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Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2020-2021 (Gourabda 534) Month Date Event Breaking Fast Tue 10th Festival of Jagannath Misra ---- Mar 2020 Fri 20th Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Thu 2nd Sri Rama Navami Fasting till Sunset Sat 4th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Their Lordships' 23rd Brahmotsava celebrations Mon 6th begin (in ISKCON Bangalore) - Dhvaja Arohana Apr 2020 Wed 15th Brahma Ratha ---- Brahmotsava celebrations end (in ISKCON Fri 17th ---- Bangalore) - Dhvaja Avarohana Sun 19th Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Sun 26th Akshaya Tritiya ---- Mon 4th Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Narasimha Chaturdashi: May 2020 Wed 6th Fasting till dusk Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva Mon 18th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise 1 Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr Tue 2nd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Thu 4th Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava Jun 2020 Fri 5th Jagannatha Snana Yatra Wed 17th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Sun 21st Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Disappearance Fasting till noon Tue 23rd Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra ---- Wed 1st Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Wed1st Jagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra ---- First month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Sun 5th ---- Shak (green leafy vegetables) for one month Jul 2020 Founding Day (As per the Founding Document: Mon 13th CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ISKCON) Thu 16th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Thu 30th Ekadasi and Jhulan Yatra begins Next day after Sunrise Balarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Balarama Jhulan Yatra ends Mon 3rd Fasting till noon Second month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from yogurt for one month. Tue 11th Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations (1st day) 2 Aug 2020 Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr Sri Krishna Janmashtami: Celebrations (2nd day) Wed 12th Fasting till midnight Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Nandotsava &Sri Vyasa Puja: Appearance of Srila Thu 13th Fasting till noon Prabhupada Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion begins Thu 13th (as per Jaladuta Diary ) Aug 2020 Sat 15th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja Smaranam Sun 16th (in ISKCON Mangalore) Wed 26th Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani Fasting till noon Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Sat 29th Ekadashi Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise Fasting observed the Sun 30th Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva previous day till noon Mon 31st Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Appearance Fasting till noon Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada sannyasa smriti) Wed 2nd ---- Third month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from milk for one month. Sep 2020 Sun 13th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion ends Sat 19th (as per Jaladuta Diary ) 3 Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021Sep - Mlr 2020 Sun 27th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Tue 13th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Sun 25th Dusshera Festival (in Mysore) ---- Tue 27th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Oct 2020 Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Urad dal for one month. Sat 31st ---- KARTHIKA MONTH BEGINS DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (in ISKCON Bangalore) Wed 11th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Sun 15th Govardhana Puja, Go Puja ---- Wed 18th Srila Prabhupada - Disappearance Fasting till noon Wed 25th Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji - Disappearance Fasting till noon Nov 2020 Thu 26th Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Fri 27th Tulasi Puja festival Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Sun 29th Inauguration (in ISKCON Mangalore) Chaturmasya ends. KARTHIKA MONTH ENDS Mon 30th ---- DEEPOTSAVA ENDS (in ISKCON Bangalore) Tue 8th Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa Dec 2020 4 Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr Dec 2020 Fri 11th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Vaikuntha Ekadashi ( Please check again 3 months before the Fri 25th Next day after Sunrise festival for final date ) & Gita Jayanti Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Sun 3rd Fasting till noon Disappearance Jan 2021 Sat 9th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Sun 24th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Closing check date once again Sun 7th Ceremony and Prize Distribution (in ISKCON with temple Mangalore) Mon 8th Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Fri 19th Sri Advaita Acharya - Appearance Fasting till noon Fasting till noon today in Feb 2021 addition to regular Tue 23rd Ekadashi Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise Fasting observed the Wed 24th Sri Varahadeva - Appearance previous day till noon Nityananda Trayodashi: Thu 25th Fasting till noon Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Wed 3rd Fasting till noon Appearance Mar 2021 5 Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr