Mokshada Ekadashi & Gita Jayanti 2025

Complete Guide for Hindus in USA, Canada, UK, Europe & Abroad (How to Observe on Wednesday, 3 December 2025)

Published on: 2 December 2025 | By Hindutone Team | www.hindutone.com

Namaste dear devotees living abroad! Tomorrow – Wednesday, 3 December 2025 – is the most auspicious Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, celebrated as Mokshada Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti worldwide.

For Hindus in the USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, UAE, Singapore, Malaysia and every other country, the fasting and all rituals must be performed on 3rd December only (no confusion of tithi).

Confirmed Ekadashi & Parana Timings for Major Countries (2025)

Country / Time Zone	Ekadashi Begins	Ekadashi Ends	Parana (Break Fast) on 4 Dec
USA Pacific (Los Angeles)	2 Dec – 6:42 PM	3 Dec – 7:18 PM	4 Dec: 6:55 AM – 9:05 AM
USA Central (Chicago)	2 Dec – 8:42 PM	3 Dec – 9:18 PM	4 Dec: 6:40 AM – 9:00 AM
USA Eastern (New York)	2 Dec – 9:42 PM	3 Dec – 10:18 PM	4 Dec: 6:45 AM – 9:05 AM
Canada (Toronto/Vancouver)	Same as EST / PST	Same	Same as above
UK & Ireland (London)	3 Dec – 2:42 AM	4 Dec – 3:18 AM	4 Dec: 7:45 AM – 10:15 AM (London time)
Europe (Germany, France)	3 Dec – 3:42 AM	4 Dec – 4:18 AM	4 Dec: 7:30 AM – 10:10 AM
UAE & Gulf countries	3 Dec – 6:42 AM	4 Dec – 7:18 AM	4 Dec: 6:40 AM – 9:30 AM
Singapore / Malaysia	3 Dec – 10:42 AM	4 Dec – 11:18 AM	4 Dec: 6:50 AM – 9:40 AM
Australia Eastern (Sydney)	3 Dec – 1:42 PM	4 Dec – 2:18 PM	4 Dec: 5:50 AM – 9:00 AM (Sydney time)

Golden Rule: Fast fully on 3rd December. Break fast only on 4th December morning within the parana window given for your city.

Complete Step-by-Step Rituals & Puja Vidhi for NRIs & Abroad Hindus

1. Early Morning (4:30 AM – 6:00 AM local time)

• Wake up during Brahma Muhurta
• Take bath and wear fresh yellow, white or light-colored clothes
• Light a ghee diya in front of Tulsi plant or Lord Vishnu photo
• Take sankalp (in English or your language): “O Lord Damodara & Sri Krishna, today 3rd December 2025, I am observing Mokshada Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti vrat for liberation from sins and to receive the divine knowledge of Bhagavad Gita.”

2. Special Damodara-Gita Combined Puja (Morning or Madhyahna)

Items required (all available in Indian grocery stores or Amazon):

• Large photo of Krishna-Arjuna on chariot OR Krishna with Gita
• Bhagavad Gita book (keep on a small wooden chowki)
• Fresh tulsi leaves (11 or 21), flowers, incense, ghee lamp, small bell
• Panchamrit, fruits, rock sugar (mishri), dry fruits
• Small silver or copper kalash with water & tulsi leaf

Puja Steps:

1. Light two ghee lamps and five incense sticks
2. Offer achaman (3 spoonfuls water) to Lord
3. Invoke Lord Damodara & Gita: “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya – I welcome Lord Krishna who spoke the immortal Gita on this day.”
4. Offer tilak, tulsi leaves (never offer tulsi without washing & without breaking stem), flowers
5. Offer panchamrit and then bathe the Gita book with few drops of panchamrit water (symbolic)
6. Perform aarti with ghee lamp while singing “Om Jai Jagdish Hare” or “Jai Krishna Hare”
7. Offer naivedya – fruits, sabudana items, dry fruits

3. Most Powerful Mantras to Chant Throughout the Day

(Keep chanting any one or all – even while working or driving)

1. Hare Krishna Mahamantra (minimum 1 mala, ideally 16 rounds) Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
2. Vishnu Sahasranama Stotra (at least once)
3. One favourite Gita shloka 108 times – most popular choices: • यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य… (Chapter 4, Verse 7-8) • कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते… (Chapter 2, Verse 47) • सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य… (Chapter 18, Verse 66)
4. Simple Damodara mantra: “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya” (108 times)

4. Gita Jayanti Special Practices

• Read or listen to at least one chapter of Bhagavad Gita
• Many families in USA do “Gita Home Path” – complete all 18 chapters together in 2-3 hours
• Join online 24-hour Akhand Gita Chanting (ISKCON New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Sydney are live-streaming)

5. Vrat (Fasting) Rules for Working Professionals

• Nirjala (complete fast) is best, but if not possible: • Fruits, milk, tea, coffee, sabudana, potato, peanuts, makhana, dry fruits are allowed • NO grains, rice, lentils, onion, garlic, non-veg
• Stay hydrated with lemon water, coconut water, buttermilk

6. Evening Rituals (Before Sunset)

• Light ghee diya again and offer tulsi-dal to Lord
• Do one more short Gita reading
• Offer gratitude prayer: “Thank you Krishna for giving us the Gita on this day”

7. Next Morning Parana (4 December)

• Break fast only after sunrise and within parana time given in the table
• First offer tulsi water to Lord, then drink it
• Eat sattvic food (first bite should be fruit or mishri)

May Lord Krishna and Mother Gita bless every devotee living abroad with supreme wisdom, peace and ultimate liberation on this rare Mokshada Ekadashi-Gita Jayanti.

Jai Sri Krishna! Gita Jayanti ki Hardik Shubhkamnaye from Hindutone!