Vaikunta Ekadasi festival

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vaikunta_Ekadasi_festival

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Hindu festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Mukkoti_Ekadasi
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Vishnu
gptkbp:dateVaries	Yes
gptkbp:duration	1 day
gptkbp:entryThrough	Vaikunta Dwaram (special entrance in temples)
gptkbp:fastingPeriods	strict fasting or partial fasting
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vaikunta Ekadasi festival
gptkbp:importantFor	Considered highly auspicious by Vaishnavites
gptkbp:majorCityCelebrations	gptkb:Bhadrachalam_Temple gptkb:Tirumala_Venkateswara_Temple gptkb:Srirangam_Ranganathaswamy_Temple
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Hindus
gptkbp:occurredIn	Ekadashi (11th day) of Shukla Paksha in the month of Margashirsha
gptkbp:region	gptkb:South_India
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Vaikunta_Dwaram gptkb:Durga_Puja
gptkbp:rituals	fasting processions night-long prayers recitation of Vishnu Sahasranama special pujas
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Padma_Purana gptkb:Vishnu_Purana
gptkbp:significance	Belief that the gates of Vaikunta (heaven) are open
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tirumala_Venkateswara_Temple_complex gptkb:Tirumala_Temple
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7