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VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2021-2022 (Gourabda 535) Month Date Event Breaking Fast Mar 2021 Mon 29Th Festival of Jagannath Misra VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2021-2022 (Gourabda 535) Month Date Event Breaking Fast Mar 2021 Mon 29th Festival of Jagannath Misra ---- Thu 8th Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Wed 14th Beginning of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana Apr 2021 Wed 21st Sri Rama Navami Fasting till Sunset Fri 23rd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Their Lordships' 24th Brahmotsava celebrations begin (in Sun 25th ISKCON Bangalore) - Dhvaja Arohana Tue 4th Brahma Ratha ---- Brahmotsava celebrations end (in ISKCON Bangalore) - Dhvaja Thu 6th ---- Avarohana Fri 7th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Fri 14th Akshaya Tritiya ---- May 2021 Fri 14th End of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana Chandan Yatra of Sri Prahlada Narasimha begins (in ISKCON Sat 22nd ---- Bangalore) Sun 23rd Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Narasimha Chaturdashi: Tue 25th Fasting till dusk Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva Fri 4th Hanuman Jayanti (in ISKCON Bangalore) ---- Sun 6th Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Jun 2021 Mon 21st Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Wed 23rd Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava Thu 24th Jagannatha Snana Yatra Tue 6th Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Fri 9th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Disappearance Fasting till noon Mon 12th Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra ---- Founding Day (As per the Founding Document: CERTIFICATE OF Tue 13th INCORPORATION OF ISKCON) Jul 2021 Sat 17th Sudarshana Jayanti at Iskcon temple, HK hill & VK hill, Bangalore Tue 20th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Tue 20th Jagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra ---- Jul 2021 First month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Shak (green Sat 24th ---- leafy vegetables) for one month Wed 4th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Fri 13th Garuda Panchami (in ISKCON Bangalore) Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion begins Fri 13th (as per Jaladuta Diary ) Wed 18th Ekadashi and Jhulan Yatra begins Next day after Sunrise Balarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Balarama Aug 2021 Jhulan Yatra ends Sun 22nd Fasting till noon Second month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from yogurt for one month. Sun 29th Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations (1st day) Sri Krishna Janmashtami: Celebrations (2nd day) Mon 30th Fasting till midnight Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Nandotsava Tue 31st Fasting till noon Sri Vyasa Puja: Appearance of Srila Prabhupada Fri 3rd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja Smaranam Sun 5th (in ISKCON Bangalore) Tue 14th Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani Fasting till noon Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Fri 17th Ekadashi Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise Sep 2021 Fasting observed the Sat 18th Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva previous day till noon Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion ends Sun 19th (as per Jaladuta Diary ) Sun 19th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Appearance Fasting till noon Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada sannyasa smriti) Mon 20th ---- Third month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from milk for one month. Sat 2nd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Fri 15th Dusshera Festival (in Mysore) ---- Oct 2021 Sat 16th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Urad dal for one month. Wed 20th ---- KARTHIKA MONTH BEGINS DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (in ISKCON Bangalore) Mon 1st Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Fri 5th Govardhana Puja, Go Puja ---- Mon 8th Srila Prabhupada - Disappearance Fasting till noon Nov 2021 Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji - Disappearance (Please check again Sun 14th Fasting till noon Nov 2021 1 month before the festival for final date) Mon 15th Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Chaturmasya ends. KARTHIKA MONTH ENDS Fri 19th ---- DEEPOTSAVA ENDS (in ISKCON Bangalore) Sat 27th Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa Tue 30th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Sun 5th Inauguration (in ISKCON Bangalore) Tue 14th Ekadashi & Gita Jayanti Next day after Sunrise Thu 23rd Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Disappearance Fasting till noon Dec 2021 Sat 25th Kirtan Mela (in ISKCON Bangalore) Sun 26th Kirtan Mela (in ISKCON Bangalore) Thu 30th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise *Vaikuntha Ekadashi* (Please check again 3 months before the festival for Thu 13th Next day after Sunrise Jan 2022 final date) Fri 28th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Mon 7th Sri Advaita Acharya - Appearance Fasting till noon Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Sat 12th Ekadashi Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Closing Ceremony and Sun 13th Feb 2022 Prize Distribution (in ISKCON Bangalore) Fasting observed the Sun 13th Sri Varahadeva - Appearance previous day till noon Nityananda Trayodashi: Mon 14th Fasting till noon Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu Mon 21st Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Appearance Fasting till noon Sun 27th Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Mon 14th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Mar 2022 Fri 18th Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Fasting till Moonrise.
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