Rama Ekadasi 2010 date, Rama Ekadashi legend or Vrat Katha

Rama Ekadasi 2010 date is on 2nd of November in this year. Ekadash or Agyaars is the eleventh (11th) lunar day (Tithi) of the shukla (bright) or krishna (dark) paksha (fortnight) of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar (Panchang).

In Hinduism it is considered a spiritually beneficial day. Scriptures recommend observing an (ideally waterless) fast from sunset on the day prior to Ekadashi to 48 minutes after sunrise on the day following Ekadashi. During Ekadashis in the Krishna paksha, the Moon is at its closest to the Earth and during Ekadashis in the Shukla paksha at its farthest from the Earth. Bhagavata Purana notes the observation of Ekadashi by Ambarisha, a devotee of Vishnu. Rama Ekadashi is observed during Kartik monthas per North Indian calendars. Rama Ekadashi 2010 date is November 2. As per Gujarati, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka calendars, Rama Ekadasi falls on Ashwayuj Krishna Paksha Ekadasi. Rama Ekadasi legend or Vrat Katha and the significance are mentioned in the Brahmavaivarta Purana as a conversation between Lord Krishna and Yudhistira.