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 09:56 UTC; Dwadashi ends at 04:49 UTC. Smarta: break fast after sunrise (01:06 UTC) before Dwadashi ends. Vaishnava / ISKCON: must wait until Hari Vasara ends (09:56 UTC).

• Parana window: 01:06 UTC – 04:49 UTC
• Hari Vasara ends: 09:56 UTC
• Dwadashi ends: 04:49 UTC
• Avoid sesame (til) on strict Parana days