Papamochini Ekadashi
पापमोचिनी एकादशी
The Ekadashi of the dark half of Chaitra, kept to be free of past wrongs.
Also called: Papmochani Ekadashi
When is Papamochini Ekadashi?
Friday, April 2, 2027In 150 days
Chaitra 19, 2083
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna 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 Papamochini Ekadashi is
Papamochini Ekadashi is the eleventh day of the dark fortnight of Chaitra. The name means the one who frees from wrong. The Puranas tell of the sage Medhavi and the apsara Manjughosha, both freed from a curse by 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.
Papamochini Ekadashi in the coming years
- 2026Sunday, March 15, 2026Chaitra 1, 2082
- 2027Friday, April 2, 2027Chaitra 19, 2083
- 2028Tuesday, March 21, 2028Chaitra 8, 2084
- 2029Saturday, March 10, 2029Falgun 26, 2085
- 2030Friday, March 29, 2030Chaitra 15, 2086
- 2031Wednesday, March 19, 2031Chaitra 5, 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 Papamochini 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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