2 March 1916
- Holika Dahan — 19 March 1916
- Holi — 20 March 1916
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 3 April 1916
- Ram Navami — 11 April 1916
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 1916
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 1916
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 1916
- Nag Panchami — 4 August 1916
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 1916
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 1916
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 1916
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 1916
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 1916
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 1916
- Sharad Navratri begins — 28 September 1916
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 1916
- Maha Navami — 5 October 1916
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 6 October 1916
- Karwa Chauth — 14 October 1916
- Dhanteras — 24 October 1916
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 1916
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 26 October 1916
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 1916
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 1916
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 1916
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 1916
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 1916
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