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NARAYANA MASA 2 Jan 2021 SAT Caturthi - Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Disappearance 9 Jan 2021 SAT Saphala EKADASI Trisprsa Mahadvadasi, Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance 10 Jan 2021 SUN Trayodasi BREAK FAST 07:17 - 10:45 (LT) Sri Mahesa Pandita, Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura - Disappearance 13 Jan 2021 WED Pratipat Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance 15 Jan 2021 FRI - Srila Jiva Gosvami, Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Disappearance 24 Jan 2021 SUN Putrada EKADASI 25 Jan 2021 MON Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:14 - 10:47 (LT) Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Appearance 28 Jan 2021 THU Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka

MADHAVA MASA 1 Feb 2021 MON Pancami - Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja -- Disappearance Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Appearance 2 Feb 2021 TUE Sasti - Sri Gosvami -- Disappearance 3 Feb 2021 WED - Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance 7 Feb 2021 SUN Sat-tila EKADASI 8 Feb 2021 MON Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:06 - 10:46 (LT) 16 Feb 2021 TUE Pancami Vasanta Pancami Sarasvati Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -- Disappearance Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Sri Raghunandana Thakura, Srimati Visnupriya - Appearance 18 Feb 2021 THU Saptami Sri Advaita Acarya -- Appearance (Fast today) 19 Feb 2021 FRI Astami (Bhismastami) 20 Feb 2021 SAT - Sri Madhvacarya -- Disappearance 21 Feb 2021 SUN Dasami - Sri Ramanujacarya -- Disappearance 22 Feb 2021 MON Bhaimi EKADASI (not suitable for fasting) 23 Feb 2021 TUE Dvadasi (suitable for fasting) Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Varahadeva (Fast today for Sri Nityananda Trayodasi) 24 Feb 2021 WED Trayodasi BREAK FAST 06:52 - 10:40 (LT) Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu 26 Feb 2021 FRI Purnima Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava Srila Thakura -- Appearance

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GOVINDA MASA 3 Mar 2021 WED Pancami Sri Purusottama Das Thakura – Disappearance Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Appearance 8 Mar 2021 MON Vijaya EKADASI 9 Mar 2021 TUE Dvadasi BREAK FAST 09:29 - 10:34 (LT) Sri Isvara -- Disappearance 11 Mar 2021 THU Caturdasi Siva Ratri 13 Mar 2021 SAT Pratipat Srila , Sri Rasikananda -- Disappearance 14 Mar 2021 SUN First day of Daylight Saving Time 17 Mar 2021 WED Caturthi - Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance 24 Mar 2021 WED Amalaki EKADASI 25 Mar 2021 THU Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:18 - 11:24 (DST) Sri -- Disappearance 28 Mar 2021 SUN Purnima Gaura Purnima: Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (Fast today)

VISNU MASA 29 Mar 2021 MON Pratipat - Festival of Jagannatha Misra 4 Apr 2021 SUN Astami Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance 7 Apr 2021 WED Papamocani EKADASI 8 Apr 2021 THU Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:02 - 11:16 (DST) Sri Govinda Ghosh -- Disappearance 14 Apr 2021 WED Tritiya - Tulasi Jala Dan begins 17 Apr 2021 SAT Pancami - Sri Ramanujacarya -- Appearance 21 Apr 2021 WED Navami Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Ramachandra (Fast today) 23 Apr 2021 FRI Kamada EKADASI 24 Apr 2021 SAT Damanakaropana Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:45 - 08:49 (DST) 26 Apr 2021 MON Purnima Sri Rasayatra Sri Krsna Vasanta Sri Vamsivadana Thakura, Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Appearance

MADHUSUDANA MASA 2 May 2021 SUN Saptami - Sri Abhirama Thakura -- Disappearance 5 May 2021 WED Dasami - Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance 6 May 2021 THU EKADASI (not suitable for fasting) 7 May 2021 FRI Dvadasi (suitable for fasting) * Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi Fasting for Varuthini EKADASI

