2020 Dallas Vaisnava Calendar 7 – Tue Purnima (Time adjusted for Daylight Savings Time) Sri Balarama Rasayatra Sri Krishna Vasanta Rasa January Sri Vamsivadana Thakura App. 6 – Mon Putrada Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) Sri Syamananda Prabhu App. 7 – Tue Break fast 07:30-10:52 13 – Mon Sri Abhirama Thakura Disapp. Sri Jagadisa Pandita Appearance Tulsi Jala Dan begins 10 – Fri Purnima 17 – Fri Srila Vrindavana Dasa Thakura Disapp. Sri Krishna Pusya Abhiseka 18 – Sat Varuthini Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 14 – Tue Pancami 19 – Sun Dvadasi , Break fast 06:52 – 11:15 Sri Ramachandra Kaviraja Disapp. 22 – Wed Amavasya, Sri Gadadhara Pandita App Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami App. 25 – Sat Aksaya Trtiya, Candana Yatra starts (continuses for 21 days) 15 – Wed Sri Jayadeva Goswami Disapp. 29 – Wed Jahnu Saptami Ganga Sagara Mela 16 – Thu Saptami May Sri Locana Dasa Thakura Disapp. 1 – Fri Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) App 20 – Mon Sat-tila Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) Sri Madhu Pandita Disapp. 21 – Wed Dvadasi, break fast 07:28 – 10:55 Srimati Jahnava Devi Disapp. 24 – Fri Amavasya 3 – Sun Mohini Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 29 – Wed Vasanta Pancami 4 – Mon Dvadasi , Break fast 06:36 – 11:08 Srimati Visnupriya Devi App. 5 – Tue Trayodasi Sarasvati Puja Sri Jayananda Prabhu Disapp Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Disapp. 6 – Wed Nrsimha Caturdasi – App. Of Lord Nrsimhadeva Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi App. (Fast today till dusk) Sri Raghunandana Thakura App. 7 – Thurs Pratipat Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami App. Krishna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara 31 – Fri Sri Advaita Acarya App – Fast today until noon Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura Disapp. Sri Sri Radha Ramana Devaji App. February Sri Madhavendra Puri App. 1 – Sat Astami, Bhismastami Sri Srinivasa Acarya App. 3 – Mon Navami, Sri Madhvacarya Disapp. 11 – Mon Sri Ramananda Raya Disapp. 4 – Tue Dasami, Sri Ramanujacarya Disapp. 13 – Wed Tulasi Jala Dan ends 5 – Wed Bhaimi Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 18 – Mon Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi Fasting for Lord Varahadeva till noon Fasting for Apara Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 6 – Thurs Dvadasi, break fast 07:18 – 08:55 Srila Vrindavana Dasa Thakura App Varaha Dvadasi – App. Of Lord Varahadeva 19 – Tue Break fast 06:25 – 07:03 (fasting yesterday) 22 – Fri Amavasya 7 – Fri Nityananda Trayodasi – App of Sri Nityananda Prabhu (fast till noon today) June 8 – Sat Purnima 1 – Mon Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi (Total fast, even from water, if you Sri Krishnas Madhura Utsava have broken Ekadasi) Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura App. Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana Disapp. 13 – Thu Pancami Ganga Puja Sri Purusottama Das Thakura Disapp. Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini App. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura App. 2 – Tue Dvadasi, Break fast 06:51 – 11:03 (fast till noon today) 3 – Wed Trayodasi 18 – Tue Vijaya Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava 19 – Wed Dvadasi, Breakfast 09:48 – 10:49 5 – Fri Purnima Sri Isvara Puri Disapp. Snana Yatra 23 – Sun Amavasya Sri Mukunda Datta Disapp. 24 – Mon Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Disapp. Sri Sridhara Pandita Disapp. Sri Rasikananda Disapp. 6 – Sat Sri Symananda Prabhu Disapp. 27 – Thu Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura App. 10 – Wed Sri Vakresvara Pandita App. 15 – Mon Sri Srivasa Pandita Disapp. March 16 – Tue Yogini Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 5 – Thurs Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 17 – Wed Dvadasi, Break fast 06:19 – 11:05 6 – Fri Dvadasi , Break fast 06:48 – 10:41 20 – Sat Amavasya Sri Madhavendra Puri Disapp. Sri Gadadhara Pandita Disapp. 8 – Sun Caturdasi Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Disapp. First day of Daylight Saving Time (fast till noon today) 9 – Mon Gaura Purnima – App. Of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 21 – Sun Jaganatha Puri Gundica Marjana (Fast till Moon Rise) 22 – Mon Puri Ratha Yatra 10 – Tue Festival of Jagannatha Misra Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami Disapp. 15 – Sun Dallas Snana Yatra Sri Sivananda Sena Disapp. 16 – Mon Sri Srivasa Panita App. 26 – Fri Sasti, Hena Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra) 19 – Thurs Papamocani Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) Sri Vakresvara Pandita Disapp. 20 – Fri Dvadasi , Break fast 07:30 – 11:33 30 – Tue Return Ratha (8 days after Ratha Yatra) Sri Govinda Ghosh Disapp. 