Bhima Ekadashi
भीमा एकादशी
The Ekadashi of the bright half of Magh, also called Jaya Ekadashi.
Also called: Jaya Ekadashi
When is Bhima Ekadashi?
Wednesday, February 17, 2027In 106 days
Falgun 5, 2083
Tithi: Magh Shukla Ekadashi. Households (Smarta) keep the day Ekadashi stands at sunrise in Nepal, and Vaishnavas the last day it stands at dawn. Where the two differ, Nepal's patro gives both days.
See this day on the patroWhat Bhima Ekadashi is
Bhima Ekadashi is the eleventh day of the bright fortnight of Magh, in the month of the Swasthani fast. It is also called Jaya Ekadashi. The Puranas tell of Malyavan and Pushpavati, cursed to wander as ghosts, who were freed by keeping this fast.
How families keep it
Those who keep the fast eat no grain or pulses that day; many take only fruit, milk and roots, and some take nothing at all. Lord Vishnu is worshipped with tulsi leaves, and the fast is broken the next morning, on Dwadashi.
Bhima Ekadashi in the coming years
- 2026Thursday, January 29, 2026Magh 15, 2082
- 2027Wednesday, February 17, 2027Falgun 5, 2083
- 2028Sunday, February 6, 2028 (Smarta)Magh 23, 2084
- 2028Monday, February 7, 2028 (Vaishnava)Magh 24, 2084
- 2029Friday, January 26, 2029Magh 13, 2085
- 2030Thursday, February 14, 2030Falgun 2, 2086
- 2031Monday, February 3, 2031Magh 20, 2087
Each date is the day Nepal keeps the festival. Nepal publishes its patro one year at a time, so a date further ahead can move by a day when that year's patro comes out. For a ceremony, Pandit Ji confirms the day and the muhurta.
Planning a puja for Bhima Ekadashi?
See what Pandit Ji offers and the days he has open. He confirms the day and the muhurta with you.
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