2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston 8 May 2021 SAT Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:33 - 06:53 (DST) 11 May 2021 TUE - Sri -- Appearance 13 May 2021 THU Dvitiya - Tulasi Jala Dan ends. 14 May 2021 FRI Tritiya - Aksaya Trtiya. Candana starts. (Continues for 21 days) 18 May 2021 TUE Saptami - Jahnu Saptami 20 May 2021 THU Navami Srimati Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) -- Appearance Sri Madhu Pandita – Disappearance Srimati Jahnava Devi -- Appearance 22 May 2021 SAT EKADASI 23 May 2021 SUN Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:24 - 11:00 (DST) 24 May 2021 MON Trayodasi Sri Jayananda Prabhu -- Disappearance 25 May 2021 TUE Caturdasi Nrsimha Caturdasi: Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva (Fast today)

TRIVIKRAMA MASA 26 May 2021 WED Pratipat Krsna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance Sri Sri -Ramana Devaji, Sri Madhavendra Puri, Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Appearance 30 May 2021 SUN Pancami Sri Raya -- Disappearance 5 Jun 2021 SAT Apara EKADASI 6 Jun 2021 SUN Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:20 - 11:00 (DST) Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance 20 Jun 2021 SUN Pandava Nirjala EKADASI (not suitable for fasting) Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana -- Disappearance Puja Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini -- Appearance 21 Jun 2021 MON Dvadasi (suitable for fasting) * Fasting for EKADASI (Total fast, even from water, if you have broken EKADASI) 22 Jun 2021 TUE Trayodasi BREAK FAST 06:21 - 11:02 (DST) Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava 24 Jun 2021 THU Purnima Sri Mukunda Datta, Sri Sridhara Pandita -- Disappearance

VAMANA MASA 25 Jun 2021 FRI Pratipat Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Disappearance 28 Jun 2021 MON Pancami - Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Appearance

2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston 4 Jul 2021 SUN Dasami Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Disappearance 5 Jul 2021 MON EKADASI 6 Jul 2021 TUE Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:26 - 11:06 (DST) 9 Jul 2021 FRI Amavasya Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Disappearance Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Disappearance 10 Jul 2021 SAT Pratipat - Gundica Marjana 11 Jul 2021 SUN Dvitiya Sri Gosvami, Sri Sivananda Sena -- Disappearance 15 Jul 2021 THU Sasti - Hera Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra) Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Disappearance 19 Jul 2021 MON Dasami - Return Ratha (8 days after Ratha Yatra) 20 Jul 2021 TUE EKADASI - Trisprsa Mahadvadasi 21 Jul 2021 WED Trayodasi BREAK FAST 06:34 - 11:10 (DST) 23 Jul 2021 FRI Purnima () Purnima Srila Sanatana Gosvami -- Disappearance First month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM] (green leafy vegetable fast for one month)

SRIDHARA MASA 28 Jul 2021 WED Pancami Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance 31 Jul 2021 SAT Astami Srila Lokanatha Gosvami -- Disappearance 1 Aug 2021 SUN Navami The incorporation of ISKCON in New York 3 Aug 2021 TUE Kamika EKADASI 4 Aug 2021 WED Dvadasi BREAK FAST after 11:18 (DST) 11 Aug 2021 WED Caturthi Sri Raghunandana Thakura. Sri Vamsidasa Babaji -- Disappearance 18 Aug 2021 WED Pavitropana EKADASI Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins 19 Aug 2021 THU Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:51 - 11:13 (DST) Srila Rupa Gosvami, Sri Gauridasa Pandita -- Disappearance 21 Aug 2021 SAT Caturdasi Last day of the first Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM] 22 Aug 2021 SUN Purnima - Jhulana Yatra ends Lord Balarama – Appearance (Fast today) Second month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM] (yogurt fast for one month)

