HinduLab Trust Notes
Hindu Calendar and Vrat Sources
HinduLab separates calculation logic, textual tradition, regional practice, health caution, and editorial review so users can see what each page is claiming and what it is not claiming.
Sources and tradition
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Traditional Ekadashi observances are described in Vaishnava texts and regional vrat traditions. Practices vary across sampradaya, family lineage, and local temple guidance. This article presents a general Hindu household observance, with Vaishnava notes where applicable.
Padma Purana, Uttara-khanda Ekadashi Mahatmya
Ekadashi Mahatmya chapters used in type-specific citation notes
Used for named Ekadashi kathas, devotional benefits, and observance context where a type page supplies chapter or verse detail.
Vaishnava and regional vrat traditions
Household, temple, and sampradaya practice
Used for practice framing such as family sampradaya, local temple guidance, and Smarta/Vaishnava distinctions.
HinduLab calculation methodology
Location-aware panchang, tithi, sunrise, and vrat timing rules
Explains how HinduLab combines astronomical calculations, Hindu calendar rules, city, timezone, sunrise, and sunset data.
HinduLab Hindu calendar and vrats source library
Editorial review, regional variation, and health disclaimer policies
Documents the trust policy used for panchang tools, vrat guides, Ekadashi rules, and health cautions.
Google Search Central
Helpful, reliable, people-first content and YMYL trust guidance
Used to frame health-related fasting content with extra sourcing, reviewer transparency, and people-first caution.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016
Yoshinori Ohsumi and mechanisms for autophagy
Used only for the precise autophagy discovery reference, not as proof that a 24-hour religious fast creates assured clinical benefits.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Intermittent fasting benefits and risk cautions
Used for cautious language about possible benefits, diabetes medication guidance, and avoiding intermittent fasting during pregnancy or childhood.
Harvard Health Publishing
Intermittent fasting side effects and medication cautions
Used for warnings about severe calorie restriction, diabetes, blood pressure or heart medication, hydration, and medication-with-food concerns.
Mayo Clinic
Intermittent fasting safety cautions
Used for medically cautious fasting guidance and groups who should seek individualized clinical advice.
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Intermittent fasting overview and safety discussion
Used for general fasting safety framing and doctor-discussion guidance for medical conditions.
Panchang calculation method
Panchang pages use city, timezone, latitude, longitude, sunrise, sunset, and lunar element calculations to produce tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, muhurat, vrat, and festival timing context. Vrat pages use those computed values instead of treating dates as fixed globally.
Read the calculation methodologyEkadashi observance rules
Ekadashi fasting dates are treated as observance dates, not only tithi labels. HinduLab checks local sunrise, tithi start and end, Dwadashi availability, Hari Vasara, paksha, lunar month, Adhik Maas, and tradition-specific variants where available.
Smarta vs Vaishnava distinction
Public Ekadashi calendar cards show Smarta-first dates by default and display Vaishnava alternates when the calculation returns a distinct observance. Users should follow their family sampradaya or local temple when that guidance differs.
Learn why Ekadashi dates differRegional variation policy
Hindu household practice varies by region, family lineage, temple calendar, and sampradaya. HinduLab presents a general household observance and flags Vaishnava, Adhik Maas, and source-confidence notes where the available data requires extra care.
Health disclaimer policy
Fasting guidance is devotional and informational, not medical advice. HinduLab recommends modified fasts for children, elders, pregnant or breastfeeding devotees, people with diabetes or eating-disorder history, and anyone whose medication, work, or health makes strict fasting unsafe.
Read Ekadashi health and fasting guidanceEditorial review process
Source notes are compiled by HinduLab Editorial Team. Pages are reviewed by HinduLab Editorial Team and revised when calculations, citations, route structure, or public guidance meaningfully changes.