Calendar Year 2018, 2074-75 Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland

2018 Day Festival/Event

Jan 01 Mon Posha Shukla 14 () Jan 04 Thurs Posha 3 (Trit#y!) Omkarananda Mah!sam!dhi Day Havan and Pujan Jan 12 Fri Posha Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) Jayantī Jan 14 Posha Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Sankr!nti Jan 22 Mon Mah! Shukla 5 () Feb 13 Tues Mah! Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Mah! Shivar!tri Feb 14 Wed Mah! Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Valentine's day Mar 01 Thurs F!lgun Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Mar 03 Sat F!lgun Krishna 3 (Trit#y!) Tukārām Punya Tithī Mar 07 Wed F!lgun Krishna 6 (Shashti) Eknāth Shashti Mar 18 Sun Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) Chaitri Navar!tri / Gudi Padavo Mar 25 Sun Chaitra Shukla 9 () R!m Navami Mar 29 Thurs Chaitra Shukla 13 (Trayodashi) Mah!vir Jayant# Mar 30 Fri Chaitra Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Good Friday Mar 31 Sat Chaitra Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Hanum!n Jayant# Apr 01 Sun Chaitra Krishna 1 (Pratipad!) Easter Sunday Apr 12 Thurs Chaitra Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) Sr# Vallabh!ch!rya Jayant# Apr 18 Wed Vaish!kha Shukla 3 (Trit#y!) Akshaya Trit#y! / Parashurām Jayanti Apr 20 Fri Vaish!kha Shukla 5 (Panchami) @dya Shankar! Jayant# Sri R!m!nuj!ch!rya Jayant# Apr 30 Mon Vaish!kha Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Buddha Jayanti-Buddha Purnim! May 01 Tues Vaish!kha Krishna 1 (Pratipad!) N!rad Jayant# May 13 Sun Vaish!kha Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Mother’s day June 17 Sun Jyeshth! Shukla 4 () Father’s day June 23 Sat Jyeshth! Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) G!yatri Jayant# June 28 Thurs Jyeshth! Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Jayant# July 14 Sat Ash!dhā Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Rathyātrā July 23 Mon Ash!dhā Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Dev Shayani Ek!dashi Ch!turm!s starts July 27 Fri Ash!dhā Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Guru P%rnima Aug 15 Wed Shr!van Shukla 5 (Panchami) Independence Day / Shri Arvind Jayantī Aug 17 Fri Shr!van Shukla 7 () Tulsidās Jayanti Aug 26 Sun Shr!van Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Raksh! Bandhan

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2018 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event

Sep 03 Mon Shr!van Krishna 8 () Krishna Janm!shtami / Gnyānadev Jayantī Sep 08 Sat Shr!van Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Shivananda , Rishikesh, Jayant# Sep 09 Sun Shr!van Krishna 30 (Am!vasya) Grandparent’s day Sep 13 Thurs Bh!drapad Shukla 4 (Chaturthi) Sep 24 Mon Bh!drapad Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Anant Chaturdashi Oct 02 Tues Bh!drapad Krishna 8 (Ashtami) Mah!tm! G!ndhi Jayant# Oct 10 Wed Ashwin Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) Navar!tri begins Oct 16 Tues Ashwin Shukla 7 (Saptami) Sarasvati @v!han / Durg! Saptami Oct 17 Wed Ashwin Shukla 8 (Ashtami) Durg! Ashtami / Sarasvati Pūjan / Mahā Ashtami Oct 18 Thurs Ashwin Shukla 10 () Vijay! Dashami / Sarasvati-Visarjan Shirdi S!i B!b! Punya Tithi Oct 24 Wed Ashwin Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Sharad P%rnim! Nov 04 Sun Ashwin Krishna 12 (Dv!dashi) Guru Dv!dashi / W!gh B!ras Nov 05 Mon Ashwin Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Dhan Theras (Trayodashi) Nov 06 Tues Ashwin Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Narak Chaturdashi / Hanum!n P%jan Nov 07 Wed Ashwin Krishna 30 (Am!vasya) Dip!vali / Sh!rad! P%jan / P%jan Nov 08 Thurs K!rtik Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) N%tan Varsha / Annakūt Vikram Samvat 2075

