There are 30 tithis in each lunar month, named as follows:
Krsna paksa[?] Gaura paksa (dark fortnight) (bright fortnight) 1 Pratipat 1 Pratipat 2 Dvitiya 2 Dvitiya 3 Trtiya 3 Trtiya 4 Caturthi 4 Caturthi 5 Pancami 5 Pancami 6 Sasti 6 Sasti 7 Saptami 7 Saptami 8 Astami 8 Astami 9 Navami 9 Navami 10 Dasami 10 Dasami 11 Ekadasi[?] 11 Ekadasi[?] 12 Dvadasi 12 Dvadasi 13 Trayodasi 13 Trayodasi 14 Caturdasi 14 Caturdasi 15 Amavasya (new moon) 15 Purnima (full moon)
Ekadasi[?], the eleventh day of each lunar fortnight[?], has special religious significance in Hinduism and Jainism—usually observed by fasting.
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