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Kartiki Ekadashi 2026: dry day in Maharashtra
Kartiki Ekadashi falls on Friday, 20 November 2026, and is expected to be a dry day across Maharashtra.
Kartiki Ekadashi is one of the standing dry days on the Maharashtra State Excise list for retail licensees. We have not yet seen a 2026 notice naming the date, so plan with care.
where it's dry
Kartiki Ekadashi · Maharashtra · details
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days. The 2026 date is from the Hindu calendar; no 2026 notice naming it seen yet.
source: Maharashtra State Excise: standing list of dry days for retail licensees (official site, archived copy) · Marathi Calendar: Kartiki Ekadashi 2026 date (date only, not dry-day status)
Only Maharashtra lists Kartiki Ekadashi as a dry day. Other states are not covered.
confirmed: named in an official notice (state excise department, district collector or State Election Commission). expected: follows a standing official rule or last year's orders, but this year's notice is not out, so plan with care. reported / partial area: from news reports of an order we could not find on an official site. We leave out any date we could not source.
timing
The excise list names the day, not the hours. Plan for retail liquor shops in Maharashtra to stay shut for the day, and check your local collector notice closer to the date.
what's still open
Outside Maharashtra, sales carry on as normal unless a local order says otherwise. Under the same excise list, FL-IV clubs (three star and above) follow only election dry days.
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quick questions
Is Kartiki Ekadashi 2026 a dry day?
Kartiki Ekadashi is on the Maharashtra State Excise list of standing dry days. In 2026 it falls on Friday, 20 November. No 2026 notice naming the date has been seen yet, so it is listed as expected.
Which states are dry on Kartiki Ekadashi?
Maharashtra. Other states do not list it as a dry day.
Are bars in Maharashtra open on Kartiki Ekadashi?
The excise list applies to retail licensees. It says FL-IV club licences of three star and above follow only election dry days. Check the local notice for your area.