Sanatani Kashi.

Fast on the 11th day of Vaishak Shukla Pacha (moving towards full moon) is Mohini Ekaadashi. Often associated with the only female avatar of Vishnu, Mohini (goddess of enchantment), Mohini Ekaadashi is also about day of fast directed towards shedding Moha , the illusions of emotions that cause us to be attached to this world and temporal relations. The story is simple and like all good short tales, it is direct so there is not much confusion on the final message of shedding addictions, attachment and illusions through fasting.  Story in Short Dhrishtabuddhi is born into great privilege in a prosperous and influential family indulges in a hedonistic lifestyle filled with drinking and engaging prostitutes. Eventually, his own actions lead him to a life of crimes and he eventually ends up being a lonely feral, barely surviving in the forest. A sage, he meets in the forest, tells him of the Mohini Fast to help him get rid of fast to be tama (extremely indulgences & high tendency of a

Millions of Hindus (I really don’t have a source for this figure. I am just assuming it is a million looking at the extra-large crowds that gather on Ekaadashi in temples across Kashi) on the 11th lunar day of the Vedic Calendar observe fast by consuming only water or fruits, and refraining from eating grains, beans, and certain vegetables. There are different personalised motives of each person undertaking this regular bodily cleansing based on autophagy that has spiritual cleanse in its centre.  Motivated by the need to stop being a glutton, among other many things wrong with her, the writer is attempting these periods of abstinence from solid food every Ekaadashi for the Vikram Samvat year 2080.   Rules of My Fast  The rules I have set for myself are simple as I don’t want to over commit and fizzle out. While there are general rules of fasting in my Sanatani home, like no onion garlic, no grain etc each member has their own version customised to their need. Some take only fruits whe