“Opportunities do not happen, you create them.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 New Year’s Shaanti Bhavan Mandir’s Anniversary 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Chinese New Year 26 27 28 29 30 31 Vasant Panchami (Planting of Holi)
India's Republic Day Saraswati Jayanti January (PAUSH-MAAGH)
New Year's & Shaanti Bhavan Mandir's Anniversary...... 1 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 24 Ekadasi Vrat...... 6, 20 India's Republic Day...... 26 Pradosh Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 7, 21 Vasant Panchami (Planting of Holi) & Saraswati Jayanti...... 29 Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja...... 10 Panchak...... 1, 2, 3, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 13, 28 Lagans...... 2, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 28, 29, 30 Makar Sankranti...... 14 Ganda Moola Nakshatras.....2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 30, 31 “Powerful Dreams, Inspire Powerful Actions.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1
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Groundhog Day Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Lincoln’s Birthday Valentine’s Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Presidents’ Day Washington’s Birthday Mahaa-Shivraatri 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 February (MAAGH-PHALGUN)
Ekadasi Vrat...... 5, 18 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 22 Pradosh Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 6, 20 Panchak...... 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja...... 8 Lagans...... 3, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 11, 27 Mahaa-Shivraatri...... 21 Ganda Moola Nakshatras...... 1, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, 28 “Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Daylight Saving Time Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja Holika Dahan Holi/Phagwah 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Saint Patrick’s Day Spring Begins 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Navraatri (Starts) Navraatri Navraatri Navraatri Navraatri 29 30 31
Navraatri Navraatri Navraatri March (PHALGUN-CHAITRA) Ekadasi Vrat...... 5, 19 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 23 Pradosh Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 7, 21 Navraatri...... 3/24 - 4/2 Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja & Holika Dahan (burning of Holi)...... 8 Naya Samvat (Hindu New Year-2077)...... 24 Holi/Phagwah...... 9 Panchak...... 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Kharmaas...... 3/10 - 3/23 Lagans...... 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 25, 29 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 12, 28 Ganda Moola Nakshatras...... 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27 “T he world is full of magical things, patiently waiting for wits to grow sharper.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Navraatri Navraatri (Ends) April Fools’ Day Ramnavmi 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hanuman Jayanti & Sat-Narayan Palm Sunday Vrat Pooja Passover Starts Good Friday 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Easter Tax Day Passover Ends 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Earth Day Ramadan Starts 26 27 28 29 30 April (CHAITRA-VAISHAKH) Ramnavmi...... 2 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 22 Ekadasi Vrat...... 4, 18 Navraatri...... 3/24 - 4/2 Pradosh Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 5, 19 Panchak...... 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja & Hanuman Jayanti...... 7 Lagans...... 9, 11, 14, 15, 25, 26 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 10, 26 Ganda Moola Nakshatras...... 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 30 “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2
Sita Jayanti 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cinco de Mayo Indian Arrival Day Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Mother’s Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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Eid-Al-Fitr Memorial Day 31 May (VAISHAKH-JESHTHA) Sita Jayanti...... 1 Mother's Day...... 10 Ekadasi Vrat...... 3, 17 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 21 Pradosh Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 4, 19 Indian Arrival Day (182nd)...... 5 Panchak...... 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja...... 6 Lagans...... 1-4, 6, 7, 9-12, 17, 18, 23, 24 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 9, 26 Ganda Moola Nakshatras..1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 27, 28, 29 “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Guruji’s 11th Death Anniversary Summer Begins 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Father’s Day 28 29 30 June (JESHTHA-ASHAAD)
Ekadasi Vrat...... 1, 16 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 20 Pradosh Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 3, 18 Father's Day...... 21 Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja...... 4 Panchak...... 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 8, 24 Lagans...... 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28, 29 th Guruji's 11 Death Anniversary...... 15 Ganda Moola Nakshatras...... 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 24, 25, 26 “You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Independence Day Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja Guru Purnima/Vyaas Pooja 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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Tulsidas Jayanti Parent’s Day Eid-al-Adha July (ASHAAD-SHRAVAN) Ekadasi Vrat...... 1, 16, 30 Tulsidas Jayanti...... 26 Pradosh Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 2, 17, 31 Panchak...... 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja & Guru Purnima/Vyaas Pooja...... 4 Lagans...... 6, 11, 12, 17, 18, 25, 31 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 8, 23 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 19 Ganda Moola Nakshatras..2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31 “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
