Ashada Ekadasi

Ashada Ekadasi is observed by many even if they dont observe Ekadasi through out the year. Fasting on this day, {fasting means eating fruits/ milk/ butter milk}will get one the PUNYA of observing Ekadasi through out the year. It is said god goes to sleep from this day for four months. Starting from this day various pujas and dhanas are given away for the four months called Chaturmaas.

The least one can do during this time is to give away to a brahmin dhana on the eight DWADASIS that will occur in the four months. One can give...

1. Haldhi and kumkum in two halved dry coconuts (COPRA) to sumangalis, on all eight dwadasis.
2. Fill 2 small katoris ,with honey and ghee and give this away as dhana(daan)
   
3. Give a pair of deepas or lamps.
   
4. Give away tulasi plants in small pots and on the last dwadasi a vrindavan in terracota ot pithal can be given. (vrindavan is a container in which tulsi is planted and worshipped)
   

On Ekadasi day, two geja vastras are offered ie one to god and one to Tulasi. The next day the one on the tulasi is removed and the one on the god is put on tulasi and a new one for god, this has to done every day till Uthana dwadasi.
These are the minimum we can do. There is more of which i will write in a few days.