Aathai:
A person practising this form of fasting will not eat anything for eight days. During this period, they live only by drinking previously boiled water (8 hours ago at the maximum). They drink water after going to temple or after prayer that is done after 11 o’clock and before sunset. Normally on 8th day of fasting, the success is celebrated by the community by organising a procession to the temple. On the 9th day, the person will stop fasting. The relatives and friends will come and help the person to break the fast.
Tela:
A person practising this form of fasting will not eat any thing for three days. During this period, they live by drinking previously boiled water. Normally on the 3rd day of fasting their successful completion is celebrated. This is also called “Atham”. A similar fast lasting two days is called “Chattha”.
Masskhaman:
A person practising this form of fasting will not eat anything for thirty days. During this period, they live by drinking previously boiled water. Normally on the 30th day of fasting their successful completion is celebrated.
Olee:
In this practice, for 9 days food is taken without any additive that provides specific taste such as ghee (clarified butter), spices, salt, etc.
Varshitap:
This is a difficult form of fasting and demands a high level of skill and discipline; it is based on the story of Lord Rishabh not eating or drinking for 400 days. It is possible for people to try a variation of Varshitap by eating every alternate day, in general. They can eat only twice in every alternate day, but in between during some special calendar events, they may have to fast longer periods.
Ayambil:
a person eats only one kind of food per day, which may not contain salt nor oil.
Ekashana :
a person eats only once a day and generally they have lunch but as in every type of fast they can only have food as well as water only till sunset which varies from day to day but in a yearly bases it’s the same
Beyashnaa :
a person eats only twice a day and generally they have Breakfast & Dinner but as in every type of fast they can only have food as well as water only till sunset which varies from day to day but in a yearly bases it’s the same
