Kamika Ekadashi

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Kamika Ekadashi is a Hindu fasting day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed during the month of Shravan and believed to grant spiritual merit and the removal of sins.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kamika Ekadashi canonical 1
Pavitra Ekadashi 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ekadashi fast ⓘ
Hindu religious observance ⓘ
associatedDeityForm Vishnu as Krishna ⓘ
linked to: Krishna

Vishnu as Narayana ⓘ
linked to: Vishnu
associatedScripture Padma Purana ⓘ
Skanda Purana ⓘ
associatedWith Shravana month rituals ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
devotional service (bhakti) to Vishnu ⓘ
believedToGrant freedom from past karmic reactions ⓘ
moksha (liberation) merit ⓘ
removal of sins ⓘ
spiritual merit ⓘ
breakingFastOn Dwadashi (12th tithi) ⓘ
calendarSystem Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ
category Ekadashi in Shravana month ⓘ
Hindu fasting day ⓘ
Vishnu-related observance ⓘ
dedicatedTo Lord Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Vishnu

Vishnu ⓘ
fastingDuration sunrise to next day after sunrise in many traditions ⓘ
fastingFrom beans ⓘ
certain cereals ⓘ
grains ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
lunarDay Ekadashi (11th tithi) ⓘ
linked to: Ekadashi
narrativeContains dialogue between Krishna and Yudhishthira in some traditions ⓘ
observanceGoal attaining auspiciousness in this life and next ⓘ
pleasing Lord Vishnu ⓘ
purification of mind and body ⓘ
observanceType fasting day ⓘ
observedBy Hindus devoted to Vishnu ⓘ
Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Vaishnavism
observedDuringMonth Shravan ⓘ
linked to: Shravana
positionInCycle one of the 24 main Ekadashis ⓘ
primaryPractice chanting of Vishnu mantras ⓘ
night vigil (jagaran) ⓘ
prayer to Vishnu ⓘ
puja (worship) ⓘ
upavasa (fasting) ⓘ
recommendedFood simple sattvic food ⓘ
regionalPractice observed with temple visits in many parts of India ⓘ
religiousMeritTerm punya ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
ritualElement offering of tulsi leaves to Vishnu ⓘ
recitation of Vishnu Sahasranama in some traditions ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shravan month → associatedFestival → Kamika Ekadashi ⓘ
Shravan month → associatedFestival → Pavitra Ekadashi ⓘ
linked to: Kamika Ekadashi