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Question: Can you enlighten us why do we fast half a day on the day before Lord Varahadeva’s appearance day and not on His appearance day?

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Jayapataka Swami: Varahadeva appears on a Dvadasi. The day before Dvadasi is Ekadasi. So it is prescribed in the sastra that we should fast on Ekadasi and not on Dvadasi so we observe the fast for Varahadeva and on the Dvadasi, we have the feast for Varahadeva. Haribol!
01-NOVEMBER-2019 SRI MAYAPUR DHAM, INDIA