Today’s festivals

Festival of wealth and health — Lakshmi and Dhanvantari worship

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

Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship

• Evening Shiva puja
• Pradosh Vrat
• Shiva Tandava path

Break the Ekadashi fast during Dwadashi. Hari Vasara (first ¼ of Dwadashi) ends at 09:01 UTC; Dwadashi ends at 01:58 UTC. Smarta: break fast after sunrise (00:55 UTC) before Dwadashi ends. Vaishnava / ISKCON: must wait until Hari Vasara ends (09:01 UTC).

• Parana window: 00:55 UTC – 01:58 UTC
• Hari Vasara ends: 09:01 UTC
• Dwadashi ends: 01:58 UTC
• Avoid sesame (til) on strict Parana days