VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2019-2020 (Gourabda 533) Month Date Event Breaking Fast Mar 2019 Fri 22nd Festival of Misra ----

Mon 1st Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise

Sun 14th Sri Rama Navami Fasting till Sunset

Mon 15th Beginning of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana

Tue 16th Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Apr 2019 Their Lordships' 22nd Brahmotsava celebrations Thu 18th begin (in iskcon Bangalore) - Dhvaja Arohana

Sat 27th Brahma Ratha ---- Brahmotsava celebrations end (in iskcon Mon 29th ---- Bangalore) - Dhvaja Avarohana Tue 30th Next day after Sunrise

Tue 7th ----

Tue 14th End of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana

Wed 15th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Chandan Yatra of Sri Prahlada Narasimha begins May 2019 Wed 15th ---- (in iskcon Bangalore) Narasimha Chaturdashi: Sat 18th Fasting till dusk Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva Wed 29th Hanuman Jayanti (in iskcon Bangalore) ---- Thu 30th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Thu 13th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Sat 15th Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava Jun 2019 Mon 17th Jagannatha

Sat 29th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Tue 2nd Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Disappearance Fasting till noon Thu 4th Jagannatha ----

Wed 10th Sudarshana Jayanti at Iskcon, VK hill, Bangalore

Fri 12th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Fri 12th Jagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra ---- Jul 2019 Founding Day (As per the Founding Document: Sat 13th CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ISKCON)

First month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Tue 16th ---- Shak (green leafy vegetables) for one month

Sun 28th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Mon 5th Garuda Panchami (in Iskcon Bangalore)

Sun 11th Ekadasi and Jhulan Yatra begins Next day after Sunrise Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion begins Tue 13th (as per Jaladuta Diary ) Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Balarama Jhulan Yatra ends Thu 15th Fasting till noon Second month of Chaturmasya begins. Aug 2019 Fasting from yogurt for one month. Aug 2019

Fri 23rd Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations Sri Krishna Janmashtami: Sat 24th Fasting till midnight Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Nandotsava Sun 25th Fasting till noon Sri Vyasa Puja: Appearance of Srila Prabhupada

Tue 27th Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja Smaranam Sun 1st (for in iskcon Bangalore) Fri 6th Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani Fasting till noon

Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Mon 9th Ekadashi Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise

Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Fasting observed the Tue 10th Sep 2019 Vamanadeva previous day till noon

Wed 11th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Appearance Fasting till noon Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada sannyasa smriti) Sat 14th ---- Third month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from milk for one month. Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion ends Thu 19th (as per Jaladuta Diary ) Wed 25th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Tue 8th Dusshera Festival (in iskcon Mysore) ----

Wed 9th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Urad dal for one month. Sun 13th ---- Oct 2019 KARTHIKA MONTH BEGINS DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (in iskcon Bangalore) Thu 24th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Tue 29th Govardhana Puja, Go Puja ----

Thu 31st Srila Prabhupada - Disappearance Fasting till noon Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji - Disappearance Fri 8th Ekadashi fasting. Next Ekadashi day Feast after Sunrise Nov 2019 Chaturmasya ends. KARTHIKA MONTH ENDS Tue 12th ---- DEEPOTSAVA ENDS (in iskcon Bangalore) Wed 20th Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa

Sat 23rd Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Sun 1st Inauguration (in iskcon Bangalore) Sun 8th Ekadashi & Gita Jayanti Next day after Sunrise Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Mon 16th Fasting till noon Dec 2019 Disappearance Sun 22nd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Wed 25th Kirtan Mela (in iskcon Bangalore)

Thu 26th Kirtan Mela (in iskcon Bangalore)

Mon 6th Vaikuntha Ekadashi (*Check two months before*) Jan 2020 Mon 20th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Sat 1st Sri Advaita Acharya - Appearance Fasting till noon

Feb 2020 Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Closing Sun 2nd Ceremony and Prize Distribution (in iskcon Bangalore)

Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Wed 5th Ekadashi Ekadashi fasting. Next Feb 2020 day Feast after Sunrise Fasting observed the Thu 6th Sri Varahadeva - Appearance previous day till noon Nityananda Trayodashi: Fri 7th Fasting till noon Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Thu 13th Fasting till noon Appearance Wed 19th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Fri 6th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Mar 2020 Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mon 9th Fasting till Moonrise Mahaprabhu