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Devshayani Ekadashi 2027 in New Delhi

Devshayani Ekadashi in New Delhi
Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi at sunrise
Sunrise 5:32 AM · Sunset 7:21 PM
Avoid Rahu Kaal 12:26 PM – 2:10 PM

Devshayani Ekadashi, on the eleventh day of the bright half of Ashadha, is when Lord Vishnu is said to enter his four-month yogic sleep on the cosmic serpent Shesh Naag. It begins Chaturmas, a season of prayer and simple living, and is also called Ashadhi or Padma Ekadashi; in Maharashtra it is the day of the great Pandharpur wari to Lord Vitthal.

When
Puja in the morning and evening of Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi; break the fast the next morning after sunrise within the parana window in your city's panchang, avoiding Hari Vasar.
Fast
Keep a grain-free fast (no rice, wheat, lentils) from sunrise to the next morning, with fruit, milk and vrat foods, or nirjala if you are used to it; if you are pregnant, unwell, elderly or diabetic, consult your doctor; a phalahar fast is fine.

King Mandhata and the return of the rains

Long ago, a good and truthful king named Mandhata ruled a happy kingdom. But once, for three years in a row, not a drop of rain fell. Crops failed, wells dried up and people suffered. The king was deeply troubled, because he could not think what wrong had been done. He went into the forest with a few companions to seek guidance and reached the ashram of the sage Angira, Brahma's son. The king bowed and asked how his people could be relieved. The sage listened kindly and advised him to observe the Ekadashi of the bright half of Ashadha, called Padma or Devshayani Ekadashi, with devotion, together with all his people, and to worship Lord Vishnu sincerely. The king returned and did just that. The whole kingdom fasted, prayed and remembered Vishnu with a pure heart. Soon the clouds gathered, the rain poured down and the fields turned green again. Joy returned to the land. This is also the day Vishnu goes to rest in the ocean of milk, until he wakes on Dev Uthani Ekadashi four months later. The story reminds us that when a community comes together in prayer and discipline, hope returns, just like the monsoon after a long, dry wait.

बहुत पहले मान्धाता नाम के एक अच्छे और सच्चे राजा का सुखी राज्य था। पर एक बार लगातार तीन साल तक एक बूँद बारिश नहीं हुई। फसलें सूख गईं, कुएँ खाली हो गए और प्रजा दुखी हो गई। राजा बहुत परेशान थे क्योंकि उन्हें समझ नहीं आ रहा था कि क्या गलती हुई है। वे कुछ साथियों के साथ मार्गदर्शन की तलाश में जंगल गए और ब्रह्मा जी के पुत्र अंगिरा ऋषि के आश्रम पहुँचे। राजा ने प्रणाम करके पूछा कि उनकी प्रजा का दुख कैसे दूर हो। ऋषि ने प्रेम से उनकी बात सुनी और सलाह दी कि आषाढ़ शुक्ल पक्ष की एकादशी, जिसे पद्मा या देवशयनी एकादशी कहते हैं, का व्रत पूरी श्रद्धा से अपनी सारी प्रजा के साथ करें और भगवान विष्णु की सच्चे मन से पूजा करें। राजा ने लौटकर ऐसा ही किया। पूरे राज्य ने व्रत रखा, प्रार्थना की और शुद्ध मन से विष्णु को याद किया। जल्द ही बादल घिर आए, जमकर बारिश हुई और खेत फिर से हरे हो गए। धरती पर खुशी लौट आई। यही वह दिन भी है जब भगवान विष्णु क्षीर सागर में शेषनाग पर विश्राम करने जाते हैं और चार महीने बाद देवउठनी एकादशी पर जागते हैं। यह कथा याद दिलाती है कि जब समाज मिलकर प्रार्थना और संयम करता है, तो आशा लौट आती है, जैसे लंबे इंतज़ार के बाद बरसात आती है।

What you need

Puja, step by step

  1. The evening before, eat a light satvik dinner without grains after sunset if you can.
  2. On Ekadashi, bathe early and take a sankalp to keep the fast.
  3. Place Lord Vishnu's picture on a yellow cloth and light the diya and incense.
  4. Offer chandan, akshat, yellow flowers and tulsi leaves (pluck tulsi the day before, as it is not picked on Ekadashi).
  5. Offer panchamrit, fruits and phalahar bhog.
  6. Read or listen to the Devshayani Ekadashi katha and chant 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya'.
  7. In the evening, do aarti and, if your family does so, lay the deity's picture down to rest or cover it with a soft cloth.
  8. Make a small Chaturmas resolution, such as daily prayer, reading the Gita, or giving up one indulgence until Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
  9. Break the fast the next morning (Dwadashi) after sunrise, within the parana time.

Scroll scripture, not noise

Get reminded the evening before, with the katha and puja steps in the app. The Gita, Ramayana, Kabir, Upanishads and more: 4,596 verses, plus panchang, japa and festival reminders.

Devshayani Ekadashi dates by city

City20262027
Dubai, UAESaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Abu Dhabi, UAESaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Sharjah, UAESaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Doha, QatarSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Muscat, OmanSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Kuwait City, KuwaitSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Manama, BahrainSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
London, UKFriday, 24 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Leicester, UKFriday, 24 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Birmingham, UKFriday, 24 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Manchester, UKFriday, 24 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
New York, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Edison, NJ, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Boston, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Washington DC, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Atlanta, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Chicago, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Houston, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Dallas, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Phoenix, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
San Francisco Bay Area, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Los Angeles, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Seattle, USAFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Toronto, CanadaFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Vancouver, CanadaFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Calgary, CanadaFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
Sydney, AustraliaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Melbourne, AustraliaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Perth, AustraliaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Singapore, SingaporeSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Kathmandu, NepalSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Nairobi, KenyaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Durban, South AfricaFriday, 24 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Port Louis, MauritiusSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Suva, FijiSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Port of Spain, TrinidadFriday, 24 July 2026Tuesday, 13 July 2027
New Delhi, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Mumbai, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Bengaluru, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Chennai, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Kolkata, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Hyderabad, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Ahmedabad, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Pune, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Jaipur, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Lucknow, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Varanasi, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Patna, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Chandigarh, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Indore, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Bhopal, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Surat, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Kochi, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027
Guwahati, IndiaSaturday, 25 July 2026Wednesday, 14 July 2027