Significance of Ekadashi

Ekadashi is the eleventh lunar day (tithi) of each of the two lunar phases which occur in a Hindu calendar month - the Sukla Paksha (the period of the brightening moon usually known as the waxing phase) and the Krishna Paksha (the period of the fading moon usually known as the waning phase). It is considered a spiritually beneficial day and is usually observed by a partial or complete fast.