Nov 09 Fri K!rtik Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Bh!i Beej (Sisters invite brothers for meal) Nov 12 Mon K!rtik Shukla 5 (Panchami) L!bha Pa]chami Nov 14 Wed K!rtik Shukla 7 (Saptami) Jalar!m Jayant# Nov 19 Mon K!rtik Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Dev %thi Ek!dashi / Tulasi Viv!ha Ch!turm!s ends Nov 22 Thurs K!rtik Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Thanksgiving Day Nov 23 Fri K!rtik Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Dev Div!li / Jayant# Dec 19 Wed M!rgashirsha Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Gītā Jayantī Dec 22 Sat M!rgashirsha Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Datt!treya Jayant# Dec 24 Mon M!rgashirsha Krishna 2 (Dvitiy!) X-mas-Eve Dec 25 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna 3 (Trit#y!) X-mas-Day / Omkarananda Jayant# Dec 31 Mon M!rgashirsha Krishna 10 (Dashami) Silvester - New Year's Eve

2019 Jan 01 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) New Year 2019 Jan 04 Fri M!rgashirsha Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Omkarananda Mah!sam!dhi Day Havan and Pūjan

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Observe following performances in celebration of main festivals: On RAMNAVAMI: Recitations of R!maraksha , Sunderkand, R!m Dhoon: “R!m R!m R!m R!m, S#ta-R!m S#ta-R!m” On JAYANTI: Recitation (11 or 40 times) of Hanum!n Chālisa and Sundarkand, near Rāmparivār. And Rāmaraksha-Stotra in the beginning and at the end. Recitation of the Mantra: Rāma Lakshmana Jānaki jay bolo Hanumāna ki. (Note: When Rāma's name is recited, Hanumān is certainly present there) On GURUPURNIMA: Guru Pūjan, recitation of Gurusaptashati. Recitation of the Mantra: Dr!m Datt!trey!ya namah. On KRISHNA JANAMASHTAMI: Recitation of the Mantra: “Shri Krishnah sharanam mama”. Recitation of Shrimad , at least chapters 9, 12, 15 and 18. On GANESH CHATURTHI and 10 days Ganesh Utsav in Bhadrapad. Recitation in sound voice of “OM Gam Ganapataye namah” near . Recitation of 21 times Ganesha Atharvashirsha. On SOMVATI and in Shravan Mās in -Temple. Recitation in low voice: “OM namah Shivāya – OM Tryambakam yajamahe – OM namah Shivāya” On DATTATREYA JAYANTI: Low sound recitation of Dattanāma-Sank#rtanam and Digambara Dhoon near Datta Mūrti. Recitation of Mantra: “Om Dr!m Datt!trey!ya namah”.

- 3 - YEAR 2018 - VIKRAM SAMVAT 2074-75 YEAR 2018 - EK@DASHI VIKRAM SAMVAT 2074-75 On each occasion recitation of 21 times Ganesha-Atharvashirsha Recitation of -Sukta and -Sahasranama

Vin!yak Chaturthi in Shukla Paksha Sankashta Chaturthi in Krishna Paksha (before P%rnim!, Fullmoon) (between fullmoon and new moon)

