Disclaimer: This calendar is calculated Magazine for Radhadesh and Amsterdam. For more precise details of your location, Vaisnava Calendar 2008 Radhadesh • Château de Petite Somme • 6940 Septon (Durbuy) • Belgium • (+) 32 (0)86 32 29 26 • [email protected] please consult: vcal.iskcongbc.org January February March April May June

3 Th Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi 2 Sa Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi 3 Mo Fasting for Vijaya Ekadasi 2 We Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi 1 Th Fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi 1 Su Break fast 05:32 - 08:38 Sri Devananda Pandita (disappearance) 3 Su Break fast 08:37 - 11:18 4 Tu Break fast 07:19 - 10:58 3 Th Break fast 07:10 - 11:31 2 Fr Break fast 08:10 - 11:07 Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura 4 Fr Break fast 08:50 - 11:21 11 Mo Vasanta Pancami Sri (disappearance) Sri Ghosh (disappearance) 5 Mo Sri Gadadhara Pandita (appearance) (appearance) 5 Sa Sri Mahesa Pandita (disappearance) Srimati Visnupriya Devi (appearance) 6 Th Siva-ratri 10 Th Sri Ramanujacarya (appearance) 8 Th Candana-yatra starts (continues for 21 days) 13 Fr Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura Sarasvati-puja 8 Sa Srila 13 Su Beginning of Salagrama and Tulasi Aksaya Tritiya (day for new beginnings) (disappearance) (disappearance) Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura (disappearance) Jala Dana 11 Su Jahnu Saptami Ganga Puja 9 We Sri Locana Dasa Thakura(appearance) (disappearance) Sri Rasikananda (disappearance) 14 Mo Navami: Appearance of Lord 13 Tu Srimati Devi (consort of Lord Sri Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini 11 Fr Srila Jiva Gosvami (disappearance) Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi (appearance) Tamal Krishna Sri Ramacandra (fast till sunset) Rama) (appearance) (appearance) Sri Jagadisa Pandita (disappearance) Sri Raghunandana Thakura (disappearance) 16 We Fasting for Kamada Ekadasi Sri Madhu Pandita (disappearance) 14 Sa Fasting for Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi 15 Tu Makara-sankranti (appearance) 11 Tu Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura 17 Th Damanakaropana Dvadasi Srimati Jahnava Devi (appearance) (total fast, even from water, if you have broken Ganga Sagara Mela Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami (appearance) Break fast 06:40 - 08:04 End of Jala Dana Ekadasi) 18 Fr Fasting for Putrada Ekadasi (appearance) 17 Mo Fasting for Amalaki Ekadasi 20 Su Purnima 15 Th Fasting for Ekadasi 15 Su Break fast 05:27 - 10:53 19 Sa Break fast 08:40 - 11:22 13 We Sri Advaita Saptame: Appearance of 18 Tu Break fast 06:47 - 10:46 Sri Rasayatra 16 Fr Dvadasi 16 Mo Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava Sri Jagadisa Pandita (appearance) Sri Advaita Acarya (fast till noon) Sri (disappearance) Sri Krishna Vasanta Rasa Break fast 05:49 - 10:59 18 We Purnima 22 Tu Purnima 14 Th Bhismastami 21 Fr Gaura Purnima: Appearance of Sri Sri Vamsivadana Thakura(appearance) 17 Sa Sri Jayananda Prabhu (disappearance) Snana-yatra Sri Krishna Pusya Abhiseka 15 Fr Sri Madhvacarya (disappearance) Caitanya Mahaprabhu Sri Syamananda Prabhu (appearance) 18 Su Nrsimha Caturdasi: Appearance Sri Mukunda Datta (disappearance) 27 Su Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja 16 Sa Sri Ramanujacarya (disappearance) (fast till moonrise) 27 Su Sri Abhirama Thakura(disappearance) of Lord Nrsimhadeva (fast till dusk) Sri Sridhara Pandita (disappearance) (disappearance) 17 Su Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi (fast till noon Purnima 30 We Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura 19 Mo Purnima 19 Th Sri Syamananda Prabhu (disappearance) Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami for Lord Varahadeva and Lord Nityananda) (disappearance) Krishna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara 23 Mo Sri Vakresvara Pandita (appearance) (appearance) 18 Mo Break fast 07:52 - 11:10 22 Sa Festival of Jagannatha Misra Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura 28 Sa Sri Srivasa Pandita (disappearance) 28 Mo Sri Jayadeva Gosvami (disappearance) Dvadasi: Appearance of Start of Gaurabda year 522 (disappearance) 29 Su Fasting for Yogini Ekadasi 29 Tu Sri Locana Dasa Thakura Lord Varahadeva 30 Su Sri Srivasa Pandita (appearance) Manifestation of Sri -Ramana 30 Mo Break fast 05:31 - 10:57 (disappearance) Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance Sridhara Swami (disappearance) Sri Madhavendra Puri (appearance) of Sri Nityananda Prabhu Start of daylight saving time Sri Srinivasa Acarya (appearance) (fast till noon on the Ekadasi, feast today) 25 Su Sri Raya (disappearance) 20 We Purnima 31 Sa Fasting for Apara Ekadasi Sri Krishna Madhura Utsava Srila Thakura (appearance) 25 Mo Sri Purusottama Das Thakura (disappearance) Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (appearance) (fast till noon) Srila (disappearance)

