Ekadasi
Ekadasi is the eleventh lunar day (Tithi) of the shukla (bright) or krishna (dark) paksha (fortnight) respectively, of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar (Panchang). In Hinduism and Jainism, it is considered spiritually beneficial to observe an (ideally waterless) fast from sunset on the day prior to ekadasi until 48 minutes after sunrise on the day following ekadasi.| Hinduism | Hindu festivals | Hindu calendar |
| Pongal | Holi | Ugadi | Rama Navami | Krishna Jayanti | Onam |
| Ganesha Chaturthi | Vijayadasami | Diwali | Thaipusam |
| Sacred Days: Maha Shivratri | Ekadasi | Vaikunta Ekadasi |