VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2024 - 2025 (Gourabda 538)

Month Date Event Breaking Fast

Mar 2024 Tue 26th Festival of Jagannath Misra ----
Fri 5th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Sun 14th Beginning of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana ----
Wed 17th Sri Rama Navami Fasting till Sunset
Apr 2024 Fri 19th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Sun 21st Their Lordships' 27th Brahmotsava celebrations begin (in ISKCON Bangalore) - Dhvaja Arohana ----
Tue 23rd Hanuman Jayanti (in ISKCON Bangalore) ----
Wed 1st Brahma Ratha ----
Fri 3rd Brahmotsava celebrations end (in ISKCON Bangalore) - Dhvaja Avarohana ----
Sat 4th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Fri 10th Akshaya Tritiya ----
May 2024 Tue 14th End of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana ----
Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Sun 19th
Chandan Yatra of Sri Prahlada Narasimha begins (in ISKCON Bangalore) ----
Wed 22nd Narasimha Chaturdashi: Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva Fasting till dusk
Mon 3rd Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) Next day after Sunrise
Tue 18th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Jun 2024 Thu 20th Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava ----
Sat 22nd Jagannatha Snana Yatra ----
Tue 2nd Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Fri 5th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Disappearance Fasting till noon
Sun 7th Jagannatha Ratha Yatra (at ISKCON temple, in VK Hill, Bangalore) ----
Sat 13th Founding Day (As per the Founding Document: CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ISKCON) ----
Jul 2024 Sun 14th Sudarshana Jayanti (at ISKCON temple, in VK Hill, Bangalore) ----
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
Fri 9th Garuda Panchami (in ISKCON Bangalore) Acording to local and TTD Panchanga
Tue 13th Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion begins (as per Jaladuta Diary ) ----
Fri 16th Ekadashi and Jhulan Yatra begins Next day after Sunrise
Balarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Balarama, Jhulan Yatra ends
Mon 19th Fasting till noon
Aug 2024 Second month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from yogurt for one month.
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
Sun 1st Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja Smaranam (in ISKCON Bangalore) ----
Wed 11th Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani Fasting till noon
Fasting till noon today in addition to regular
Sat 14th Fasting for Ekadashi Vrata
Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise
Sun 15th Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva ----
Sep 2024 Mon 16th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Appearance Fasting till noon
Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada sannyasa smriti)
Wed 18th ----
Third month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from milk for one month.
Thu 19th Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion ends (as per Jaladuta Diary ) ----
Sat 28th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Sun 13th Vijaya Dashami - Dasara Festival (in Mysore) ----
Mon 14th Trisprsa Mahadvadashi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) Next day after Sunrise
Oct 2024 Thu 17th
Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Urad dal for one month.
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KARTHIKA DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (in ISKCON Bangalore)
Mon 28th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Sat 2nd Govardhana Puja, Go Puja ----
Tue 5th Srila Prabhupada - Disappearance Fasting till noon
Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji - Disappearance Fasting till noon today in addition to regular
Tue 12th
Ekadashi Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise
Nov 2024 Fri 15th
Chaturmasya ends.
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Last day of Deepotsava (in ISKCON Bangalore)
Sat 23rd Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa ----
Sun 24th Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Inauguration (in ISKCON Bangalore) ----
Wed 27th Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) Next day after Sunrise
Sat 7th Kirtan Mela (in ISKCON Bangalore) ----
Sun 8th Kirtan Mela (in ISKCON Bangalore) ----
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
Fri 10th Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Please check again 3 months before the festival for final date) Next day after Sunrise
Jan 2025 Sat 25th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Closing Ceremony and
Sun 2nd ----
Prize Distribution (in ISKCON B’lore)
Tue 4th Sri Advaita Acharya - Appearance Fasting till noon
Fasting till noon today in addition to regular
Sat 8th Ekadashi
Feb 2025 Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise
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
Mon 10th Ekadashi Next day after Sunrise
Mar 2025 Fri 14th Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Fasting till Moonrise