Ekadashi Recipes /Top 11 Ekadasi Fasting Recipes / Ekadashi Vrat Recipes

  Ekadashi Recipes /Top 11 Ekadasi Fasting Recipes / Ekadashi Vrat Recipes

                 In Maharashtra people worship god Vithal And godsses Rukmini mata.that day million of people reach at vithal temple at PANDARPUR situated in Solapur District , Maharashtra ,India for blessing .the most attractive thing is all worshiper are reach without any vehicle.this is speciality of this festival.

                 Ekadashi or Ekadasi is an auspicious day for Hindus. it comes twice in the Hindu calender month and falls on 11th day of each moon cycle (on dark and bright lunar phase). Thus there are around 24 Ekadashi in a year and each has its own significance. E.g. ashadi Ekadashi is the most important Ekadasi in the state of maharashtra.

               Fasting food is meant to be light and easy to digest. so that it does not pull you down energetically and you can easily devote your mind to the spiritual practices like mantra chanting, reading spiritual books or remembering the name of god or practicing meditation or your spiritual sadhana. E.g. “om namo bhagavate vasudevaya” – is a powerful mantra which you can chant on this day.

              If you eat heavy food which is difficult to digest then all the energy of the body goes in digesting the food and it also makes you sleepy. So during fasting one should eat light and the kind of food which is easy to digest. So that all the energies can move towards god or towards your sadhana or towards the higher chakras. Ekadashi is a very powerful day to make progress in spirituality.

            During fasting days rice, whole wheat flour, pulses, cereal grains, onion, garlic etc are not eaten. Instead fruits, sabudana, makhana, milk and flours like singhare ka atta, kuttu ka atta, rajgira ka atta are consumed. On fasting days we use sendha namak (rock salt) instead of regular salt. Strictly avoid eating rice on this day.

Disclaimer: Ekadashi fasting rules can vary from community to community. So always follow the rule which is observed in your family, community or sect. E.g. Some people do not eat anything on Ekadashi. However some people keep partial fast and only eat fruits on this day, some eat light food once a day and some have two meals a day. So the procedure of Ekadasi vrat can vary from person to person. But the main thing is that your energies should focus towards the higher goal of life that is to attain the divine. So follow the fasting rules as per your age, health constitution and other family duties and responsibilities. But make sure that you can direct your mind easily towards lord vishnu or your chosen deity on this day.

Collection Of 11 Ekadashi Fasting Recipes:

• Sabudana khichdi recipe
• Sabudana vada
• Sabudana thalipeeth
• Sabudana kheer
• Sabudana ladoo
• Sabudana pakora
• Sabudana tikki
• Sabudana bhel.

              Ekadashi also spelled as Ēkādaśi, is the eleventh lunar day (tithi) of each of the two lunar phases which occur in a Hindu calendar month - the Shukla Paksha(the period of the brightening moon also known as the waxing phase) and the Krishna Paksha (the period of the fading moon also known as the waning phase)

              In Hinduism and Jainism, Ekādaśī is considered a spiritual day and is usually observed by partial fast. Beans and grains are not consumed by observant people during because they are believed to be contaminated by sin. Instead, only fruit, vegetables, and milk products are eaten. This period of abstinence starts from sunrise on the day of Ekādaśī to sunset on the following day. Rice is not eaten on Ekadashi.

              The timing of each Ekādaśī is according to the position of the moon.The Hindu calendar marks progression from a full moon to a new moon as divided into fifteen equal arcs. Each arc measures one lunar day, called a tithi. The time it takes the moon to traverse a particular distance is the length of that lunar day. Ekādaśī refers to the 11th tithi, or lunar day. The eleventh tithi corresponds to a precise phase of the waxing and waning moon. In the bright half of the lunar month, the moon will appear roughly 3/4 full on Ekādaśī, and in the dark half of the lunar month, the moon will be about 3/4 dark on Ekādaśī.

             There are usually 24 Ekādaśīs in a calendar year. Occasionally, there are two extra Ekādaśīs that happen in a leap year. Each Ekādaśī day is purported to have particular benefits and blessings that are attained by the performance of specific activities.

                                                                                                         Happy Ekadashi To All To You