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 10:30 UTC; Dwadashi ends at 02:29 UTC. Smarta: break fast after sunrise (01:02 UTC) before Dwadashi ends. Vaishnava / ISKCON: must wait until Hari Vasara ends (10:30 UTC).

• Parana window: 01:02 UTC – 02:29 UTC
• Hari Vasara ends: 10:30 UTC
• Dwadashi ends: 02:29 UTC
• Avoid sesame (til) on strict Parana days