Nirjala Ekadashi 2007
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:09
- Sunset18:52
- Fasting window (tithi)2007-06-25 · 12:50 → 15:03
- Parana (tithi ends)15:03
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 2007
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2007
- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 2007
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 2007
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 2007
- Holi — 4 March 2007
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 2007
- Ram Navami — 26 March 2007
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 2007
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 2007
- Guru Purnima — 30 July 2007
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2007
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2007
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 2007
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 2007
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2007
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 2007
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 2007
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2007
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 2007
- Maha Navami — 20 October 2007
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 2007
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 2007
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2007
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 2007
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 2007
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 2007
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 2007
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 2007
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 2007
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 2007
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