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 17:02 UTC; Dwadashi ends at 10:14 UTC. Smarta: break fast after sunrise (01:09 UTC) before Dwadashi ends. Vaishnava / ISKCON: must wait until Hari Vasara ends (17:02 UTC).

• Parana window: 01:09 UTC – 10:14 UTC
• Hari Vasara ends: 17:02 UTC
• Dwadashi ends: 10:14 UTC
• Avoid sesame (til) on strict Parana days