Tue 9th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Mar 2021 Thu 25th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Sun 28th Fasting till Moonrise Mahaprabhu 6 Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2020-2021 (Gourabda 534) Other Important Dates and Events Month Date Event Mon 16th Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance Mar 2020 Fri 20th Sri Govinda Ghosh -- Disappearance Sun 29th Sri Ramanujacarya -- Appearance Sri Vamsivadana Thakura -- Appearance Wed 8th Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Appearance Apr 2020 Tue 14th Sri Abhirama Thakura -- Disappearance Fri 17th Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance Wed 22nd Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Appearance Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) -- Appearance Sat 2nd Sri Madhu Pandita -- Disappearance Srimati Jahnava Devi -- Appearance Tue 5th Sri Jayananda Prabhu -- Disappearance May 2020 Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance Sri Sri Radha-Ramana Devaji -- Appearance Thu 7th Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Appearance Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Appearance Tue 12th Sri Ramananda Raya -- Disappearance Tue 19th Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana -- Disappearance Mon 1st Ganga Puja Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini -- Appearance Jun 2020 7 Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr Sri Mukunda Datta -- Disappearance Fri 5th Sri Sridhara Pandita -- Disappearance Sat 6th Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Disappearance Jun 2020 Wed 10th Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Appearance Mon 15th Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Disappearance Sun 21st Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami -- Disappearance Tue 23rd Sri Sivananda Sena -- Disappearance Hera Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra) Sat 27th Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Disappearance Guru (Vyasa) Purnima Sun 5th Srila Sanatana Gosvami -- Disappearance Fri 10th Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance Jul 2020 Mon 13th Srila Lokanatha Gosvami -- Disappearance Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Disappearance Fri 24th Sri Vamsidasa Babaji -- Disappearance Srila Rupa Gosvami -- Disappearance Fri 31st Sri Gauridasa Pandita -- Disappearance Sun 23rd Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita's consort) -- Appearance Aug 2020 Sun 30th Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Appearance Sep 2020 Tue 1st Srila Haridasa Thakura -- Disappearance Mon 26th Sri Madhvacarya -- Appearance Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance Oct 2020 Wed 28th Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami -- Disappearance Sat 31st Sri Murari Gupta -- Disappearance Thu 5th Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance 8 Nov 2020 Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr Appearance of Radha Kunda, snana dana Mon 9th Bahulastami Tue 10th Sri Virabhadra -- Appearance Mon 16th Sri Rasikananda -- Appearance Tue 17th Sri Vasudeva Ghosh -- Disappearance Gopastami, Gosthastami Nov 2020 Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance Sun 22nd Sri Dhananjaya Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami -- Disappearance Sun 29th Sri Kasisvara Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Krsna Rasayatra Mon 30th Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage) Sri Nimbarkacarya -- Appearance Fri 11th Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance Sat 12th Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa -- Disappearance Dec 2020 Sun 13th Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance Sun 20th Odana sasthi Fri 25th Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita Sat 9th Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Mahesa Pandita -- Disappearance Mon 11th Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura -- Disappearance Jan 2021 Thu 14th Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Disappearance Sat 16th Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Disappearance Mon 25th Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Appearance 9 Vaishnava Calendar 2020-2021 - Mlr Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja -- Disappearance Tue 2nd Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Appearance Wed 3rd Sri Jayadeva Gosvami -- Disappearance Thu 4th Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance Srimati Visnupriya Devi -- Appearance Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -- Disappearance Feb 2021 Tue 16th Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi -- Appearance Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Appearance Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Appearance Sun 21st Sri Madhvacarya -- Disappearance Mon 22nd Sri Ramanujacarya -- Disappearance Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava Sat 27th Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance Wed 3rd Sri Purusottama Das Thakura -- Disappearance Wed 10th Sri Isvara Puri -- Disappearance Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance Mar 2021 Sun 14th Sri Rasikananda -- Disappearance Wed 17th Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance Fri 26th Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Disappearance 10.
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