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  Vaikunta Ekadashi And The Path To Liberation June 26, 2019  by  Team Jothishi Twenty four Ekadashis occur each year and one among them is considered the most important. Vaikunta Ekadashi is the most prominent of Ekadashis. It is an auspicious day for Vaishnavites or devotees of Vishnu. Devotees pray all day and observe fast. Vaikunta Ekadashi Vaikunta Ekadashi occurs once every year. Vaishnavites consider this to be an ideal day to pray for Moksha or salvation. Vaikunta Ekadashi in ISKCON What is Ekadashi? Ekadashi means 11. Here it denotes the 11th day of the lunar fortnight. So, two Ekadashis occur each month. One occurs on the bright phase of the moon or Shukla Paksha.  The other comes during the dark phase or Krishna Paksha. Vaishnavites observe fasting on all Ekadashi days. Those who strictly follow the rules may even abstain from drinking water. On the next day, they break the fast by taking Tulsi water.  This breaking of fast is known as Parana. Both Ekadashi Vrat and Dwadasi