padmini visuddha ekadasii ekadashi in vedic vaishnava calendar is a fasting day this is day of lord hari vishnu so one has to dedicate this day to vishnu thus one has to do more fasting especially from crops beans in vedas persons refrain from meat eggs flesh blood 'food' completely but on this day ekadashi one even refrains from beans crops like rice as kali material lust may hide there on ekadashi day this day vishnu has to be satisfied and not our tongue belly etc padmini visuddha ekadasii occurs during the light fortnight shukla paksha of the extra leap year month known as adhika month this adhika month is considered to be very auspicious adhika best or greatest as vishnu appearing himself this month adhika maasa comes once every two sometimes three years and so also this ekadashi padmini visuddha ekadasii'' comes on purushottam shukla paksh''' see also ekadashi external links padmini visuddha ekadasii category hindu festivals category festivals in india category hindu holy days category fasting