Nirjala Ekadashi 1953
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:08
- Sunset18:51
- Fasting window (tithi)1953-06-22 · 10:22 → 11:23
- Parana (tithi ends)11:23
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 1953
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1953
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1953
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 1953
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1953
- Holi — 1 March 1953
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1953
- Ram Navami — 23 March 1953
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1953
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 1953
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1953
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 1953
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1953
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1953
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 1953
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 1953
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1953
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1953
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 1953
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1953
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1953
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 1953
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1953
- Dhanteras — 4 November 1953
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 1953
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 1953
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 1953
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 1953
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1953
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1953
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1953
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