Vaisnava Calendar

July 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Pancami
Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Appearance

2
Sasti

3
Saptami

4
Astami

5
Navami

6
Dasami
Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Disappearance

7
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Yogini Ekadasi

8
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:23-10:24

9
Trayodasi

10
Caturdasi

11
Amavasya
Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Disappearance; Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Disappearance

12
Pratipat
Gundica Marjana

13
Dvitiya
Ratha Yatra; Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Sivananda Sena -- Disappearance

14
Caturthi

15
Pancami

16
Sasti
Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Disappearance

17
Saptami
Hera Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra)
Karka Sankranti

18
Astami

19
Navami

20
Dasami

21
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Sayana Ekadasi; Return Ratha (8 days after Ratha Yatra)

22
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:34-10:29

23
Trayodasi

24
Caturdasi

25
Purnima
Guru (Vyasa) Purnima; Srila Sanatana Gosvami -- Disappearance

26
Pratipat
[Sridhara Masa]

27
Dvitiya

28
Tritiya

29
Caturthi

30
Caturthi

31
Pancami
Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance

August 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Sasti

2
Saptami

3
Astami
Srila Lokanatha Gosvami -- Disappearance

4
Navami
The incorporation of ISKCON in New York

5
Dasami

6
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi

7
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:50-07:52

8
Caturdasi

9
Amavasya

10
Pratipat

11
Dvitiya

12
Tritiya

13
Caturthi
Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Disappearance; Sri Vamsidasa Babaji -- Disappearance

14
Sasti

15
Saptami

16
Astami

17
Navami

18
Dasami
Simha Sankranti

19
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Pavitropana Ekadasi; Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins

20
Dvadasi
Break fast 09:47-10:37
; Srila Rupa Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Gauridasa Pandita -- Disappearance

21
Trayodasi

22
Trayodasi

23
Caturdasi

24
Purnima
Jhulana Yatra ends; Lord Balarama -- Appearance; (Fast today)

25
Pratipat
Srila Prabhupada's departure for the USA
[Hrsikesa Masa]

26
Dvitiya

27
Tritiya

28
Caturthi

29
Pancami

30
Sasti

31
Saptami

September 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Astami
Sri Krsna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krsna; (Fast today)

2
Navami
Nandotsava; Srila Prabhupada -- Appearance

3
Dasami

4
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Annada Ekadasi

5
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:20-10:39

6
Trayodasi

7
Caturdasi

8
Pratipat

9
Dvitiya

10
Tritiya

11
Caturthi

12
Pancami
Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita's consort) -- Appearance

13
Sasti
Lalita sasti

14
Saptami

15
Astami
Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani

16
Navami

17
Dasami

18
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi; (Fast today for Vamanadeva)
Kanya Sankranti

19
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:34-10:40
; Sri Vamana Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva; (Fasting is done yesterday); Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Appearance

20
Trayodasi
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Appearance

21
Caturdasi
Ananta Caturdasi Vrata; Srila Haridasa Thakura -- Disappearance

22
Purnima
Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava; Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada

23
Pratipat
[Padmanabha Masa]

24
Dvitiya

25
Dvitiya

26
Tritiya

27
Caturthi

28
Pancami

29
Sasti

30
Saptami
Srila Prabhupada's arrival in the USA

October 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Astami

2
Navami

3
Ekadasi (not suitable for fasting)

4
Dvadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Indira Ekadasi

5
Trayodasi
Break fast 06:51-10:43

6
Caturdasi

7
Amavasya

8
Pratipat

9
Dvitiya

10
Caturthi

11
Pancami

12
Sasti

13
Saptami
Durga Puja

14
Astami

15
Navami

16
Navami

17
Dasami
Ramacandra Vijayotsava; Sri Madhvacarya -- Appearance

18
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi
Tula Sankranti

19
Dvadasi
Break fast 07:07-10:45
; Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance; Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance; Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami -- Disappearance

20
Trayodasi

21
Caturdasi

22
Purnima
Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra; Sri Murari Gupta -- Disappearance; Laksmi Puja

23
Pratipat
[Damodara Masa]

24
Dvitiya

25
Tritiya

26
Caturthi

27
Pancami
Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

28
Sasti

29
Saptami

30
Astami
Appearance of Radha Kunda, snana dana; Bahulastami

31
Navami
Sri Virabhadra -- Appearance

November 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Dasami

2
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Rama Ekadasi

3
Dvadasi
Break fast 07:25-08:30

4
Caturdasi

5
Amavasya
Dipa dana, Dipavali, (Kali Puja)

6
Pratipat
Go Puja. Go Krda. Govardhana Puja.; Bali Daityaraja Puja; Sri Rasikananda -- Appearance

7
Dvitiya
Sri Vasudeva Ghosh -- Disappearance

8
Tritiya

9
Caturthi
Srila Prabhupada -- Disappearance

10
Pancami

11
Sasti

12
Saptami

13
Astami
Gopastami, Gosthastami; Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Dhananjaya Pandita -- Disappearance; Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance

