Calendar Year 2019, Vikram Samvat 2075-76

Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland

On April 06 Shālivāhan Shak 1941 starts / On Oct 28 Vikram Samvat 2076 starts
red = ashram-events blue = indian festivals green = christian festivals purple = anniversary

2019 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event

JANUARY
Jan 01 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) New Year
Jan 04 Fri M!rgashirsha Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Omkarananda Mah!sam!dhi Day (Havan and Pujan)
Jan 12 Sat Posha Shukla 6 (Shashthi) Swami Vivekananda Jayantī
Jan 14 Mon Posha Shukla 8 (Ashtami) Makarsankr!nti

FEBRUARY
Feb 10 Sun Māgh Shukla 5 (Panchami) Vasant Panchami
Feb 14 Thurs Māgh Shukla 9 (Navami) Valentine's day
Feb 18 Mon Māgh Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Vasant-Ritu starts

MARCH
Mar 04 Mon Māgh Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Mah! Shivar!tri
Mar 20 Wed F!lgun Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Holi
Mar 22 Fri F!lgun Krishna 2 (Dvitiy!) Tukārām-Beej Punya Tithī
Mar 26 Tues F!lgun Krishna 6 (Shashthi) Eknāth Shashti Punya Tithī

APRIL
Apr 06 Sat Chaitra Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) Chaitri Navar!tri / Gudi Padavo / Shālivāhan Shak 1941
Apr 14 Sun Chaitra Shukla 9 (Navami) R!m Navami
Apr 17 Wed Chaitra Shukla 13 (Trayodashi) Mah!vir Jayant#
Apr 19 Fri Chaitra Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Good Friday
Apr 19 Fri Chaitra Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Hanum!n Jayant#
Apr 20 Sat Chaitra Krishna 1 (Pratipad!) Grishma-Ritu starts
Apr 21 Sun Chaitra Krishna 2 (Dvitiy!) Easter Sunday
Apr 30 Tues Chaitra Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) Sr# Vallabh!ch!rya Jayant#

MAY
May 07 Tues Vaish!kha Shukla 3 (Trit#y!) Akshaya Trit#y! / Parashurām Jayanti
May 09 Thurs Vaish!kha Shukla 5 (Panchami) @dya Shankar! Jayant#
Sri R!m!nuj!ch!rya Jayant#
May 12 Sun Vaish!kha Shukla 8 (Ashtami) Mother’s day
May 18 Sat Vaish!kha Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Buddha Jayanti-Buddha Purnim!
May 19 Sun Vaish!kha Krishna 1 (Pratipad!) N!rad Jayant#

May 30 Thurs Vaish!kha Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) Assumption of Virgin (Himmelfahrt)

JUNE
June 09 Sun Jyeshth! Shukla 7 (Saptami) Whitsunday (Pfingsten)
June 10 Mon Jyeshth! Shukla 8 (Ashtami) Whitmonday (Pfingstmontag)
Calendar Year 2019, Vikram Samvat 2075-76
Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland
On April 06 Shālivāhan Shak 1941 / Till Oct 27 Vikram Samvat 2075
red = ashram-events blue = indian festivals green = christian festivals purple = anniversary

2019 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event

June 13 Thurs Jyeshth! Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) G!yatri Jayant# / Rukmiṇi Vivāh

June 16 Sun Jyeshth! Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Father’s day
June 17 Mon Jyeshth! Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Kabir Jayant#
June 21 Fri Jyeshth! Krishna 4 (Chaturthi) Varshā-Ritu starts / Dakshināyan starts

JULY

July 04 Thurs Ash!dhā Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Rathyātrā

July 12 Fri Ash!dhā Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Dev Shayani Ek!dashi
Ch!turm!s Vrata starts
July 16 Tues Ash!dhā Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Guru-P%rnim! / Vyās-Purnimā

AUGUST

Aug 07 Wed Shr!van Shukla 7 (Saptami) Tulsidās Jayanti

Aug 15 Thurs Shr!van Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Independence Day / Shri Arvind Jayantī
Aug 15 Thurs Shr!van Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Raksh! Bandhan / Yagnopavit change
Aug 23 Fri Shr!van Krishna 7 (Saptami) Sharad-Ritu starts
Aug 24 Sat Shr!van Krishna 8 (Ashtami) Krishna Janm!shtami / Gnyānadev Jayantī

SEPTEMBER

Sep 02 Mon Bh!drapad Shukla 4 (Chaturthi) Ganesh Chaturthi

Sep 08 Sun Bh!drapad Shukla 10 (Dashami) Shivananda Saraswati, Rishikesh, Jayant#
Sep 08 Sun Bh!drapad Shukla 10 (Dashami) Grandparent’s day
Sep 12 Thurs Bh!drapad Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Anant Chaturdashi
Sep 29 Sun Ashwin Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) Navar!tri begins

