Event Calendar 2006

F e b r u a r y

Thursday 9 Appearance of Lord Varahadeva
(The fast is observed till noon on Ekadasi. Feasting is done today)

Friday 10 Appearance of Lord Nityananda
(Fasting till noon)

Sunday 12 Appearance of Narottama dasa Thakura
Month of Phalgun
(February 13th - March 14th)

Monday 13 Full moon - 04:53 hrs

Saturday 18 Appearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
(Fasting till noon)
Disappearance of Gour Govinda Swami

Friday 24 Vijaya Ekadasi
(Break fast on Saturday between 06:55-10:28 hrs)
Saturday 25 Disappearance of Isvara Puri

Sunday 26 Maha Shiva Ratri

Tuesday 28 New moon • 00:30 hrs
Disappearance of Jaganatha dasa Babaji & Tamal Krishna Goswami

M a r c h
Friday 10 Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi
(Break fast on Saturday between 06:24-10:15 hrs)
Saturday 11 Disappearance of Madhavendra Puri
Month of Chaitra
(March 14th - April 13th)

Tuesday 14 Full moon - 23:35 hrs
Gaura Purnima
Appearance of Lord Caitanya
(Fasting till moonrise)
Holi Festival

Thursday 23 Appearance of Srivasa Pandita

Saturday 25 Papamocani Ekadasi
(Break fast on Sunday between 05:50-10:01 hrs)
Wednesday 29 New moon • 10:15 hrs

A p r i l
Sunday 2 Appearance of Ramanuacarya
Thursday 6 Ramanavami
Appearance of Lord Ramachandra
(Fasting till sunset)
Holi Festival

Sunday 9 Kamada Ekadasi
(Break fast on Monday between 06:16-10:47 hrs)
Month of Vaishakha
(April 13th - May 17th)

Wednesday 13 Full moon - 16:39 hrs
Balarama Rasayatra
Hanuman Jayanti

Sunday 23 Disappearance of Vrindavana dasa Thakura
Monday 24 Varuthini Ekadasi
(Break fast on Tuesday between 05:45-10:34 hrs)

Sunday 27 New moon • 19:44 hrs
Appearance of Galadhara Pandita
Sunday 30 Aksaya Tritiya
(Day for new beginnings)
Candana Yatra begins

M a y
Saturday 6 Appearance of Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama)
& Srimati Jahnava Devi (consort of Lord Nityananda)

Monday 8 Mohini Ekadasi
(Break fast on Tuesday between 09:24-10:34 hrs)

Wednesday 10 Disappearance of Jayananda Prabhu

Friday 12 Nrsimha Caturdasi
Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva
(Fasting until twilight)
Month of Jyestha
(May 17th - June 11th)

Monday 17 Full moon - 06:50 hrs
Appearance of Madhavendra Puri & Srinivasa Acarya
World Vegetarian Week begins

Wednesday 17 Disappearance of Ramananda Raya

Tuesday 23 Apara Ekadasi
(Break fast on Wednesday between 04:45-10:17 hrs)

Wednesday 24 Appearance of Sri Vrindavana dasa Thakura

Saturday 27 New moon • 05:25 hrs

J u n e
Tuesday 6 Disappearance of Baladeva Vidyabhusana
Appearance of Srimati Gangamata Goswamini

Wednesday 7 Bhima Nirjala Ekadasi
(Total fast, even from water, if you have broken Ekadasi)
(Break fast on Thursday between 09:24-10:34 hrs)

Friday 9 Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava
(Chipped Rice Festival)
Month of Ashadh
(June 11th - July 11th)

Sunday 11 Full moon - 04:13 hrs
Snana Yatra
(Jaganath Puri)
Disappearance of Sri Sridhara Pandita

Friday 16 Appearance of Vakresvara Pandita

Tuesday 20 Disappearance of Srivasa Pandita
Thursday 21 Yogini Ekadasi
(Break fast on Friday between 04:44-10:16 hrs)

Sunday 25 New moon • 16:05 hrs
Disappearance of Galadhara Pandita & Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
(Fasting till noon)

Monday 26 Gundica Marjana

Tuesday 27 Radha Yatra in Puri
Disappearance of Svarupa Damodara Goswami & Sivananda Sena

J u l y
Saturday 1 Disappearance of Vakresvara Pandita

Friday 7 Sayana Ekadasi
(Break fast on Saturday between 04:54-09:30 hrs)
Month of Shravan
(July 11th - August 9th)

Tuesday 11 Full moon - 03:01 hrs
Guru (vyasa) Purnima
Disappearance of Satana Goswami
First month of Caturmasya begins
(Fasting from green leafy vegetables for one month)

Saturday 15 Disappearance of Gopala Bhatta Goswami

Tuesday 18 Disappearance of Lokanatha Goswami

Wednesday 19 Anniversary of incorporation of ISKCON in New York (1966)

Friday 21 Kamika Ekadasi
(Break fast on Saturday between 05:10-10:28 hrs)

