Kamada Ekadashi
कामदा एकादशी
The Ekadashi of the bright half of Chaitra, kept for the fulfilment of wishes.
When is Kamada Ekadashi?
Saturday, April 17, 2027In 165 days
Baisakh 4, 2084
Tithi: Chaitra 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 Kamada Ekadashi is
Kamada Ekadashi is the eleventh day of the bright fortnight of Chaitra, the Ekadashi that follows Ram Navami. Kamada means giver of what is wished for. The Puranas tell of the gandharva Lalit, freed from a curse when his wife Lalita kept 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.
Kamada Ekadashi in the coming years
- 2026Sunday, March 29, 2026Chaitra 15, 2082
- 2027Saturday, April 17, 2027Baisakh 4, 2084
- 2028Wednesday, April 5, 2028Chaitra 23, 2084
- 2029Tuesday, April 24, 2029 (Smarta)Baisakh 11, 2086
- 2029Wednesday, April 25, 2029 (Vaishnava)Baisakh 12, 2086
- 2030Sunday, April 14, 2030Baisakh 1, 2087
- 2031Thursday, April 3, 2031Chaitra 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 Kamada 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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