Padmini Ekadashi
पद्मिनी एकादशी
The Ekadashi of the bright half of an extra month, which comes about once in three years.
When is Padmini Ekadashi?
Monday, March 26, 2029In 874 days
Chaitra 13, 2085
Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi of an extra (adhik) month. 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 Padmini Ekadashi is
About every three years an extra lunar month is added, so that the lunar year keeps pace with the solar one. It is called Adhik Mas or Purushottam Mas and is given to the worship of Lord Vishnu. Padmini Ekadashi is the Ekadashi of its bright fortnight.
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.
Padmini Ekadashi in the coming years
- 2026Wednesday, May 27, 2026Jestha 13, 2083
- 2029Monday, March 26, 2029Chaitra 13, 2085
- 2031Thursday, August 28, 2031Bhadra 11, 2088
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 Padmini Ekadashi?
See what Pandit Ji offers and the days he has open. He confirms the day and the muhurta with you.
See all services