any grains or tamasic ingredients such as onion or garlic are allowedapara ekadashiduring worshipping the lord on apara ekadashi it is important to offer bhog and tulsi leaves also they must donate food and clothes to the needy share the prasad with everyone in the family food items like rice meats onion garlic lentils are strictly forbidden on this day the fast must be broken on the next day only during the puran muhurta they can have milkbased foods dry fruits fruits and vegetables if they cant observe a full fast onlynirjala ekadashinirjala translates to without water the fast on this ekadashi is observed for 24 hours without drinking water starting from the sunrise of the ekadashi to the next morning one evening before this ekadashi the people who do the fast offer a prayer and then eat just once in the day the meal does not contain rice and lentils as they are prohibited they are allowed to have a small drop of water following the purification ritual during worship panchamrit or a mixture of milk ghee curd sugar and honey is offered to the deity yogini ekadashiyogini ekadashi entails eating food that is devoid of any salt the devotee should not eat any stimulating food from one night before the ekadashi and are suggested to eat saltless food barley moong dal and wheat are prohibited food items on the day before as well as on the day of the fast a devotee can only break their fast after donating food and clothes to brahmans and the needy the next morningpadmadevashyani ekadashion this pious day the devotees perform the ekadashi fast and use of grams and lentils honey certain spices and all meats are strictly forbidden they can also not have any tamasic food made with roots like garlic and onion they can break the fast the next morning after offering milk honey sugar and flour this day marks the beginning of chaturmas which are holy four months in the hindu calendar and auspicious works are not carried out during this time kamika ekadashithis ekadashi is celebrated within the chaturmas period when lord vishnu is believed to be sleeping on this day the devotees must offer milk fruits and sesame seeds apart from flowers to the lord while worshipping they must also offer the panchamrit it is considered best practice to fast the entire day and eat only after distributing food to the poor the next morning if they eat one meal they must ensure to skip rice and meat donating fresh buds from the tulsi plant also has a special significance on this dayaja ekadashiobserving a fast on aja ekadashi destroys our sins and ignorance it is important to worship the lord with grains and coriander leaves or seeds eating grams gram seeds honey or vegetables like karonda carunda is not allowed they must only consume food once and not have a second meal on this day masoor dal should not be eaten one night prior to the