 VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2024-2025 |
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| Month | Date | Event | Breaking Fast |
| IMP note: This year no eclipse visible in India | |||
| Mar 2024 | Tue 26th | Festival of Jagannath Misra | —- |
| Apr 2024 | Fri 5th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Wed 17th | Sri Rama Navami | Fasting till Sunset | |
| Fri 19th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Â May 2024 | Sat 4th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Fri 10th | Akshaya Tritiya | —- | |
| Sun 19th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Wed 22nd | Narasimha Chaturdashi: Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva |
Fasting till dusk | |
| Jun 2024 | Mon 3rd | Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) | Next day after Sunrise |
| Tue 18th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Thu 20th | Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava | ||
| Jul 2024 | Tue 2nd | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Fri 5th | Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Disappearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Sun 7th | Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra | —- | |
| Sat 13th | Founding Day (As per the Founding Document: CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ISKCON) | ||
| Mon 15th | Jagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra | —- | |
| Wed 17th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Sun 21st | First month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Shak (green leafy vegetables) for one month | —- | |
| Wed 31st | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Aug 2024 | Tue 13th | Jaladuta’s Voyage of Compassion begins (as per Jaladuta Diary ) |
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| Fri 16th | Ekadashi and Jhulan Yatra begins | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Mon 19th | Balarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Balarama Jhulan Yatra ends Second month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from yogurt for one month. |
Fasting till noon | |
| Sun 25th | Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations (1st day) | ||
| Mon 26th | Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations (2nd day) Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna |
Fasting till midnight | |
| Tue 27th | Nandotsava Sri Vyasa Puja: Appearance of Srila Prabhupada |
Fasting till noon | |
| Fri 30th | Paksha Vardhini Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Sep-24 | Wed 11th | Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani | Fasting till noon |
| Sat 14th | Fasting for Ekadashi Vrata | Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise |
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| Sun 15th | Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva | ||
| Mon 16th | Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Appearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Wed 18th | Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada sannyasa smriti) Third month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from milk for one month. |
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| Thu 19th | Jaladuta’s Voyage of Compassion ends (as per Jaladuta Diary ) |
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| Sat 28th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Oct 2024 | Mon 14th | Trisprsa Mahadvadashi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) | Next day after Sunrise |
| Thu 17th | Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Urad dal for one month. KARTHIKA DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (in ISKCON Bangalore) |
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| Mon 28th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Nov 2024 | Sat 2nd | Govardhana Puja, Go Puja | —- |
| Tue 5th | Srila Prabhupada – Disappearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Tue 12th | Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji – Disappearance & Ekadashi |
Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise |
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| Fri 15th | Last day of Deepotsava, Chaturmasya ends. | —- | |
| Sat 23rd | Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa | ||
| Wed 27th | Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Dec 2024 | Wed 11th | Gita Jayanti and Fasting for Ekadashi Vrata | Next day after Sunrise |
| Thu 19th | Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura – Disappearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Thu 26th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Jan 2025 | Fri 10th | *Vaikuntha Ekadashi* (Please check again 3 months before the festival for final date) | Next day after Sunrise |
| Sat 25th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Feb-25 | Tue 4th | Sri Advaita Acharya – Appearance | Fasting till noon |
| Sat 8th | Ekadashi | Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise |
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| Sun 9th | Sri Varahadeva – Appearance | Fasting observed the previous day till noon | |
| Mon 10th | Nityananda Trayodashi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu |
Fasting till noon | |
| Mon 17th | Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura – Appearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Mon 24th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Mar 2025 | Mon 10th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Fri 14th | Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Fasting till Moonrise | |
