Today’s festivals

Festival of wealth and health — Lakshmi and Dhanvantari worship

• Gold/silver/utensil purchase
• Lakshmi puja
• Yama Deepak outside home

Break the Ekadashi fast during Dwadashi. Hari Vasara (first ¼ of Dwadashi) ends at 13:45 UTC; Dwadashi ends at 05:55 UTC. Smarta: break fast after sunrise (00:59 UTC) before Dwadashi ends. Vaishnava / ISKCON: must wait until Hari Vasara ends (13:45 UTC).

• Parana window: 00:59 UTC – 05:55 UTC
• Hari Vasara ends: 13:45 UTC
• Dwadashi ends: 05:55 UTC
• Avoid sesame (til) on strict Parana days