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Kamika Ekadashi 2025: Check shubh muhurat, puja vidhi, date, tithi and other key details
Kamika Ekadashi, a sacred Hindu observance dedicated to Lord Vishnu, falls on July 21, 2025. Observing a fast on this day is believed to be highly meritorious, equivalent to performing a thousand Ashwamedha Yajnas. Devotees engage in rituals like chanting Vishnu Sahasranama, reading the Kamika Ekadashi Vrat Katha, and offering prayers to seek divine blessings and cleanse sins.
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Date and tithi timings
Ekadashi Tithi Starts: July 20, 2025, at 12:12 PM
Ekadashi Tithi Ends: July 21, 2025, at 9:38 AM
Parana (fast breaking) Time: July 22, 2025, from 6:06 AM to 7:05 AM
Dwadashi ends: July 22, 2025, at 7:05 AM
Why Kamika Ekadashi is so special
Kamika Ekadashi 2025: Key practices include
Chanting the Vishnu Sahasranama (the thousand names of Vishnu)
Reading the Kamika Ekadashi Vrat Katha (fasting story)
Offering flowers, lighting lamps, and incense sticks
Performing Aarti in the evening with devotional songs and hymns
Types of fasting on Kamika Ekadashi
Nirjala Vrat: The strictest form, where devotees abstain from both food and water.
Phalahar Vrat: A milder version, where only fruits, milk, and water are consumed.
Kamika Ekadashi , considered one of the holiest days in the Hindu calendar, will be observed this year on Monday, July 21, 2025. It falls during the Krishna Paksha (waning phase of the moon) in the month of Shravan and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Devotees across the country observe the day with great reverence and per the Hindu tradition, since the tithi overlaps sunrise on July 21, that's the day the fast (vrat) will be Ekadashi is much more than a routine religious observance. Its significance is underscored in ancient scriptures like the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, where Lord Krishna tells Yudhishthira that merely hearing about the virtues of this Ekadashi can cleanse one of sins and lead them closer to moksha (liberation).Observing a fast on this day is said to carry the same spiritual merit as performing 1,000 Ashwamedha Yajnas—an elaborate Vedic ritual once reserved for kings. Devotees believe that fasting on Kamika Ekadashi not only absolves sins but also invites divine grace and day begins early, ideally during Brahma Muhurta, when devotees bathe and prepare a clean altar for worship. Many visit temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu, while others worship at are various ways to observe the fast, depending on one's capacity and spiritual discipline:
