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If you are observing a 'Phalahar' fast, you can eat Fruits, Milk, Curd, Sabudana (Sago), Kuttu (Buckwheat), and Potatoes (without onion/garlic/common salt). Use Rock Salt (Sendha Namak). Many devotees observe a 'Nirjala' (waterless) fast until the Puja is complete.

Today, the Pratipada (प्रतिपदा) Tithi is active in the early morning until 07:40 AM. The active Nakshatra is Purvashadha (पूर्वाषाढ़ा) until 06:52 AM.

On Dwadashi, the fast concludes with a grand puja. On the 13th day (Trayodashi), the couple performs the Udyapan (closing ceremony), feeds Brahmins, and breaks the fast.

Lord Vishnu (श्री हरि) is the primary deity worshipped on Ekadashi. Observing this fast and performing His Puja grants Moksha (liberation) and secures a place in His divine abode, Vaikuntha Dham.