Vaikuntha Ekadasi (Mukkoti Ekadasi)
Vaikuntha Ekadasi, called Mukkoti Ekadasi in the Telugu states, is the day the gates of Vaikuntha are believed to open. Vishnu temples open their northern gate for Uttara Dwara Darshanam, drawing lakhs of devotees to Tirumala, Bhadrachalam, Yadadri and Dwaraka Tirumala.