The fast demands abstinence from all grains, beans, and cereals, as well as certain vegetables, including onions and certain spices.

Eventually, sage Angiras advised the king to observe the vrata (vow) of Devashayani Ekadashi.

[8] This day, a huge yatra or religious procession of pilgrims known as Pandharpur Ashadi Ekadasi Waari Yatra culminates at Pandharpur, in Solapur district in south Maharashtra, situated on the banks of the Chandrabhaga River.

Pandharpur is main center of worship of the deity Vitthala, a local form of Vishnu.

Dnyaneshwar's image is carried from Alandi, Namdev's image from Narsi Namdev, Tukaram's from Dehu, Eknath's from Paithan, Nivruttinath's from Trimbakeshwar, Muktabai's from Muktainagar, Sopan's from Sasvad and Gajanan Maharaj's from Shegaon.