2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston HRSIKESA MASA 23 Aug 2021 MON Dvitiya Srila Prabhupada's departure for the USA 30 Aug 2021 MON Astami Sri Krsna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krsna (Fast today) 31 Aug 2021 TUE Navami Nandotsava - Srila Prabhupada -- Appearance 2 Sep 2021 THU Annada EKADASI 3 Sep 2021 FRI Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:59 - 11:13 (DST) 11 Sep 2021 SAT Pancami Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita's consort) -- Appearance 12 Sep 2021 SUN Saptami Lalita sasti 13 Sep 2021 MON Astami : Appearance of Srimati Radharani 16 Sep 2021 THU Parsva EKADASI (Fast today for ) 17 Sep 2021 FRI Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:07 - 11:12 (DST) Sri Vamana Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Vamana deva (Fasting is done yesterday) Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Appearance 18 Sep 2021 SAT Trayodasi Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Appearance 19 Sep 2021 SUN Caturdasi Caturdasi Vrata Srila Thakura -- Disappearance Last day of the second Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM] 20 Sep 2021 MON Purnima Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava Acceptance of by Srila Prabhupada Third month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM] (milk fast for one month)

PADMANABHA MASA 27 Sep 2021 MON Saptami - Srila Prabhupada's arrival in the USA 2 Oct 2021 SAT Indira EKADASI 3 Oct 2021 SUN Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:16 - 11:12 (DST) 15 Oct 2021 FRI Dasami Ramacandra Vijayotsava Sri Madhvacarya -- Appearance 16 Oct 2021 SAT Dvadasi Fasting for Pasankusa EKADASI Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami -- Disappearance 17 Oct 2021 SUN Trayodasi BREAK FAST 07:24 - 11:12 (DST)

2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston 19 Oct 2021 TUE Caturdasi Last day of the third Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM] 20 Oct 2021 WED Purnima Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra Sri Murari Gupta -- Disappearance Laksmi Puja Fourth month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM] (urad dal fast for one month)

DAMODARA MASA 21 Oct 2021 THU Pratipat (Damodar () Month begins 25 Oct 2021 MON Pancami Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance 28 Oct 2021 THU Astami Appearance of Radha Kunda, snana dana Bahulastami 29 Oct 2021 FRI Navami Sri Virabhadra -- Appearance 31 Oct 2021 SUN Rama EKADASI 1 Nov 2021 MON Dvadasi BREAK FAST 08:26 - 11:14 (DST) 4 Nov 2021 THU Amavasya Dipa dana, Dipavali, ( Puja) 5 Nov 2021 FRI Pratipat Go Puja. Go Krda. Govardhana Puja. Bali Daityaraja Puja Sri Rasikananda -- Appearance 6 Nov 2021 SAT Dvitiya Sri Ghosh -- Disappearance Last day of Daylight Saving Time 7 Nov 2021 SUN Caturthi Srila Prabhupada -- Disappearance 11 Nov 2021 THU Astami Gopastami, Gosthastami Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami, Sri Dhananjaya Pandita, Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance 12 Nov 2021 FRI Navami - Jagaddhatri Puja 14 Nov 2021 SUN Utthana EKADASI Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance First day of Bhisma Pancaka 15 Nov 2021 MON Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:46 - 10:19 (LT) 17 Nov 2021 WED Caturdasi Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami, Sri Kasisvara Pandita -- Disappearance Last day of the fourth Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston 18 Nov 2021 THU Purnima Sri Krsna Rasayatra Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage) Sri Nimbarkacarya -- Appearance Last day of Damodar (Kartik) Month, Last day of Bhisma Pancaka

KESAVA MASA 19 Nov 2021 FRI Pratipat Katyayani vrata begins 30 Nov 2021 TUE Utpanna EKADASI Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance 1 Dec 2021 WED Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:59 - 10:26 (LT) Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa -- Disappearance 2 Dec 2021 THU Trayodasi Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance 9 Dec 2021 THU Sasti - Odana sasthi 14 Dec 2021 TUE Moksada EKADASI Gita Jayanti - Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita 15 Dec 2021 WED Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:09 - 10:34 (LT) 18 Dec 2021 SAT Purnima Katyayani vrata ends

NARAYANA MASA 22 Dec 2021 WED Caturthi Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Disappearance 29 Dec 2021 WED Saphala EKADASI Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance 30 Dec 2021 THU Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:28 - 10:41 (LT) 31 Dec 2021 FRI Trayodasi Sri Mahesa Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura -- Disappearance

------Notes: DST - Time is 'Daylight Saving Time' | LT - Time is 'Local Time'

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