For Vaishnava devotees, Ekadashi fasting is an obligatory practice as suggested by Srila Prabhupada. The fasting can be observed without water, by drinking only water, in taking fruits or ‘phalahar’.
An important fasting ritual of the Hare Krishna followers, the Vaishnava Kamika Ekadashi is observed on the ‘ekadashi’ (11th day) of the Krishna Paksha (the dark fortnight of moon) in the ‘Sridhar’ ...