Amalaki is Amla, also known as Awalha or Avala or Usiri or Nelli or gooseberry, and comes into regular use. Eka dashi (1 10) is the eleventh day of each lunar fortnightly cycle we witness. With two Ekadashis happening every lunar month, we have twenty-four happening in a year. After about three years, an extra month happens which is called adhika masa or Purushottama masa, and we may have two extra Ekadashis. The practice for the Ekadashi is defined in the tradition, and mostly the following happens with a lot of overlaps by all practising philosophical schools. Upavasa,........

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