Week 52 |
Friday. 25 December, 2020 | |
12:00 am |
Vaikunta EkadasiVaikunta Ekadasi - Dec 25th (Friday) According to the Vishnu Purana, fasting on Vaikunta Ekadashi is equivalent to fasting on the remaining 23 Ekadashis of the (Hindu) year. Fasting on Ekadashi is considered holier than any other religious observation. It is said that Vishnu opened the gate of Vaikuntam (his abode) for two demons in spite of their being against him. They also asked for the boon that whoever listens to their story and sees the image of Vishnu coming out of the door (called Dwaram), called Vaikunth Dwaram, will reach Vaikuntam as well. At Chinmaya Vrindavan, we will also have a special Dwaram on Vaikunta Ekadasi Temples all over India make a door kind of structure on this day for devotees to walk through. |