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 12:04 UTC; Dwadashi ends at 04:01 UTC. Smarta: break fast after sunrise (00:59 UTC) before Dwadashi ends. Vaishnava / ISKCON: must wait until Hari Vasara ends (12:04 UTC).

• Parana window: 00:59 UTC – 04:01 UTC
• Hari Vasara ends: 12:04 UTC
• Dwadashi ends: 04:01 UTC
• Avoid sesame (til) on strict Parana days