Indira Ekadashi · 2025
Falls on: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Ekadashi during Pitru Paksha, observed to free ancestors from suffering and grant them peace.
Dates and timings for Patna.
Why this date
Smarta rule: the fast is kept on the day Ekadashi is current at both Arunodaya (96 minutes before sunrise) and sunrise in Patna.
How it is observed
- Vishnu puja
- Tarpan for ancestors
Regional calendars
Also known as: इंदिरा एकादशी (Hindi) · இந்திரா ஏகாதசி (Tamil) · ఇందిరా ఏకాదశి (Telugu)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Bhadrapada · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Ashwin · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Purattasi 1, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Bhadro 31, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Aswina 1, 1433 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Kanni 1, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Patna. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Indira Ekadashi 2025
Vishnu
- Wednesday, September 17, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: 12:22 AM – 11:40 PM ISTBreak the fast (Parana): Thu, Sep 18, 5:36 – 8:03 AM ISTWithin Dwadashi, which ends 11:25 PM, in the morning.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Indira Ekadashi?
- Ekadashi during Pitru Paksha, observed to free ancestors from suffering and grant them peace.
- When is Indira Ekadashi 2025?
- Indira Ekadashi falls on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.