Date Day Maas Paksha Chaturthī Date Day Month Paksha Tithi Name

Jan 05 Fri Posha Krishna Sankashta Jan 12 Fri Posha Krishna 11 Shaqtil!-Ek!dash# Jan 21 Sun M!gha Shukla Vin!yak Jan 28 Sun M!gha Shukla 11 Jay!-Ek!dash# Feb 03 Sat M!gha Krishna Sankashtha Feb 11 Sun M!gha Krishna 11 Vijay!-Ek!dash# Feb 19 Mon F!lgun Shukla Vināyak Feb 26 Mon F!lgun Shukla 11 @malki-Ek!dash# Mar 05 Mon F!lgun Krishna Sankashta Mar 13 Tues F!lgun Krishna 11 P!pmochani-Ek!dash# Mar 21 Wed Chaitra Shukla Vināyak Mar 27 Tues Chaitra Shukla 11 K!mad!-Ek!dash# Apr 12 Thurs Chaitra Krishna 11 Var%thin#-Ek!dash# Apr 03 Tues Chaitra Krishna Sankashta – Ang!raki Vallabh!ch!rya Jayant# Apr 19 Thurs Vaish!kha Shukla Vināyak Apr 26 Thurs Vaish!kha Shukla 11 Mohin#-Ek!dash# May 03 Thurs Vaish!kha Krishna Sankashta May 11 Fri Vaish!kha Krishna 11 Apar!-Ek!dash# May 18 Fri - extra Shukla Vināyak May 25 Fri Jyeshtha - extra Shukla 11 Kamal!-Ek!dash# Jun 02 Sat Jyeshtha - extra Krishna Sankashta June 10 Sun Jyeshtha - extra Krishna 11 Kamal!-Ek!dash# Bh#m-Ek!dash# June 23 Sat Jyeshtha - prime Shukla 11 Jun 17 Sun Jyeshtha - prime Shukla Vin!yak G!yatr#-Jayanti July 01 Sun Jyeshtha - prime Krishna Sankashta July 09 Mon Jyeshtha - prime Krishna 11 -Ek!dash# Dev Shayani Ek!dashi/ July 23 Mon Ash!dha Shukla 11 July 16 Mon Ash!dha Shukla Vināyak Ch!turm!s starts July 31 Tues Ash!dha Krishna Sankashta – Ang!raki Aug 08 Wed Ash!dha Krishna 11 K!mik!-Ek!dash# Aug 14 Tues Shr!van Shukla Vināyak – Ang!raki Aug 21 Tues Shr!vana Shukla 11 Pavitr!-Ek!dash# Aug 30 Thurs Shr!van Krishna Sankashta Sep 06 Thurs Shr!vana Krishna 11 Aj!-Ek!dash# Sep 13 Thurs Bh!drapad Shukla Vināyak (Ga[esh Chaturthi) Sep 20 Thurs Bh!drapad Shukla 11 Parivartini-Ek!dash# Sep 28 Fri Bh!drapad Krishna Sankashta Oct 05 Fri Bh!drapad Krishna 11 Indir!-Ek!dash# Oct 12 Fri Ashwin Shukla Vināyak Oct 20 Sat Ashwin Shukla 11 P!sh!nkush!-Ek!dash# Oct 27 Sat Ashwin Krishna Sankashta Nov 03 Sat Ashwin Krishna 11 Ram!-Ek!dash# Prabhodhin# Nov 19 Mon K!rtik Shukla 11 Nov 11 Sun K!rtik Shukla Vināyak (Tulsi-Viv!ha begins) Nov 26 Mon K!rtik Krishna Sankashta Dec 03 Mon K!rtik Krishna 11 Utpatti-Ek!dash# Mokshad!-Ek!dash# Dec 19 Wed M!rgash#rsha Shukla 11 Dec 11 Tues M!rgashirsha Shukla Vināyak – Ang!raki Bhagavadg#t!-Jayanti Dec 25 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna Sankashta – Ang!raki 2019 2019 Jan 01 Tues M!rgash#rsha Krishna 11 Safal!-Ek!dash# Jan 10 Thurs Posha Shukla Vināyak Jan 16 Wed Posha Shukla 11 Putrad!-Ek!dash# Calendar Year 2018, Vikram Samvat 2074-2075

FULL MOON - P%rnim! 2018

On each occasion perform Satyanarayana- and Badrinarayana-Puja

Date Day Month Paksha Tithi Name

Jan 02 Tues Posha Shukla 15 Posh#-P%rnim!

