When is Kamada Ekadashi in 2026?

Kamada Ekadashi falls on Sunday, 29 March 2026, on the Ekadashi tithi of the Shukla Paksha of Chaitra. The fast is broken on Monday 30 March within the parana window.

What is the significance of Kamada Ekadashi?

“Kamada” means wish-fulfilling. The Varaha Purana says a cursed Gandharva couple regained their divine forms through the merit of this Ekadashi, and it fulfils heartfelt desires.

How is the Ekadashi fast kept?

From sunrise on Ekadashi, grains, rice and pulses are set aside. The day is spent in Vishnu worship, japa and charity, ideally with a night vigil (jagran), and the fast is broken only the next morning on Dwadashi within the parana window.

When exactly should the fast be broken?

On Dwadashi tithi, within the parana window and only after the Ekadashi tithi has ended. Breaking it too early, or after Dwadashi has passed, is considered inauspicious.

Can the date differ by region?

Yes. A tithi begins and ends at a precise moment, and the vrat is kept on the day the Ekadashi tithi is current at sunrise. Because that moment falls at different clock times across India, regional calendars can differ by a day.

Kamada Ekadashi 2026

Sunday, 29 March 2026 · Shukla Paksha, Ekadashi tithi — Fulfils heartfelt desires.

Shukla PakshaChaitra monthParana on DwadashiGrain-free vrat

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Date

29 March 2026

Day

Sunday

Paksha

Shukla

Tithi

Ekadashi

Lunar month

Chaitra

From today

190 days ago

Vrat & Parana timing

Ekadashi is fasted through the tithi and broken the next morning on Dwadashi within the parana window. The times below are for New Delhi and indicative — confirm the exact tithi and parana for your city on the Panchang.

Vishnu Vrat

Kamada Ekadashi

Sunday, 29 March 2026

Parana · fast-breaking

06:06 AM – 08:12 AM

Duration

2h 06m

Fasting window

Sunrise 29 Mar → 06:06 AM, 30 Mar

Fast

grain-free

Ekadashi Tithi begins03:14 AM, Sun 29 Mar

Ekadashi Tithi ends05:38 AM, Mon 30 Mar

Times are for New Delhi and shift with your location. Check the day's Panchang for your city.

How the vrat is kept

A simple four-step observance, from the dawn sankalp to breaking the fast on Dwadashi.

Sankalp & snan

Rise before dawn, bathe, and vow (sankalp) to keep the fast with a steady, pure mind.

Vishnu puja

Worship Lord Vishnu with tulsi, flowers, incense and a ghee lamp; offer fruit and panchamrit.

Fast & jaap

Set aside grains and pulses. Pass the day in chanting, katha and charity, and hold the night vigil.

Parana

Break the fast on Dwadashi morning within the prescribed window, after feeding the needy.

The next morning — Parana

The vrat is completed only when it is broken correctly: on Dwadashi tithi, within the parana window and after Ekadashi has ended. In 2026 the parana for Kamada Ekadashi falls the morning after Sunday, 29 March 2026, in New Delhi.