OCTOBER

Oct 02 Wed Ashwin Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Mah!tm! G!ndhi Jayant#

Oct 04 Fri Ashwin Shukla 6 (Shashthi) Sarasvati @v!han
Oct 05 Sat Ashwin Shukla 7 (Saptami) Durg! Saptami / Sarasvati Pūjan
Oct 06 Sun Ashwin Shukla 8 (Ashtami) Durg! Mahā Ashtami / Sarasvati Pūjan
Oct 08 Tues Ashwin Shukla 10 (Dashami) Vijay! Dashami / Sarasvati-Visarjan
Shirdi S!i B!b! Punya Tithi
Oct 13 Sun Ashwin Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Sharad P%rnim!
Oct 23 Wed Ashwin Krishna 10 (Dashami) Hemant-Ritu starts
Oct 25 Fri Ashwin Krishna 12 (Dv!dashi) Guru Dv!dashi / W!gh B!ras
Oct 25 Fri Ashwin Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Dhan Theras (coins and ornament pujan)
Oct 26 Sat Ashwin Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Narak Chaturdashi / Hanum!n P%jan
Calendar Year 2019, Vikram Samvat 2075-76
Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland
On April 06 Shālivāhan Shak 1941 started / On Oct 28 Vikram Samvat 2076 starts
red = ashram-events blue = indian festivals green = christian festivals purple = anniversary

2019 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event

Oct 27 Sun Ashwin Krishna 30 (Am!vasya) Dip!vali / Sh!rad! P%jan / Lakshmi P%jan
Oct 28 Mon K!rtik Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) N%tan Varsha / Annakūt / Vikram Samvat 2076 starts
Oct 29 Tues K!rtik Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Bh!i Beej (Sisters invite brothers for meal)

NOVEMBER

Nov 01 Fri K!rtik Shukla 5 (Panchami) L!bha Pa]chami

Nov 03 Sun K!rtik Shukla 7 (Saptami) Jalar!m Jayant#
Nov 08 Fri K!rtik Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Dev %thi Ek!dashi / Tulasi Viv!ha
Ch!turm!s ends
Nov 12 Tues M!rgashirsha Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Dev Div!li / Guru Nanak Jayant#
Nov 28 Thurs M!rgashirsha Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Thanksgiving Day

DECEMBER

Dec 08 Sun M!rgashirsha Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Gītā Jayantī

Dec 12 Thurs M!rgashirsha Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Datt!treya Jayant#
Dec 22 Wed M!rgashirsha Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) Shishir-Ritu starts
Dec 24 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) X-mas-Eve
Dec 25 Wed M!rgashirsha Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) X-mas-Day / Omkarananda Jayant#
Dec 31 Tues Posha Shukla 5 (Panchami) Silvester - New Year's Eve

2020
Jan 01 Wed Posha Shukla 6 (Shashthi) New Year 2019
Jan 04 Sat Posha Shukla 9 (Navami) Omkarananda Mah!sam!dhi Day
Havan and Pūjan

Observe following performances in celebration of main festivals:

On RAMNAVAMI: Recitations of R!maraksha Stotra, Sunderkand, R!m Dhoon: “R!m R!m R!m R!m,
S#ta-R!m S#ta-R!m”
On HANUMAN JAYANTI: Recitation of Hanum!n Chālisa (11 or 40 times) and Sundarkand, near Rāmparivār.
And Rāmaraksha-Stotra in the beginning and at the end. Recitation of the Mantra: Rāma Lakshmana Jānaki jay
bolo Hanumāna ki. (Note: When Rāma's name is recited, Hanumān is certainly present there)
On GURUPURNIMA: Guru Pūjan, recitation of Guru-Gīta. Recitation of the Mantra: "Jay jay Guru Maharaj Guru,
jay jay Parabrahma Sadguru".
On KRISHNA JANAMASHTAMI: Recitation of the Mantra: "Shri Krishnah sharanam mama". Recitation of Shrimad
Bhagavad Gita, at least chapters 9, 12, 15 and 18.
On GANESH CHATURTHI and 10 days Ganesh Utsav in Bhadrapad. Recitation in sound voice of "OM Gam
Ganapataye namah" near Ganesha Murti. Recitation of 21 times Ganesha Atharvashirsha.
On SOMVATI AMAVASYA and daily in Shravan Mās in Shiva-Temple. Recitation in low voice: "OM namah
Shivāya – OM Tryambakam yajamahe" and "Shiva Mahimna".
On DATTATREYA JAYANTI: Low sound recitation of Dattanāma-Sank#rtanam near Datta Mūrti. Recitation of
Mantra: “Om Dr!m Datt!trey!ya namah”.
YEAR 2019 - VIKRAM SAMVAT 2075-76 YEAR 2019 - EK@DASHI VIKRAM SAMVAT 2075-76
On each occasion recitation of 21 times Ganesha-Atharvashirsha Recitation of Narayana-Sukta and Vishnu-Sahasranama

