The bright Dvādaśī of Śrāvaṇa carries the name Dāmodara, Kṛṣṇa bound at the waist with a rope. It comes the morning after Śrāvaṇa Putradā Ekādaśī, so in most homes it is a day of pāraṇa and a small pūjā to Viṣṇu under this name. The Dāmodara worship of Kārttika belongs to another season and is not this day. How the day is fixed: The day is the one on which Śrāvaṇa Śukla Dvādaśī stands at local sunrise, normally the morning after Śrāvaṇa Putradā Ekādaśī. Keep in mind: The tithi is read at local sunrise, so the date can differ between distant towns. In a year when Śrāvaṇa is adhika, the pañcāṅga prints Adhika Dāmodara Dvādaśī for that month. This year: The 2027 date shown here is worked out from sunrise at the place you chose, so in another city the same day can fall a day earlier or later. Breaking the Ekādaśī fast: Those who kept Śrāvaṇa Putradā Ekādaśī break the fast after sunrise, within Dvādaśī and outside Hari Vāsara. Worship of Dāmodara: A small household pūjā is offered to Viṣṇu as Dāmodara, the month's name. Worth remembering: Kārttika is widely kept as the Dāmodara month, but that is a different season from this Śrāvaṇa Dvādaśī. The waning twelfth that follows, amānta Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī, is Kṛṣṇa Dāmodara Dvādaśī and is also a separate day. Most families keep this morning simply, closing the Ekādaśī and offering a short pūjā. Some do more and some do less, and the right measure is the one the elders of your own house have handed down.
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