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Mon. 7 14 21 28 Mon. 4 11 18 25 Mon. (week 14) 31 3 10 17 24 Mon. 7 14 21 28 Mon. ● 5 12 ● 19 26 Mon. (week 27) 30 2 9 16 23 Tue. 1 ● 8 15 ● 22 29 Tue. 5 12 19 26 Tue. 4 11 18 25 Tue. 1 8 15 22 29 Tue. 6 13 20 27 Tue. ● 3 10 17 24

Wed. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. ● 6 13 ● 20 27 Wed. 5 12 19 26 Wed. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 7 14 21 28 Wed. 4 11 ● 18 25 Thu. 3 10 17 24 31 Thu. 7 14 21 28 Thu. 6 13 20 27 Thu. 3 10 17 24 Thu. 1 8 15 22 29 Thu. 5 12 19 26 Fri. 4 11 18 25 Fri. 1 8 15 22 29 Fri. ● 7 14 ● 21 28 Fri. 4 11 18 25 Fri. 2 9 16 23 30 Fri. 6 13 20 27 Sat. 5 12 19 26 Sat. 2 9 16 23 Sat. 1 8 15 22 29 Sat. 5 12 19 26 Sat. 3 10 17 24 31 Sat. 7 14 21 28 Sun. 6 13 20 27 Sun. 3 10 17 24 Sun. 2 9 16 23 30 Sun. ● 6 13 ● 20 27 Sun. 4 11 18 25 Sun. 1 8 15 22 29

● = new moon ❘ ● = full moon Disclaimer: This calendar is calculated Krishna Bhakti Magazine for Radhadesh and Amsterdam. For more precise details of your location, Vaisnava Calendar 2008 Radhadesh • Château de Petite Somme • 6940 Septon (Durbuy) • Belgium • (+) 32 (0)86 32 29 26 • [email protected] please consult: vcal.iskcongbc.org July August September October November December

