About Ekadashi
Ēkādaśī, also spelled as Ēkādaśi, is the eleventh lunar day of each of the two lunar phases which occur in a Hindu calendar month - the Sukla Pakṣa and the Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa. In Hinduism and Jainism, Ekādaśī is considered a spiritual day and is usually observed by partial fast.