Dear Sir

Based on what i have heard I describe below:

1. The previous day dashami is suggested to start fasting. Either dinner is skipped or a light early dinner or a fruit milk dinner is suggested.
2. The next day one has to rise early morning and take a head bath.
3. The daily worship ,practices etc are done.
4. Some rice rice offering can be made to Lord and offered to others or preserved in fridge.
5. Spiritual practices of nama sankirtan, reading holy books etc must be increased on this day to help remember the Lord.
6. For oneself, depending on one’s spiritual advancement and bodily condition, age, circumstances and if working on that day or not one can choose different possible type of fasts- complete fast> fast  but take water alone> fast but take milk and fruits alone > fast but take cooked vegetables, fruits and milk > fast but take some items which are considered non-grain (what constitutes non-grain- this depends on the advice given by the Acharya you are following)
7. Worldly activities are minimized on this day
8. Ideally one can remain awake at night, but may not be possible for many depending on their time place and circumstance.
9. Finally the next day on Dwadashi , worship and offering is made. Agathi keerai , amla etc can be cooked and offered to the Lord.
10. Prasadam should be offered to qualified brahmanas then feed cows with Agathi keerai if possible
11. Then one can break the fast by taking grains. This must be ideally done in a specified period on Dwadashi (called paaranai time if i am right.

Most of us including me focus too much on point no 6 above and miss many other aspects. Point no 6 is essential but not sufficient condition.

 Also to ascertain the right day for fasting for ekadasi involves lot of nuances. It differs for Smartas and Vaisnavas, Vaisnavas usually fast on Shuddha ekadasi, that which does not have any dasami part in the early morning hours too. Among Vaisnavs too Gaudiya vaisnavas sometime fast on Dwadasi instead of Ekadasi (in certain specific ekadasi alone), it involves some deeper astrological aspects which i am not aware of, others here who know about it can enlighten us.

Hope my mistakes will be corrected by others.

Thank you.

Sri:
Point no 4, I differ
“Some rice rice offering can be made to Lord and offered to others or preserved in fridge.”

We should not eat rice or force others to eat anything on Ekadeshi. Both results in sin.

We should not eat food preserved in fridge as per AhAra niyamam.

Also we cannot avoid Perumal prasadham even during Ekadeshi as per my little knowledge.

Pure Ekadeshi fasting is “NirJala” not even drink water

Dasanudasan

Sri Ramanuja Munaye Namaha,

Super all Baktha’s about following Shastras as best as possible, and primarily mentioning about:

* point 5,
* we cannot avoid Perumal prasadham,
* more Kesava in mind…….smrithi,…saadhu samagam…….etc…….

Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami Yellarudaya Manadhayum Aandananaey,
Sarvam SriKrishna Kudumbham.

Thank u so much for the detailed points ji.. first time did complete ekadesi fasting with only fruits and next day finish it . I have to follow many points to do full fasting … thank u so much for all devotees ..

Sri velukkudi Krishnan swami thiruvadikagale saranam

Sri Ramanuja Munaye Namaha,

Super Baktha for doing Ekadesi fasting for BhagavAn Kesavan Happiness based on Baktha’s ‘Yatha Shakthi’ (to the Capacity what Baktha possess).

Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami ThiruvAdigalaey Thanjam,
Sarvam Sri Krishna Kudumbham.

Namaskaram.

fast but take cooked vegetablesFrom enpanifan

fast but take some items which are considered non-grainFrom enpanifan

certain types of vegetables should be avoided,From Prapannan

adiyen has observed in the following link

https://www.tamilbrahmins.com/threads/ekadasi-veratham-smartha-vainava.40344/ 

roots (such as beet root, potatoes, carrot, sweet potatoes, tapioca, sago etc.), nuts (ground nuts etc.,),  Singhara flour, Kutu flour, Sama Rice can be consumed on fasting days. 

Of course, this is considering one’s body condition and age.

adiyen request to provide the details such as name of vegetables, non-grains etc.,

adiyen

Adiyen stopped Ekadeshi vratham after Appa’s departure.

Namaskaram
I am confused about feeding cow ,
on Dwadashi day after paranai can we feed agasthya sagam to cow
Adiyen dasan