VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2017-2018

(Gourabda 530 - 531)

Month Date Event Breaking Fast
Mon 13th Festival of Jagannath Misra ----
Mar 2017
Fri 24th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Wed 5th Sri Rama Navami Fasting till Sunset

Fri 7th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Their Lordships' 20th Brahmotsava

Mon 10th celebrations begin (in Bangalore) - Dhvaja
Arohana

Fri 14th Beginning of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana

Apr 2017
Wed 19th Brahma Ratha ----

Brahmotsava celebrations end (in Bangalore)

Fri 21st ----
- Dhvaja Avarohana

Sun 23rd Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise

Sat 29th Akshaya Tritiya ----

Sat 6th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Chandan Yatra of Sri Prahlada Narasimha
Sat 6th ----
begins (in Bangalore)
Narasimha Chaturdashi:
Tue 9th Fasting till dusk
May 2017 Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva
Sun 14th End of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana

Sun 21st Hanuman Jayanti (in Bangalore) ----

Mon 22nd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Mon 5th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Wed 7th Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava

Fri 9th Jagannatha Snana Yatra

Jun 2017 Tue 20th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Sat 24th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Disappearance Fasting till noon

Sun 25th Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra ----

Sudarshana Jayanti at Iskcon, VK hill,

Sun 2nd
Bangalore

Mon 3rd Jagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra ----

Tue 4th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

First month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting
Sun 9th from Shak (green leafy vegetables) for one ----
Jul 2017 month
Founding Day (As per the Founding
Thu 13th Document: CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION OF ISKCON)

Thu 20th Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise

Fri 28th Garuda Panchami (At Iskcon Bangalore)

 Next day after
Thu 3rd Ekadashi and Jhulan Yatra begins
Sunrise
Balarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord
Balarama
Mon 7th Jhulan Yatra ends Fasting till noon
Second month of Chaturmasya begins.
Fasting from yogurt for one month.
Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion begins
Sun 13th
(as per Jaladuta Diary )
Aug 2017 Sri Krishna Janmashtami:
Tue 15th Fasting till midnight
Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna
Sri Vyasa Puja: Appearance of Srila
Wed 16th Fasting till noon
Prabhupada

Fri 18th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja Smaranam

Sun 20th
(for Bangalore only)

Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati

Tue 29th Fasting till noon
Radharani

Fasting till noon today

in addition to regular
Sat 2nd Ekadashi
Ekadashi fasting. Next
day Feast after Sunrise

Fasting observed the

Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord
Sun 3rd previous day till
Vamanadeva
noon
Mon 4th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Appearance Fasting till noon
Sep 2017
Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada
(Srila Prabhupada sannyasa smriti)
Wed 6th ----
Third month of Chaturmasya begins.
Fasting from milk for one month.

Sat 16th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion ends

Tue 19th
(as per Jaladuta Diary )

Sat 30th Dusshera Festival (in Mysore) ----

Sun 1st Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins.

Fasting from Urad dal for one month.
Thu 5th ----
KARTHIKA MONTH BEGINS
DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (in Bangalore)

Sun 15th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Fri 20th Govardhana Puja, Go Puja ----

Oct 2017
Mon 23rd Srila Prabhupada - Disappearance Fasting till noon
 Fasting till noon
Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji - today in addition to
Tue 31st Disappearance regular Ekadashi
Ekadashi fasting. Next day
Feast after Sunrise

Chaturmasya ends. KARTHIKA MONTH

Sat 4th ENDS ----
DEEPOTSAVA ENDS (in Bangalore)

Nov 2017 Sat 11nd Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa

Tue 14th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Ekadashi
Thu 30th Next day after Sunrise
Gita Jayanthi
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -
Thu 7th Fasting till noon
Disappearance

Dec 2017 Wed 13th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Check two month Next day after

Fri 29th
before) Sunrise

Sat 13th Mahadvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise

Wed 24th Sri Advaita Acharya - Appearance Fasting till noon

Fasting till noon today

in addition to regular
Jan 2018 Sun 28th Ekadashi (Mahadvadasi), (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata)
Ekadashi fasting. Next
day Feast after Sunrise

Sri Varahadeva - Appearance; Fasting observed the

Mon 29th Nityananda Trayodashi: previous day till
Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu noon

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -

Mon 5th Fasting till noon
Appearance
Feb 2018
Sun 11th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Mon 26th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise

Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri

Mar 2018 Fri 2nd Fasting till Moonrise
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu