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 14:18 UTC; Dwadashi ends at 09:49 UTC. Smarta: break fast after sunrise (00:55 UTC) before Dwadashi ends. Vaishnava / ISKCON: must wait until Hari Vasara ends (14:18 UTC).

• Parana window: 00:55 UTC – 09:49 UTC
• Hari Vasara ends: 14:18 UTC
• Dwadashi ends: 09:49 UTC
• Avoid sesame (til) on strict Parana days