Wednesday 25 New moon • 04:31 hrs

Saturday 29 Disappearance of Raghunandana Thakura & Vamsidasa Babaji

A u g u s t
Saturday 5 Pavitra Ekadasi
(Break fast on Sunday between 05:32-10:35 hrs)
Radha Govinda Jhulan Yatra begins
(Swing Festival)

Sunday 6 Disappearance of Rupa Goswami & Gauridasa Pandita
Month of Bhadrapada
(August 9th - September 7th)

Wednesday 9 Full moon - 10:53 hrs
Appearance of Lord Balarama
(Fasting till noon)
Jhulan Yatra ends
Rakshabandan
Second month of Caturmasya begins
(Fasting from yoghurt for one month)

Thursday 10 Srila Prabhupada´s departure for USA
Wednesday 16 Janmashtami

Appearance Day of Lord Krishna
(Fasting till midnight)

Thursday 17 Vyasa Puja
110th Appearance Day of Srila Prabhupada
(Festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor)
Nandotsava

Sunday 20 Annanda Ekadasi
(Break fast on Monday between 05:54-10:41 hrs)

Wednesday 23 New moon • 19:09 hrs

Tuesday 29 Appearance of Srimati Sita Thakurani
(Wife of Advaita Acharya)

S e p t e m b e r
Friday 1 Radhastami
Appearance of Srimati Radharani
(Fasting till noon)

Monday 4 Parsva Ekadasi
(Fasting for Vamana till noon, Break fast on Thursday between 06:19-10:46 hrs)

Tuesday 5 Appearance of Lord Sri Vamadeva & Jiva Goswami
(The fast is observed till noon on Ekadasi, feasting is done today)

Wednesday 6 Appearance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
(Fasting till noon)
Disappearance of Haridasa Thakura
Month of Ashvin
(September 7th - October 7th)

Thursday 7 Full moon - 18:41 hrs
Shradha begins
Visvarupa Mahotsava
Acceptance of Sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada
Third month of Caturmasya begins
(Fasting from milk for one month)

Wednesday 13 Srila Prabhupada´s arrival in USA

Sunday 17 Indira Ekadasi
(Break fast on Monday between 09:36-10:50 hrs)

Friday 22 New moon • 11:44 hrs
Sradha ends
Navrati begins

O c t o b e r
Sunday 1 Navrati ends

Monday 2 Ram Vijaya Dasami
(Dussera - Victory of Lord Ramachandra)
Appearance of Madhvacarya

Tuesday 3 Pasankusa Ekadasi
(Break fast on Wednesday between 07:06-10:55 hrs)
Wednesday 4 Disappearance of Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami & Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami
Month of Kartik
(October 7th - November 5th)

Saturday 7 Full moon - 03:12 hrs
Krishna Saradiya Rasayatra
Disappearance of Murari Gupta
Fourth month of Caturmasya begins
(Fasting from Urad Dal for one month)

Wednesday 11 Disappearance of Narottama Dasa Thakura

Saturday 14 Radha Kunda

Tuesday 17 Rama Ekadasi
(Break fast on Monday between 07:29-11:00 hrs)

Saturday 21 Diwali
(Deepawali)

Sunday 22 New moon • 5:13 hrs

Monday 23 Govardhana Puja
(Worship of Govardhana Hill)

Saturday 26 Disappearance of Srila Prabhupada
(Fasting till noon)

Monday 30 Disappearance of Srinivasa Acharya & Gadadhara Goswami

N o v e m b e r
Wednesday 1 Utthana Ekadasi
(Break fast on Thursday between 07:13-10:08 hrs)
Disappearance of Gaura Kisore dasa Babaji

Saturday 4 Disappearance of Bhugarbha Goswami & Kasisvara Pandita
Month of Margasirsa
(November 5th - December 5th)

Sunday 5 Full moon - 0:58 hrs
Sri Krishna Rasayatra
Caturmasya ends
Tulasi-Saligram Vivaha
(marriage)

Thursday 16 Utpanna Ekadasi
(Break fast on Friday between 07:22-10:18 hrs)

Saturday 18 Disappearance of Saranga Thakura

Monday 20 New moon • 22:17 hrs

Sunday 26 37th Anniversary of Radha Londonisvara
Odana sasthi

D e c e m b e r
Friday 1 Moksada Ekadasi
(Break fast on Saturday between 07:45-08:07 hrs)
Gita Jayanti
Appearance of Bhagavad Gita
Month of Pausa
(December 5th - January 3rd)

Tuesday 5 Full moon - 00:25 hrs
Friday 8 Disappearance of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
(Fasting till noon)

Saturday 16 Saphala Ekadasi
(Break fast on Sunday between 08:01-10:38 hrs)

Wednesday 20 New moon • 13:59 hrs

Saturday 30 Putrada Ekadasi
(Break fast on Sunday between 08:06-10:44 hrs)