Overview
- Mainstream panchang sites, including Drik Panchang and outlets citing it, list the Ekadashi tithi as beginning on Friday, July 10, 2026 and running into July 11, 2026.
- Some Vaishnav and other community traditions observe the vrat on Saturday, July 11, which has created public confusion about which day to keep the fast.
- Published muhurat schedules place puja windows on July 10 and give the prescribed Parana (fast‑breaking) window on July 11 in the early to mid afternoon, roughly between 1:50 PM and 4:37 PM as reported by multiple panchangs.
- Practical observance guidance across outlets stresses waking before dawn for a holy bath and puja to Lord Vishnu, following Ekadashi dietary rules (satvik foods, avoid grains, onion and garlic) and breaking the fast only during the Dwadashi Parana selected for your tradition.
- The festival’s spiritual claims trace to texts such as the Brahma Vaivarta Purana and devotional sources that attribute large merit to the vrat, but coverage and priests advise devotees to follow their local panchang or priest when dates or muhurats differ.