Prabodhini Ekadashi · 2025
Falls on: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Day when Lord Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending the Chaturmas period. Also known as Devuthani Ekadashi.
Dates and timings for Howrah.
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 Howrah.
How it is observed
- End of Chaturmas, Vishnu awakens from Yoga Nidra
- Auspicious activities like weddings resume
- Vishnu puja
- Tulsi Vivah
Regional calendars
Also known as: प्रबोधिनी एकादशी (Hindi) · பிரபோதினி ஏகாதசி (Tamil) · ప్రబోధిని ఏకాదశి (Telugu) · देवउठनी एकादशी (Marathi)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Aippasi 16, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 15, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 16, 1433 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 15, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Howrah. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Prabodhini Ekadashi 2025
Vishnu
- Saturday, November 1, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Sat, Nov 1, 9:12 AM – Sun, Nov 2, 7:32 AM ISTBreak the fast (Parana): Sun, Nov 2, 12:56 – 2:43 PM ISTHari Vasara lasts until 12:56 PM, past the morning, so break the fast after midday.Gauna Ekadashi (alternate): Sunday, November 2, 2025Householders (Smarta) fast on the first day. The alternate day is for sannyasis, widows and those seeking moksha, and it is also the Vaishnava fast.Break the fast (Parana): Mon, Nov 3, 5:42 – 7:57 AM IST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Prabodhini Ekadashi?
- Day when Lord Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending the Chaturmas period. Also known as Devuthani Ekadashi.
- When is Prabodhini Ekadashi 2025?
- Prabodhini Ekadashi falls on Saturday, November 1, 2025.