Tholi Ekadasi (Shayana Ekadasi)
Tholi Ekadasi – the "first Ekadasi" – is the day Lord Vishnu is believed to enter his yogic sleep for four months, and it marks the start of the sacred Chaturmasya. Devotees fast, visit Vishnu temples and offer Pelala Pindi, a sweet of popped jowar and jaggery that is shared as prasadam.