Ekadashi

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title: Ekadashi
text: Ekadashi is the eleventh lunar day (tithi) of the waxing and waning lunar cycles in a Vedic calendar month. Ekadashi is popularly observed within Vaishnavism one of the major paths within Sanatan Dharma. Followers offer their worship to the god Vishnu by fasting or just symbolically; the idea was always to receive self-discipline and the benefits of fasting and it was connected to the way of life via Sanatam Dharma practices. In Hinduism, the primary purpose of fasting on Ekadashi is to gain con
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description: Eleventh day of the lunar fortnight
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date created: 2006-02-12T14:32:16Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T11:04:39Z
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