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The Fast Built for a Man Who Could Not Fast

The strongest of five brothers stood before his own grandfather and admitted something he was ashamed of, he could not go without food.

The fast built for a man who could not fast

The strongest of five brothers stood before his own grandfather. He admitted something he was ashamed of. He could not go without food. What his grandfather gave him in return became the hardest fast of the year. This is the story Nirjala Ekadashi remembers.

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