Nirjala Ekadashi 1957
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:47
- Fasting window (tithi)1957-06-07 · 19:48 → 18:17
- Parana (tithi ends)18:17
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 1957
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1957
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1957
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1957
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 1957
- Holi — 16 March 1957
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1957
- Ram Navami — 9 April 1957
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1957
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1957
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1957
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1957
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1957
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1957
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1957
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1957
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 1957
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1957
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1957
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 1957
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1957
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1957
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1957
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1957
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 1957
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1957
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1957
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1957
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1957
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1957
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