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Raksha Bandhan & Friendship Day Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Krishna Janamashtami 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ganesh Jayanti 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 August (SHRAVAN-BHADRAPAD) Raksha Bandhan & Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja...... 3 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 18 Krishna Janamashtami...... 11 Ganesh Jayanti...... 21 Ekadasi Vrat...... 14, 28 Panchak...... 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 31 Pradosh Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 16, 30 Lagans...... 2, 7, 8, 13, 14, 21, 27, 29 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 6 Ganda Moola Nakshatras...... 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27, 28 “T he future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Pitri Paksh Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja (Starts) Pitri Paksh Pitri Paksh Pitri Paksh 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Pitri Pitri Paksh Pitri Paksh Pitri Paksh Pitri Paksh Pitri Paksh Pitri Paksh Paksh Labor Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Pitri Grandparent’s Pitri Paksh Paksh Day Pitri Paksh Pitri Paksh (Ends) Rosh Hashana 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Fall Begins 27 28 29 30
Yom Kippur September (BHADRAPAD-ASHWIN) Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja...... 1 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 16 Pitri Paksha...... 9/2 - 9/16 Adhik Maas...... 17 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 5 Panchak...... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 28, 29, 30 Ekadasi Vrat...... 13, 27 Lagans...... 18, 20, 26 Pradosha Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 14, 28 Ganda Moola Nakshatras...... 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24 “What you do has greater impact than what you say.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3
Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja Gandhi Jayanti 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Navraatri Columbus Day (Starts) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Navraatri Navraatri Navraatri Navraatri Navraatri Navraatri Navraatri 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Navraatri (Ends) Dussehra/Vijai Dashmi Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja Halloween October (ASHWIN-KAARTIK)
Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja...... 1, 30 Navraatri...... 10/17 - 10/25 Gandhi Jayanti...... 2 Dussehra / Vijai Dashmi...... 25 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 5, 19 Ekadasi Vrat...... 12, 26 Panchak...... 1, 2, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Pradosha Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 14, 28 Lagans...... 1, 2, 3, 15, 17, 23, 28, 29 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 16 Ganda Moola Nakshatras...1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 31 “T he harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Daylight Saving Time 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Veterans Day Diwali/Deepavali 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Goverdhan Pooja Bhai Dooj 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Thanksgiving Black Friday 29 30
Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja Kartick Snaan/Teerath Cyber Monday November (KAARTIK-MARGASHIRSHA)
Karva Chauth...... 3 Govardhan Pooja...... 15 Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 3, 18 Bhai Dooj...... 16 Ekadasi Vrat...... 11, 25 Pradosha Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 27 Dhanvantri Trayodashi...... 12 Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja & Kartick Snaan / Teerath...... 29 Narak Chaturdashi...... 13 Panchak...... 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Diwali/Deepavali...... 14 Lagans...... 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 14 Ganda Moola Nakshatras...... 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27 “We are tested not to show our weaknesses but to discover our strengths”
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Chanukah/Hanukkah (Starts) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Chanukah/Hanukkah (Ends) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Gita Jayanti Winter Begins Christmas Eve Christmas Day Kwanza Starts 27 28 29 30 31
Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja New Year’s Eve December (MARGASHIRSHA-PAUSH)
Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Pooja)...... 3, 17 Sat-Narayan Vrat Pooja...... 29 Ekadasi Vrat...... 10, 25 Panchak...... 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 Pradosha Vrat (Shiva Pooja)...... 12, 27 Amawasya (New Moon)...... 14 Lagans...... 1, 2, 6 - 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 22, 27, 28, 29 Gita Jayanti...... 25 Ganda Moola Nakshatras...... 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24 Last Page of Inside pgs Cover-3
T he Shaanti Bhavan Family thanks you for your continuous support throughout the entire year. May your life be filled with an abundance of peace, laughter & love. “BE GOOD, LIVE GOOD AND DO GOOD” RU GU JI CONTACT INFO CONTACT INFO Pandit Manoj Behen Dulci (718) 431-5310 (917) 732-6422 Bhaiya Gupta Pitaji Jai (917) 945-7048 (347) 679-3461 Behen Rita (917) 468-6007 Cover-4 2020 Goals Looking Ahead 2021 January February March S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 28 29 30 31 31 April May June S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31 July August September S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30
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