Ekadasi -- a fasting day observed twice a month for increasing remembrance of Lord Krishna.
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EKADASI: Eleventh day of the Hindu lunar fortnight. Click here for a discourse on the significance of Ekadasi.
Fast on Ekadasi (11th day of the Hindu lunar fortnight) or live on milk and fruits only. Christians must fast on alternate Sundays, Muslims on alternate Fridays, and Parsis on a suitable day every fortnight.
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The eleventh day of either fortnight, Ekadasi, is one of the more important dates for fasting. According to 'Skanda Purana' fasting on Ekadasi serves as a preventive medicine. This is of most relevance during Chaturmas, the three months of monsoon.
It is a practice that continues to this date at the Moola Brindavana Matha at Mantralayam with approximately 4000-5000 people being fed here everyday. While the Brindavana is open on all days of the year, no food is served on Ekadasi, Solar Eclipse, ...
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