Apara Ekadashi 2025: Vrat timings, puja rituals, and importance of ekadashi
TithiDate and TimeEkadashi Tithi BeginsMay 23, 2025 - 01:12 AMEkadashi Tithi EndsMay 23, 2025 - 10:29 PMParana TimeMay 24, 2025 - 05:25 AM to 08:10 AMParana Day Dwadashi End MomentMay 24, 2025 - 07:20 PMAPARA EKADASHI VRAT VIDHI AND PUJA RITUALSOn Apara Ekadashi, the believers maintain a rigorous fast and pass the day in meditation and prayers. Here's an easy step-by-step guide to the puja rituals:Early Morning Bath: Wake up early during Brahma Muhurat and take a sacred bath.Clean the Puja Area: Light a lamp using ghee or oil and keep an idol or photograph of Lord Vishnu.Offerings: Give tulsi leaves, fruits, flowers, and incense to god. Read Vishnu Sahasranama or any other Vishnu mantras.Fasting: Most people keep a nirjala vrat (fasting without water) while others consume fruits and milk. Fasting lasts until the next morning.Jagran and Bhajans: People sing bhajans and stay awake overnight.Charity: Giving clothes, food, or money to the needy is auspicious on this day.Apara Ekadashi 2025 is a spiritually uplifting day that is an opportunity for self-transformation. With genuine faith and the appropriate intentions, the holy day can bestow blessings of peace, wisdom, and bliss. Whether one keeps a strict fast or just commits the day to prayer and discipline, the key is devotion and a clean heart.
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