Nirjala Ekadashi 1982
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:44
- Fasting window (tithi)1982-06-01 · 13:14 → 14:04
- Parana (tithi ends)14:04
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 1982
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1982
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 1982
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1982
- Holika Dahan — 9 March 1982
- Holi — 10 March 1982
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 1982
- Ram Navami — 2 April 1982
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 1982
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 23 June 1982
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1982
- Nag Panchami — 25 July 1982
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1982
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1982
- Hartalika Teej — 21 August 1982
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 22 August 1982
- Anant Chaturdashi — 2 September 1982
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 October 1982
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 1982
- Durga Ashtami — 25 October 1982
- Maha Navami — 26 October 1982
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 October 1982
- Karwa Chauth — 4 November 1982
- Dhanteras — 13 November 1982
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 14 November 1982
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 15 November 1982
- Govardhan Puja — 16 November 1982
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 1982
- Chhath Puja — 22 November 1982
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 30 November 1982
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 30 November 1982
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