Overview
- DrikPanchang lists the Ekadashi tithi from 3:17 pm on January 13 to 5:52 pm on January 14, with parana on January 15 in the morning window roughly between 7:10 am and 9:24 am, to be done within Dwadashi and not during Hari Vasara.
- Observers are guided to the six sesame practices central to the day: til-snan, til-ubtan, til-havan, til-tarpan, til-bhojan, and til-daan.
- Standard fasting rules apply by avoiding all grains and pulses, with phalahar such as milk, fruits, and nuts permitted for those not on a full fast.
- Because Sankranti customs include rice dishes and rice donations prohibited on Ekadashi, some devotees plan Sankranti-linked charity on the next morning’s Udaya Tithi.
- Astrology guidance cited by News18 advises against donating grains, iron, salt, tamasic foods, sharp objects, or oil, and permits sesame, jaggery, peanuts, seasonal produce, fasting flours, and ghee, noting a Sankranti punya period in the morning.