“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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 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.” Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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