# Rama Ekadashi fast on 5 November 2026, parana on 6 November 2026-11-05T01:13:01+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Rama Ekadashi fast will be observed on Thursday, 5 November 2026, according to both Prabhat Khabar and TV9 Hindi. The Ekadashi tithi begins at 11:03 am on Wednesday, 4 November, and ends at 10:35 am on Thursday, 5 November, based on the Udaya tithi, the fast is kept on 5 November. Devotees are to worship Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi on this day, offering yellow flowers, sandalwood, and Tulsi leaves. The fast-breaking (parana) will be done on Friday, 6 November 2026. TV9 Hindi specifies the parana window as 6:37 am to 8:48 am. Both sources advise avoiding anger, disputes, and tamasic food such as onion, garlic, meat, and fish. They also recommend that Tulsi leaves not be plucked on Ekadashi day, leaves for worship should be plucked the previous day. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Prabhat Khabar and TV9 Hindi report this as a straight religious calendar story, dates, timings, and ritual rules for the Rama Ekadashi fast. Prabhat Khabar published Wednesday night with Wednesday’s ‘kal (Tuesday, 3 November)’ date, then states the fast is on Thursday, 5 November. TV9 Hindi, published Thursday morning, confirms 5 November as correct. There is no factual conflict: both are neutral-report lifestyle coverage of the same observance. The key practical difference is that TV9 Hindi includes the parana (fast-breaking) time on Friday, 6 November (6:37 am to 8:48 am), while Prabhat Khabar mentions parana on 6 November without giving a window. The broader value for a reader is that both sources agree on the fast day, 5 November, and differ only on the level of parana detail. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - prabhatkhabar.com (neutral report) Straight calendar and ritual guide - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Same format with parana timings added This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Update, 5 November 2026: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-11-05T04:26:39+00:00. Tags: Ekadashi, Rama Ekadashi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rama-ekadashi-2026-fast-on-5-november-parana-on-6-november/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rama-ekadashi-2026-fast-on-5-november-parana-on-6-november/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/