Padmini Ekadashi falls during leaped month. Leaped month is also known as Adhika Masa, Malmas and Puroshhottam Masa. Ekadashi which falls during Gaura Paksha of Adhika Masam is known as Padmini Ekadashi. Hence no Lunar month is fixed to observe Padmini Ekadashi fasting and it is decided based on leaped month. This Ekadashi is also known as Adhika Masa Ekadashi.
On this page we list Ekadashi date and Parana time as observed in ISKCON temples. The date and Parana time given on this page might be different from those which are based on rules given in Dharma Sindhu and Nirnaya Sindhu.
ISKCON Ekadashi rules are similar to Vaishnava Ekadashi rules. However, dates and Parana time are calculated based on Gaurabda Calendar rules mentioned in GCAL program mostly followed by all ISKCON temples.
Some of points which are important to note that, Mahadwadashi fasting prevails over Ekadashi fasting. Whenever, Ekadashi and Mahadwadashi fasting are consecutive, ISKCON temples, rather observe fasting on Ekadashi day observe it on Mahadwadashi day. In other words Shuddha Ekadashi fasting is abandoned due to importance of fasting on Mahadwadashi day.