Vin!yak Chaturthi in Shukla Paksha Sankashta Chaturthi in Krishna Paksha

(before P%rnim!, Fullmoon) (between fullmoon and new moon)

Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi Chaturthī Date Day Month Paksha Tithi Name
Jan 10 Thurs Posha Shukla 4 Vināyak Jan 01 Tues M!rgash#rsha Krishna 11 Safal!-Ek!dash#
Jan 24 Thurs Posha Krishna 4 Sankashtha Jan 17 Thurs Posha Shukla 11 Putrad!-Ek!dash#
Feb 08 Fri M!gha Shukla 4 Vināyak Jan 31 Thurs Posha Krishna 11 Shaṭtilā-Ek!dash#
Feb 22 Fri M!gha Krishna 4 Sankashtha Feb 16 Sat Māgha Shukla 11 Jayā-Ekādashī
Mar 10 Sun F!lgun Shukla 4 Vināyak Mar 02 Sat Māgha Krishna 11 Vijayā-Ekādashī
Mar 24 Sun F!lgun Krishna 4 Sankashtha Mar 17 Sun F!lgun Shukla 11 Āmalki-Ekādashī
Apr 09 Tues Chaitra Shukla 4 Ang!raki Apr 01 Mon F!lgun Krishna 11 Pāpmochani-Ekādashī
Apr 22 Mon Chaitra Krishna 4 Sankashtha Apr 16 Thurs Chaitra Shukla 11 Kāmadā-Ekādashī
May 08 Wed Vaish!kha Shukla 4 Vināyak Apr 30 Tues Chaitra Krishna 11 Var%thin#-Ek!dash#
May 22 Wed Vaish!kha Krishna 4 Sankashtha May 15 Wed Vaish!kha Shukla 11 Mohinī-Ekādashī
Jun 07 Fri Jyeshtha Shukla 4 Vināyak May 30 Thurs Vaish!kha Krishna 11 Apar!-Ek!dash#
Jun 20 Thurs Jyeshtha Krishna 4 Sankashtha Jun 13 Thurs Jyeshtha Shukla 11 Bhūmi-Ekādashī / Gāyatri Jayantī
July 06 Sat Ash!dha Shukla 4 Vin!yak Jun 29 Sat Jyeshtha Krishna 11 Yogini-Ek!dash#
Devshayani Ek!dashi/
July 20 Sat Ash!dha Krishna 4 Sankashtha July 12 Fri Ash!dha Shukla 11
Ch!turm!s starts
Aug 04 Sun Shr!van Shukla 4 Vināyak July 28 Sun Ash!dha Krishna 11 K!mik!-Ek!dash#
Aug 19 Mon Shr!van Krishna 4 Sankashtha Aug 11 Sun Shr!vana Shukla 11 Pavitr!-Ek!dash#
Sep 02 Mon Bh!drapad Shukla 4 Ganesh Utsav Aug 27 Tues Shr!vana Krishna 11 Aj!-Ek!dash#
Parivartini-Ek!dash# /
Sep 12 Thurs Bh!drapad Shukla 14 Ananta Chaturdashi Sep 09 Mon Bh!drapad Shukla 11
Jalazini-Ek!dash#
Sep 18 Wed Bh!drapad Krishna 4 Sankashtha Sep 25 Wed Bh!drapad Krishna 11 Indir!-Ek!dash#
Oct 02 Wed Ashwin Shukla 4 Vināyak Oct 09 Wed Ashwin Shukla 11 P!sh!nkush!-Ek!dash#
Oct 17 Thurs Ashwin Krishna 4 Sankashtha Kadavā Oct 24 Thurs Ashwin Krishna 11 Ram!-Ek!dash#
Prabhodhin# / Dev %thi Ekādashī
Oct 31 Thurs K!rtik Shukla 4 Vināyak Nov 08 Fri K!rtik Shukla 11
(Tulsi-Viv!ha starts)
Nov 15 Fri K!rtik Krishna 4 Sankashtha Nov 23 Sat K!rtik Krishna 11 Utpatti-Ek!dash#
Mokshad!-Ek!dash#
Nov 30 Sat M!rgashirsha Shukla 4 Vināyak Dec 08 Sun M!rgash#rsha Shukla 11
Bhagavadg#t!-Jayanti
Dec 15 Sun M!rgashirsha Krishna 4 Sankashtha Dec 22 Sun M!rgash#rsha Krishna 11 Safal!-Ek!dash#
Dec 30 Mon Posha Shukla 4 Vināyak
Calendar Year 2019, Vikram Samvat 2075-2076

