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 10:45 UTC; Dwadashi ends at 04:00 UTC. Smarta: break fast after sunrise (00:57 UTC) before Dwadashi ends. Vaishnava / ISKCON: must wait until Hari Vasara ends (10:45 UTC).

• Parana window: 00:57 UTC – 04:00 UTC
• Hari Vasara ends: 10:45 UTC
• Dwadashi ends: 04:00 UTC
• Avoid sesame (til) on strict Parana days