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Re: More Ekadashi questions

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Vidyasankar Sundaresan • June 3, 1997 


> Thanks to Sri V. Sadagopan and Sri P.R. Ranga for their input on the subject
> of Ekadashi. There remains one question in my mind: for those unable to
> observe the full fast, Sri Sadagopan says that fruit and milk may be taken.
> In this respect, I wonder whether all other foods are forbidden even for
> those who cannot fast.

There is a wide amount of flexibility. A strict fast is kept only by a
few. Some allow fruits, water and milk to be taken. Still others relax the
requirements to allow idlis and dosas to be eaten, although these food
items contain rice. It seems to me that the last choice is a clever
attempt to circumvent ritual procedure, but what it means is that there
is a lot of room for individual/family preference. 

Vidyasankar