Kamika Ekadashi

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Ekadashi fast Hindu religious observance

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.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Pavitra Ekadashi	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ekadashi fast ⓘ Hindu religious observance ⓘ
associatedDeityForm	Vishnu as Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu as Narayana NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedScripture	Padma Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Shravana month rituals ⓘ Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Ekadashi in Shravana month ⓘ Hindu fasting day ⓘ Vishnu-related observance ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Lord Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ
fastingDuration	sunrise to next day after sunrise in many traditions ⓘ
fastingFrom	beans ⓘ certain cereals ⓘ grains ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
lunarDay	Ekadashi (11th tithi) NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
observedDuringMonth	Shravan NERFINISHED ⓘ
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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Shravan month → associatedFestival → Kamika Ekadashi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pavitra Ekadashi