Festivals · Madhya Pradesh
Shattila Ekadashi parana time 2027 in Ujjain
Smarta
- Date
- Tuesday, 2 February 2027
- Tithi
- Krishna Ekadashi
- Parana (breaking the fast)
- 3 Feb 7:06 am – 3 Feb 1:50 pm
Computed by Astrovarg's engine for Ujjain (Asia/Kolkata), Lahiri ayanamsha, from the sunrise there.
About
Shattila Ekadashi is the Ekadashi of the waning moon in Magha, as calendars in the north name the month; calendars whose months end at the new moon call it Pausha Krishna Ekadashi. Its name means "six sesames": the Padma Purana names six uses of sesame on this day, in the bath, on the body, in the fire, in water, in gifts and in food. People fast, give sesame, and break the fast on the Dvadashi in the Parana window.
How Shattila Ekadashi is observed, what is needed, and the katha
Questions
Which day is Shattila Ekadashi this year?
It is kept on the day computed for your city, the date shown at the top of this page. When the Ekadashi holds at two sunrises, Smarta and Vaishnava calendars can keep different days.
What are the six uses of sesame?
The Padma Purana names them: bathing with sesame, rubbing a sesame paste on the body, offering sesame into the fire, drinking water with sesame, giving sesame, and eating it.
Is it linked to Makar Sankranti's sesame customs?
Both fall in the cold season and both give sesame a central place: the Nirnaya Sindhu gives sesame baths and gifts at Makara Sankranti too. They are separate observances, on separate days.
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