14
Navami
Jagaddhatri Puja

15
Dasami

16
Ekadasi (not suitable for fasting)
Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance
Vrscika Sankranti

17
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Unmilani Mahadvadasi; Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi; First day of Bhisma Pancaka

18
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:43-08:57

19
Trayodasi

20
Caturdasi
Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Kasisvara Pandita -- Disappearance

21
Purnima
Sri Krsna Rasayatra; Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage); Sri Nimbarkacarya -- Appearance; Last day of Bhisma Pancaka

22
Pratipat
Katyayani vrata begins
[Kesava Masa]

23
Dvitiya

24
Tritiya

25
Caturthi

26
Pancami

27
Saptami

28
Astami

29
Navami

30
Dasami

December 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi; Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance

2
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:59-10:06
; Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa -- Disappearance

3
Trayodasi
Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance

4
Caturdasi

5
Amavasya

6
Pratipat

7
Dvitiya

8
Tritiya

9
Caturthi

10
Pancami

11
Sasti
Odana sasthi

12
Saptami

13
Astami

14
Navami

15
Dasami

16
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi; Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita
Dhanus Sankranti

17
Dvadasi
Break fast 09:08-10:15

18
Trayodasi

19
Caturdasi

20
Purnima
Katyayani vrata ends

21
Pratipat
[Narayana Masa]

22
Dvitiya

23
Tritiya

24
Caturthi
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Disappearance

25
Pancami

26
Sasti

27
Saptami

28
Astami

29
Navami

30
Ekadasi (not suitable for fasting)
Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance

31
Dvadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi

January 2011

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Trayodasi
Break fast 07:18-10:22
; Sri Mahesa Pandita -- Disappearance; Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura -- Disappearance

2
Caturdasi

3
Amavasya

4
Pratipat
Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

5
Dvitiya

6
Tritiya
Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Disappearance

7
Caturthi

8
Caturthi

9
Pancami

10
Sasti

11
Saptami

12
Astami

13
Navami

14
Dasami
Ganga Sagara Mela
Makara Sankranti

15
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Putrada Ekadasi

16
Dvadasi
Break fast 07:15-10:25
; Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Appearance

17
Trayodasi

18
Caturdasi

19
Purnima
Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka

20
Pratipat
[Madhava Masa]

21
Dvitiya

22
Caturthi

23
Pancami
Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja -- Disappearance; Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Appearance

24
Sasti
Sri Jayadeva Gosvami -- Disappearance

25
Saptami
Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

26
Astami

27
Navami

28
Dasami

29
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi

30
Dvadasi
Break fast 07:05-10:24

31
Trayodasi

February 2011

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Caturdasi

2
Amavasya

3
Pratipat

4
Dvitiya

5
Tritiya

6
Caturthi

7
Pancami
Vasanta Pancami; Srimati Visnupriya Devi -- Appearance; Sarasvati Puja; Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -- Disappearance; Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi -- Appearance; Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Appearance; Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Appearance

8
Pancami

9
Sasti

10
Saptami
Sri Advaita Acarya -- Appearance; (Fast today)

11
Astami
Bhismastami

12
Navami
Sri Madhvacarya -- Disappearance

13
Dasami
Sri Ramanujacarya -- Disappearance
Kumbha Sankranti

14
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi; (Fast today for Varahadeva)

15
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:46-10:18
; Varaha Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Varahadeva; (Fasting is done yesterday)

16
Trayodasi
Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu; (Fast today)

17
Purnima
Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava; Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

18
Pratipat
[Govinda Masa]

19
Dvitiya

20
Tritiya

21
Caturthi

22
Pancami
Sri Purusottama Das Thakura -- Disappearance; Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Appearance

23
Sasti

24
Astami

25
Navami

26
Dasami

27
Ekadasi (not suitable for fasting)

28
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Vijaya Ekadasi

March 2011

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:25-08:23
; Sri Isvara Puri -- Disappearance

2
Trayodasi

3
Caturdasi
Siva Ratri

4
Amavasya

5
Pratipat
Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance; Sri Rasikananda -- Disappearance

6
Dvitiya

7
Tritiya

8
Caturthi
Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

9
Pancami

10
Sasti

11
Saptami

12
Astami

13
Navami

14
Dasami

15
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi

16
Dvadasi
Break fast 08:19-11:00
; Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Disappearance
Mina Sankranti

17
Trayodasi

18
Caturdasi

19
Purnima
Gaura Purnima: Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; (Fast today)

20
Pratipat
Festival of Jagannatha Misra
[Visnu Masa]

21
Tritiya

22
Caturthi

23
Pancami

24
Sasti

25
Saptami

26
Astami
Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance

27
Navami

28
Dasami

29
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi

30
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:37-10:49
; Sri Govinda Ghosh -- Disappearance

31
Trayodasi