Jan 31 Wed M!gha Shukla 15 M!gh#-P%rnim!

Mar 01 Thurs F!lgun Shukla 15 Holik! Daha-P%rnim!

Mar 31 Sat Chaitra Shukla 15 Shri Hanum!n-Jayant#

Apr 30 Mon Vaish!kha Shukla 15 Buddha-Jayant#-P%rnim!

May 29 Tues Jyeshtha - Extra Shukla 15

June 28 Thurs Jyeshtha - Prime Shukla 15 Vata S!vitr#-P%rnim!

July 27 Fri Ash!dha Shukla 15 Guru (Vy!s) P%rnim!

Aug 26 Sun Shr!vana Shukla 15 Raksh!bandhan P%rnim!

Sep 25 Tues Bh!drapada Shukla 15 Praushtha-padi P%rnim!

Oct 24 Wed Ashwin Shukla 15 Sharad P%rnim!

Nov 23 Fri K!rtik Shukla 15 Dev-Div!li / Tulsi-Viv!ha end

Dec 22 Sat M!rgashirsha Shukla 15 Datta-Jayant#

Durg! Ashthami 2018 & Saraswati-P%jan in Ashwin

Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi

Jan 25 Thurs M!gha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Feb 23 Fri Fālgun Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Mar 25 Sun Chaitra Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Apr 23 Mon Vaish!kha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

May 22 Tues Jyeshtha - Extra Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Jun 20 Wed Jyeshtha - Prime Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

July 20 Fri Ash!dha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Aug 18 Sat Shr!vana Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Sep 17 Mon Bh!drapada Shukla 8 R!dh! Ashthami/Dharo Ashthami

Oct 15 Mon Ashwin Shukla 6 Saraswati @v!han

Oct 16 Tues Ashwin Shukla 7 Saraswati P%jan

Oct 17 Wed Ashwin Shukla 8 Mah! Ashthami/Saraswati Balid!n

Nov 16 Fri K!rtik Shukla 8 Gop!shtam#/Durg! Ashthami

Dec 15 Sat M!rgashirsha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

2019

Jan 13 Sun Posha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami Gurupushy!m&t Yog (Thursday of good omen) Year 2018

Date WeekdayMaas Paksha Tithi Duration

Oct 04 Thurs Bh!drapada Krishna 10 (Dashami) 8:49 PM

Recite mainly Sooktam and Guru Mantras.

Somavati Am!v!sy! (New Moon Day on Monday) Year 2018

Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi Duration

Apr 16 Mon Chaitra Krishna 30 (Am!vasya) 7:26 AM

Recite Rudri, Namak- and Chamakam, repeat 11 times Shiva Mahimna Stotram, at the end Dvadasha Jyotirlingam, Shiva Shadakshara Stotram, Shiva Panchakshara Stotram. Continuous Mantra: OM Namah Shivaya.

ECLIPSES Year 2018

Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi Description

Total (Full) Lunar Eclipse Jan 31 Wed Māgha Shukla 15 (P%r[im!) Khagr!s ( P%r[a ) Chandra Graha[a Shadow (Partial) Solar July 13 Fri Jyeshtha - Prime Krish[a 30 (Am!v!sy!) Khandagr!s ( @nshik ) S%rya Graha[a Total (Full) Lunar Eclipse July 27 Fri Ash!dha Shukla 15 (P%r[im!) Khagr!s ( P%r[a ) Chandra Graha[a Shadow (Partial) Solar Aug 11 Sat Ash!dha Krish[a 30 (Am!v!sy!) Khandagr!s ( @nshik ) S%rya Graha[a Continous recitation of Gayatri-Mantras on every floor of the temple, office building and kitchen. Keep environment full of Gayatri-Mantras-vibrations, possibly everywhere in Ashram.