FULL MOON - P%rnim! 2019

On each occasion perform Satyanarayana-Puja and Badrinarayana-Puja

Date Day Month Paksha Tithi Name

Jan 21 Mon Posha Shukla 15 Posh#-P%rnim!

Feb 19 Tues M!gha Shukla 15 M!gh#-P%rnim!

Mar 20 Wed F!lgun Shukla 15 Holik! Dahan-P%rnim!

Apr 19 Fri Chaitra Shukla 15 Shri Hanum!n-Jayant#

May 18 Sat Vaish!kha Shukla 15 Buddh!-Jayant#

Jun 17 Mon Jyeshtha Shukla 15 Jyeshthi-P%rnim!

July 16 Tues Ash!dha Shukla 15 Guru-P%rnim! / Vyās-Purnimā

Raksh!bandhan /
Aug 15 Thurs Shr!vana Shukla 15
Yagnopavit change
Sep 14 Sat Bh!drapada Shukla 15 Praushthapadi-Bhādarvi-P%rnim!

Oct 13 Sun Ashwin Shukla 15 Sharad P%rnim!

Dev-Div!li-Tripurāri Pūrnimā /
Nov 12 Tues K!rtik Shukla 15
Tulsi-Viv!ha ends
Dec 12 Thurs M!rgashirsha Shukla 15 Datta-Jayant#

Durg! Ashthami 2019

&
Saraswati-P%jan in Ashwin

Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi

Jan 14 Mon Posha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Feb 13 Wed Māgha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Mar 14 Thurs F!lgun Shukla 8 Holāshtak

Apr 13 Sat Chaitra Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

May 12 Sun Vaish!kha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Jun 10 Mon Jyeshtha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

July 09 Tues Ash!dha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Aug 08 Thurs Shr!vana Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Sep 06 Fri Bh!drapada Shukla 8 R!dh! Ashthami/Dharo Ashthami

Oct 06 Sun Ashwin Shukla 8 Mah! Ashthami/Saraswati Balid!n

Nov 04 Mon K!rtik Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami/Gop!shtam#

Dec 04 Wed M!rgashirsha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami

Gurupushy!m&t Yog (Thursday of good omen) Year 2019

Date WeekdaMaas Paksha Tithi Duration

Jun 06 Thurs Jyeshtha Shukla 3 (Trit#y!) From 20:30 to sunrise

July 04 Thurs Ashādha Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) From sunrise to sunrise-siddh yog

Recite mainly Devi Sooktam and Guru Mantras.

Somavati Am!v!sy! (New Moon Day on Monday) Year 2019

Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi Duration

Feb 04 Mon Posha Krishna 30 (Am!v!sy!) From sunrise to sunrise

June 03 Mon Vaishākha Krishna 30 (Am!v!sy!) Till 15:31

Oct 28 Mon Ashwin Krishna 30 (Am!v!sy!) From 9:08 to next sunrise

Recite Rudri, Namak- and Chamakam, repeat 11 times Shiva Mahimna Stotram, at the end Dvādashi
Jyotirlingam, Shiva Shadākshara Stotram, Shiva Panchākshara Stotram.
Continuous Mantra: OM Namah Shivāya.

ECLIPSES Year 2019

Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi Description

Jan 05 Sat M!rgashirsha Krishna 30 (Am!v!sy!) Partial Eclipse - Sun Eclipse

Jan 21 Mon Posha Shukla 15 (P%r[im!) Moon Eclipse

July 02 Tues Jyeshtha Krishna 30 (Am!v!sy!) Sun Eclipse

15 (P%r[im!)
July 16 Tues Ash!dha Shukla Partial Eclipse - Moon Eclipse
Gurup%rṇimā
Ring-shaped Sun Eclipse
Dec 26 Thurs M!rgashirsha Krishna 30 (Am!v!sy!)
Annular Eclipse

Continous recitation of Gāyatri-Mantras on every floor of the temple, office building and kitchen. Keep
environment full of Gāyatri-Mantras-vibrations, possibly everywhere in Ashram.