Nirjala Ekadashi 1983
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)1983-06-20 · 10:26 → 10:14
- Parana (tithi ends)10:14
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 1983
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1983
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1983
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 1983
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 1983
- Holi — 29 March 1983
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 1983
- Ram Navami — 21 April 1983
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1983
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 1983
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 1983
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1983
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1983
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1983
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1983
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 1983
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 1983
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 1983
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1983
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1983
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1983
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1983
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1983
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1983
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1983
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 1983
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1983
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 1983
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1983
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1983
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1983
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