July
Devshayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi Ekadashi)
देवशयनी एकादशी (आषाढ़ी एकादशी)
25 July 2026
About this festival
Ekadashi marking Lord Vishnu's sleep
भगवान विष्णु की निद्रा का चिन्ह एकादशी
Key significance
- Fasting
- Chaturmas fasting period begins
- limiting travel
How to observe
- Begin the day with sankalp and short prayer.
- Include: Fasting.
- Include: Chaturmas fasting period begins.
- Include: limiting travel.
- Conclude with gratitude, prasad, and positive resolve.
July guidance
Shravana devotion, vrata discipline, and Shiva-Vishnu bhakti.
- Rudra/naam japa
- Fasting with health awareness
- Offerings with simplicity