VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2018-2019 (Gourabda
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VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2018-2019 (Gourabda 531 - 532) Month Date Event Breaking Fast Sat 3rd Festival of Jagannath Misra ---- Tue 13th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Mar 2018 Sun 25th Sri Rama Navami Fasting till Sunset Tue 27th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Thu 12th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Sat 14th Beginning of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana Wed 18th Akshaya Tritiya ---- Thu 26th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Chandan Yatra of Sri Prahlada Narasimha begins Thu 26th ---- (in Bangalore) Narasimha Chaturdashi: Sun 29th Fasting till dusk Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva Fri 11th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Mon 14th End of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana Fri 25th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Sun 10th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Sat 23rd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Jun 2018 Mon 25th Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava Thu 28th Jagannatha Snana Yatra Mon 9th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Fri 13th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Disappearance Fasting till noon Founding Day (As per the Founding Document: Fri 13th CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ISKCON) Jul 2018 Sat 14th Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra ---- Sun 22nd Jagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra ---- Mon 23rd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise First month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting Fri 27th from Shak (green leafy vegetables) for one ---- month Wed 8th Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Sun 13th Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion begins Tue 21st (asJhulan per Jaladuta Yatra begins Diary ) Wed 22nd Ekadashi Next day after Aug 2018 Balarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Balarama Sun 26th Jhulan Yatra ends Fasting till noon Second month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from yogurt for one month. Sun 2nd Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations Sri Krishna Janmashtami: Mon 3rd Fasting till midnight Sep 2018 Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Nandotsava Tue 4th Fasting till noon Sri Vyasa Puja: Appearance of Srila Prabhupada Thu 6th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Mon 17th Fasting till noon Radharani Sep 2018 Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion ends Tue 19th (as per Jaladuta Diary ) Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Ekadashi Thu 20th Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sep 2018 Sunrise Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Fasting observed the Fri 21st Vamanadeva previous day till Sat 22nd Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Appearance Fasting till noon Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada sannyasa smriti) Tue 25th ---- Third month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from milk for one month. Fri 5th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Fri 19th Dusshera Festival ---- Sat 20th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Oct 2018 Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Urad dal for one month. Wed 24th ---- KARTHIKA MONTH BEGINS DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS Sun 4th Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Thu 8th Govardhana Puja, Go Puja ---- Sun 11th Srila Prabhupada - Disappearance Fasting till noon Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji - Fasting till noon Nov 2018 Mon 19th Disappearance today in addition to Chaturmasya ends. KARTHIKA MONTH ENDS Thu 23rd ---- DEEPOTSAVA ENDS Fri 30th Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa Mon 3rd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Tue 18th Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Check two month before) Mahadvadasi: (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Wed 19th Next day after Sunrise Gita Jayanthi Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Wed 26th Fasting till noon Disappearance Wed 2nd Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Jan 2019 Thu 17th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Thu 31st Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Tue 12th Sri Advaita Acharya - Appearance Fasting till noon Fasting till noon today in addition to Sat 16th Ekadashi regular Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise Fasting observed the Feb 2019 Sun 17th Sri Varahadeva - Appearance previous day till noon Nityananda Trayodashi: Mon 18th Fasting till noon Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Sun 24th Fasting till noon Appearance Sat 2nd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Sun 17th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise Mar 2019 Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Thu 21st Fasting till Moonrise Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.