VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2023-2024 |
Month | Date | Event | Breaking Fast |
Mar-23 | Wed 8th | Festival of Jagannath Misra | —- |
Sat 18th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Thu 30th | Sri Rama Navami | Fasting till Sunset |
Apr-23 | Sun 2nd | Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) | Next day after Sunrise |
Sun 16th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Sun 23rd | Akshaya Tritiya | —- |
May-23 | Mon 1st | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
Thu 4th | Narasimha Chaturdashi: | Fasting till dusk | |
Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva | |||
Mon 15th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Wed 31st | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
Jun-23 | Fri 2nd | Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava | |
Sun 4th | Jagannatha Snana Yatra | ||
Wed 14th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Sun 18th | Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Disappearance | Fasting till noon | |
Tue 20th | Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra | —- | |
Wed 28th | Jagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra | —- | |
Thu 29th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
Jul-23 | Mon 3rd | First month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Shak (green leafy | —- |
vegetables) for one month | |||
Thu 13th | Founding Day (As per the Founding Document: CERTIFICATE OF | ||
INCORPORATION OF ISKCON) | |||
Thu 13th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Tue 18th | Purushottama Adhika Masa begins (Chaturmasya Vrata is not observed during | ||
Adhika Masa ie. From 18th July to 16th Aug) | |||
Sat 29th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
Aug-23 | Sat 12th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
Sun 13th | Jaladuta’s Voyage of Compassion begins | ||
(as per Jaladuta Diary ) | |||
Wed 16th | Purushottama Adhika Masa ends | ||
Thu 17th | First month of Chaturmasya vrata continues | ||
Sun 27th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Thu 31st | Balarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord BalaramaSecond month of Chaturmasya begins.
Fasting from yogurt for one month. |
Fasting till noon |
Sep-23 | Wed 6th | Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations (1st day) | |
Thu 7th | Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations (2nd day) | Fasting till midnight | |
Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna | |||
Fri 8th | Nandotsava | Fasting till noon | |
Sri Vyasa Puja: Appearance of Srila Prabhupada | |||
Mon 11th | Paksha Vardhini Maha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) | Next day after Sunrise | |
Tue 19th | Jaladuta’s Voyage of Compassion ends | ||
(as per Jaladuta Diary ) | |||
Sat 23rd | Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani | Fasting till noon | |
Fasting till noon today in | |||
Tue 26th | Fasting for Ekadashi Vrata | addition to regular | |
Ekadashi fasting. Next day | |||
Feast after Sunrise | |||
Tue 26th | Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva | Fasting till noon | |
Wed 27th | Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Appearance | Fasting observed the | |
previous day till noon | |||
Fri 29th | 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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Oct-23 | Tue 10th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
Wed 25th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Sat 28th | Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Urad dal for one | —- | |
month. | |||
KARTHIKA MONTH BEGINS | |||
DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (in ISKCON Bangalore) |
Nov-23 | Sun 5th | Bahulashtami – Radhakunda Appearance Day | |
Thu 9th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Tue 14th | Govardhana Puja, Go Puja | —- | |
Fri 17th | Srila Prabhupada – Disappearance | Fasting till noon | |
Fasting till noon today in | |||
Thu 23rd | Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji – Disappearance & | addition to regular | |
Ekadashi | Ekadashi fasting. Next | ||
day Feast after Sunrise | |||
Mon 27th | Chaturmasya ends. KARTHIKA MONTH ENDS | —- | |
DEEPOTSAVA ENDS (in ISKCON Bangalore) |
Dec-23 | Tue 5th | Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa | |
Sat 9th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Sat 16th | Kirtan Mela (in ISKCON Bangalore) | ||
Sun 17th | Kirtan Mela (in ISKCON Bangalore) | ||
Sat 23rd | Gita Jayanti and Fasting for Ekadashi Vrata | Next day after Sunrise | |
Sat 23rd | *Vaikuntha Ekadashi* (Please check again 3 months before the festival for final date) | ||
Sun 31st | Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura – Disappearance | Fasting till noon |
Jan-24 | Sun 7th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
Sun 21st | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
Feb -24
Tue 6th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
Fri 16th | Sri Advaita Acharya – Appearance | Fasting till noon |
Tue 20th | Ekadashi | Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise |
Wed 21st | Sri Varahadeva – Appearance | Fasting observed the previous day till noon |
Thu 22nd | Nityananda Trayodashi:Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu | Fasting till noon |
Thu 29th | Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura – Appearance | Fasting till noon |
Mar-24 | Thu 7th | Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) | Next day after Sunrise |
Wed 20th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
Mon 25th | Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Fasting till Moonrise |