22 – Sun Dallas Gundica Marjana July 23 – Mon Amavasya 1 – Wed Trisprsa Mahavadasi 28 – Sat Festival of Joy (Dallas Rathayatra) Sayana Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 29 – Sun Sri Ramanujacarya App. 2 – Thurs Trayodasi Break fast 06:23 – 11:08 4 – Sat Purnima April Guru (Vyasa) Purnima 2 – Thurs Rama Navami – App. Of Lord Sri Ramacandra (fast today) Srila Sanatana Goswami Disapp. 4 – Sat Kamada Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 1st month of Caturmasya begins (green leafy vegetables fast 5 – Sun Damanakaropana Dvadasi for 1 month) Break fast 07:09 – 08:56 9 – Thurs Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami Disapp. 12 – Sun Dallas Chandan Yatra 31 – Sat Last day of Daylight Saving Time Srila Lokanatha Goswami Disapp. 14 – Tue The incorporation of ISKCON in NY November 16 – Thur Kamika Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 5 – Thurs Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura Disapp. 17 – Fri Dvadasi Break fast 06:31 – 11:12 8 – Sun App. of Radha Kunda, Snana dana Bahulastami 20 – Mon Amavasya 9 – Mon Sri Virabhadra App. 23 – Thur Sri Raghunandana Thakura Disapp. 11 – Wed Rama Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) Sri Vamsidasa Bahaji Disapp. 12 – Thur Dvadasi, Break fast 06:55 – 10:02 30 – Thur Pavitropana Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 14 – Sat Amavasya Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins Dipa dana, Dipavali, Kali Puja 31 – Fri Dvadasi 15 – Sun Go Puja, Go Krda, Govardhana Puja Break fast 06:40 – 11:15 Bali Daityaraja Puja Srila Rupa Goswami Disapp. Sri Rasikananda App. Sri Gauridasa Pandita Disapp. 16 – Mon Sri Vasudeva Ghosh Disapp. 18 – Wed Srila Prabhupada Disapp. August 22 – Sun Gopastami, Gosthastami 2 – Sun Last day of the 1st Caturmasya Month Sri Gadadhara Dasa Goswami Disapp. 3 – Mon Purnima Sri Dhananjaya Pandita Disapp Jhullana Yatra ends Sri Srinivasa Acarya Disapp. Lord Balarama App. (fast till noon) 23 – Mon Jagaddhatri Puja 2nd month of Caturmasya begins (yogurt fast for 1 month) 25 – Wed Utthana Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 4 – Tue Srila Prabhupada’s departure for the USA Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Disapp. 11 – Tue Sri Krishna Janmastami – App. of Lord Sri Krishna (fast till First day of Bhisma Pancaka mid-night) 26 – Thur Dvadasi, Break fast 07:07 – 10:32 12 – Wed Nandotsava Thanksgiving Srila Prabhupada App. (fast till noon today) 28 – Sat Sri Bhugarbha Goswami Disapp. 14 – Fri Annada Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) Sri Kasisvara Pandita Disapp. 15 – Sat Dvadasi, Break fast 09:45 – 11:17 Last day of the 4th Caturmasya month 18 – Tue Amavasya 29 – Sun Purnima 23 – Sun Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita’s consort) App. Sri Krishna Rasayatra Lalita Sasti Tulasi Saligram Vivaha (marriage) 25 – Tue Radhastami – App. of Srimati Radharani (fast till noon today) Sri Nimbarkacarya App. 28 – Fri Parsva Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) Last day of Bhisma Pancaka Fasting for Lord Vamanadeva App. Last Day of Kartik 29 – Sat Break fast 07:00 – 11:18 30 – Mon Katyayani Vrata begins Sri Vamana Dvadasi – App. of Lord Vamanadeva (fasting is done yesterday) December 30 – Sun Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura App. (fast till noon today) 10 – Thur Utpanna Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 31 – Mon Ananta Caurdasi Vrata 11 – Fri Dvadasi, Break fast 07:19-10:40 Srila Haridasa Thakura – Disapp. Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa Disapp. Last day of 2nd Caturmasya month 12 – Sat Sri Saranga Thakura Disapp. 14 – Mon Amavasya September 19 – Sat Odana Sasthi 1 – Tue Purnima 25 – Fri Moksada Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava Advent of Srimad Bhagavad Gita Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada Christmas 3rd month of Caturmasya begins (milk fast for 1 month) 26 – Sat Dvadasi, Break fast 07:28 – 10:38 9 – Wed Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the US 13 – Sun Indira Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 14 – Mon Dvadasi, Break fast 07:10 – 11:18 16 – Wed Kanya Sankranti (Sun enters Virgo on 16 Sep 08:29 DST) Purusottama-adhika Masa Caturmasya is not observed during Purusottama Adhika Masa 27 – Sun Padmini Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 28 – Mon Dvadasi, Break fast 07:19 – 10:31 October 13 – Tue Parama Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) 14 – Wed Trayodasi, Break fast 07:30 – 11:18 16 – Fri Amavasya 17 – Sat Tula Sankranti (Sun enters Libra on 16 Oct 20:26 DST) 3rd month of Catursmaya continues 25 – Sun Ramacandra vijayotsava Sri Madvacarya App. 27 – Mon Paksa Vardhini Mahadvadasi Pasankusa Ekadasi (fasting from grains and beans) Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami Disapp. Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami Disapp. Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami Disapp. 28 – Wed Trayodasi, Break fast 07:42-11:21 29 – Thur Last day of 3rd Caturmasya month 30 – Fri Purnima Sri Krishna Saradiya Rasayatra Sri Murari Gupta Disapp. Laksmi Purja 4th month of Caturmasya begins (urad dal fast for 1 month) .