3 Th Sri Gadadhara Pandita (disappearance) 5 Tu Sri Raghunandana Thakura 4 Th Srimati Sita Thakurani(Sri Advaita’s 9 Th Ramacandra Vijayotsava 1 Sa Srila Prabhupada (disappearance) 3 We Odana Sasthi Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (disappearance) consort) (appearance) Sri Madhvacarya (appearance) (fast till noon) 9 Tu Dvadasi (disappearance) (fast till noon) Sri Vamsidasa Babaji (disappearance) 5 Fr Lalita Sasti 10 Fr Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi 6 Th Gopastami, Gosthastami Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi Gundica Marjana 12 Tu Fasting for Pavitraropana Ekadasi 7 Su Radhastami: Appearance of 11 Sa Break fast 09:47 - 11:35 Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami Advent of Bhagavad-gita 4 Fr Ratha Yatra (Hera-pancami after 4 days) Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins Srimati Radharani (fast till noon) Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami (disappearance) 10 We Break fast 08:39 - 11:10 (return ratha after 8 days) 13 We Break fast 06:24 - 11:17 11 Th Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi (disappearance) Sri Dhananjaya Pandita (disappearance) 12 Fr Purnima Sri Gosvami Srila Rupa Gosvami (disappearance) (fast till noon for Lord Vamanadeva) Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami Sri Srinivasa Acarya (disappearance) Katyayani-vrata ends (disappearance) Sri Gauridasa Pandita (disappearance) 12 Fr Break fast 07:10 - 11:26 (disappearance) 7 Fr Jagaddhatri-puja 15 Mo Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Sri Sivananda Sena (disappearance) 16 Sa Appearance of Lord Balarama Sri Dvadasi: Appearance of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami 9 Su Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi Thakura(disappearance) (fast till noon) 8 Tu Sri Vakresvara Pandita (disappearance) (fast till noon) Lord Vamanadeva (disappearance) Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji 22 Mo Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi 13 Su Fasting for Sayana Ekadasi Purnima (fast till noon on the Ekadasi, feast today) 14 Tu Purnima (disappearance) (fast till noon, feast tomorrow) Sri Devananda Pandita (disappearance) 14 Mo Break fast 08:25 - 11:03 Jhulana Yatra ends Srila Jiva Gosvami (appearance) Sri Krishna Saradiya Rasayatra Bhisma-pancaka 23 Tu Break fast 10:02 - 11:17 18 Fr Purnima Second month of caturmasya begins 13 Sa Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Sri Murari Gupta (disappearance) 10 Mo Break fast 07:53 - 10:49 24 We Sri Mahesa Pandita (disappearance) Guru () Purnima (fast from yogurt for one month) (appearance) (fast till noon) Laksmi-puja 12 We Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami (disappearance) Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura Srila Sanatana Gosvami (disappearance) 17 Su Srila Prabhupada’s departure for the 14 Su Ananta Caturdasi Vrata Fourth month of caturmasya begins Sri Kasisvara Pandita (disappearance) (disappearance) First month of caturmasya begins USA Srila Thakura(disappearance) (fast from urad dal for one month) 13 Th Purnima 28 Su Sri Locana Dasa Thakura(appearance) (fast from green leafy vegetables for one month) 24 Su Sri Krishna Janmastami: 15 Mo Purnima Month of Damodara begins Sri Krishna Rasayatra 30 Tu Srila Jiva Gosvami (disappearance) 23 We Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava 19 Su Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura Tulasi-Saligrama-vivaha (marriage) Sri Jagadisa Pandita (disappearance) (disappearance) (fast till midnight) Acceptance of by Srila (disappearance) Sri Nimbarkacarya (appearance) 26 Sa Srila Lokanatha Gosvami 25 Mo Nandotsava Prabhupada 21 Tu Appearance of Radha Kunda Caturmasya ends (disappearance) Srila Prabhupada (appearance) Third month of caturmasya begins Snana-dana Month of Damodara ends 27 Su The incorporation of ISKCON (fast till noon) (fast from milk for one month) Bahulastami Katyayani-vrata begins in 27 We Fasting for Annada Ekadasi 21 Su Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the 22 We Sri Virabhadra (appearance) 23 Su Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi 28 Mo Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi 28 Th Break fast 06:47 - 11:22 USA 24 Fr Fasting for Rama Ekadasi Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura 29 Tu Break fast 06:02 - 11:10 25 Th Fasting for Indira Ekadasi 25 Sa Break fast 08:24 - 11:41 (disappearance) 26 Fr Break fast 07:33 - 11:30 26 Su End of daylight saving time 24 Mo Break fast 08:17 - 10:59 28 Tu Dipa dana, Dipavali Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa (disappearance) 29 We Govardhana-puja, Go-puja, Go- 25 Tu Sri Saranga Thakura(disappearance) krida (worship of Govardhana Hill) Bali Daityaraja Puja Sri Rasikananda (appearance) 30 Th Sri Ghosh (disappearance)

week nr. 27 28 29 30 31 week nr. 31 32 33 34 35 week nr. 36 37 38 39 40 week nr. 40 41 42 43 44 week nr. 44 45 46 47 48 week nr. 49 50 51 52 53 july august september october november december Mon. 7 14 21 28 Mon. 4 11 18 25 Mon. 1 8 ● 15 22 ● 29 Mon. 6 13 20 27 Mon. 3 10 17 24 Mon. 1 8 15 22 29 Tue. 1 8 15 22 29 Tue. 5 12 29 26 Tue. 2 9 16 23 30 Tue. 7 ● 14 21 ● 28 Tue. 4 11 18 25 Tue. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 6 13 20 27 Wed. 3 10 17 24 Wed. 1 8 15 22 29 Wed. 5 12 19 26 Wed. 3 10 17 24 31 Thu. ● 3 10 17 24 31 Thu. 7 14 21 28 Thu. 4 11 18 25 Thu. 2 9 16 23 30 Thu. 6 ● 13 20 ● 27 Thu. 4 11 18 25 Fri. 4 11 ● 18 25 Fri. ● 1 8 15 22 29 Fri. 5 12 19 26 Fri. 3 10 17 24 31 Fri. 7 14 21 28 Fri. 5 ● 12 19 26 Sat. 5 12 19 26 Sat. 2 9 ● 16 23 30 Sat. 6 13 20 27 Sat. 4 11 18 25 Sat. 1 8 15 22 29 Sat. 6 13 20 ● 27 Sun. 6 13 20 27 Sun. 3 10 17 24 31 Sun. 7 14 21 28 Sun. 5 12 19 26 Sun. 2 9 16 23 30 Sun. 7 14 21 28

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