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Ashadhi Ekadashi 2023: History, significance and all you need to know
Updated On: 26 June, 2023 07:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shayani Ekadashi is considered highly auspicious and holds immense religious significance
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Shayani Ekadashi, also known as Ashadhi Ekadashi, is an important Hindu festival celebrated with great enthusiasm in India. It holds historical, religious, and cultural significance for devotees. Here`s all you need to know about this auspicious festival.
Shayani Ekadashi falls in the month of Ashadha (June-July) and marks the beginning of the four-month period known as Chaturmas. According to Hindu mythology, on this day Lord Vishnu goes into a deep slumber on the cosmic serpent Shesha in the Kshirsagar (ocean of milk) and rests for four months until Devshayani Ekadashi.
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