ISKCON New York Temple at Long Island

Vaisnava Calendar

JUNE 2015

2. (Tue) Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit.

VAMAN (1st half)

3. (Wed) Krishna Pratipad.

4. (Thu) Krishna Dvitiya.

7. (Sun) Krishna Panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakreshvar Pandit.

12. (Fri) Krishna Ekadashi. No Fast.

13. (Sat) Krishna Dvadashi. Yogini Ekadashi. Fast (because the previous day was viddha).

14. (Sun) Krishna Trayodashi. Paran between 4:56 and 9:24 a.m.

16. (Tue) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur.

PURUSHOTTAM

28. (Sun) Gaura Ekadashi. Padmini Ekadashi. Fast.

29. (Mon) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 4:56 and 9:02 a.m.

JULY 2015

12. (Sun) Gaura Ekadashi. Parama Ekadashi. Fast.
13. (Mon) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 5:03 and 7:52 a.m.

VAMAN (2nd half)

17. (Fri) Gaura Pratipad. Gundicha Marjan: cleaning at the Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham, and cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.

18. (Sat) Gaura Dvitiya. Ratha Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu.

21. (Tue) Gaura Panchami. Hera Panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham.

24. (Fri) Gaura Ashtami.

26. (Sun) Gaura Dashami. Punar Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev (Return car festival).

27 (Mon) Gaura Ekadashi. Shayana Ekadashi. Fast. Sri Hari Shayan.

28. (Tue) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 5:08 and 9:32 a.m.

31. (Fri) Sri Guru Purnima. Appearance of Srila Vyasadev. Disappearance of Srila Sanatan Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Chaturmasya.

AUGUST 2015

SRIDHAR

2. (Sun) Krishna Dvitiya.

5. (Wed) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu.

7. (Fri) Krishna Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.

10. (Mon) Krishna Ekadashi. Kamika Ekadashi. Fast.

11. (Tue) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 5:15 and 9:33 a.m.

14. (Fri) Amavasya.

18. (Tue) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamshi Das Babaji Maharaj.

21. (Fri) Gaura Shashthi.

22. (Sat) Gaura Saptami.

24. (Mon) Gaura Navami.

26. (Wed) Gaura Ekadashi. Pavitraropani Ekadashi. Fast.

27. (Thu) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 5:17 and 6:28 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri Das Pandit Goswami.

29. (Sat) Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladev. Fast until noon.

SEPTEMBER 2015

HRISHIKESH

3. (Thu) Krishna Panchami.

6. (Sun) Krishna Ashtami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmashtami. Complete fast until midnight (then no grains).

7. (Mon) Krishna Navami. Sri Nandotsav. Sri Janmashtami paran between 5:21 and 6:48 a.m.
Appearance of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada- Founder & Acharya of ISKCON.

9. (Wed) Krishna Ekadashi. Annada Ekadashi. Fast.

10. (Thu) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 5:22 and 6:49 a.m.

18. (Fri) Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu.

20. (Sun) Gaura Saptami. Sri Lalita Saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi.

21. (Mon) Gaura Ashtami. Sri Radhashtami. Srimati Radharani's appearance at noon. Fast until noon.

24. (Thu) Gaura Ekadashi. Parshva Ekadashi. Fast.

25. (Fri) Gaura Dvadashi. Appearance of Sri Vamanadev. Paran between 5:29 and 9:31 a.m. after the worship of Sri Vamanadev. Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu. Shravan Dvadashi.

26. (Sat) Gaura Trayodashi. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur.

27. (Sun) Gaura Chaturdashi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur.

28. (Mon) Purnima. Vishvarup Mahotsav.

PADMANABHA

29. (Tue) Krishna Dvitiya.

OCTOBER 2015

8. (Thu) Krishna Ekadashi. Indira Ekadashi. Fast.

9. (Fri) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 5:38 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.

13. (Tue) Gaura Pratipad.

16. (Fri) Gaura Tritiya. Disappearance of Sriyukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani.

17. (Sat) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Dayita Damodar Maharaj.

23. (Fri) Gaura Ekadashi. No fast. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhva Acharya (because the previous day was viddha).

24. (Sat) Gaura Dvadashi. Papankusha Ekadashi. Fast (because the previous day was viddha). Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, and Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami.

25. (Sun) Gaura Trayodashi. Paran between 5:42 and 9:28 a.m.

27. (Tue) Purnima. Sharadiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Beginning of Urja Vrata, Damodar Vrata, Kartik Vrata

DAMODAR

30. (Fri) Krishna Tritiya.

NOVEMBER 2015

1. (Sun) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.

2. (Mon) Krishna Shashthi.

4. (Wed) Krishna Ashtami. Bahulastami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha Kunda.

5. (Thu) Krishna Navami.

7. (Sat) Krishna Ekadashi. Rama Ekadashi. Fast.

8. (Sun) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 5:49 and 9:30 a.m. Festival in honour of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Sripat Panihati.

10. (Tue) Krishna Chaturdashi. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.

11. (Wed) Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.

12. (Thu) Gaura Pratipad. Go Puja (cow-worship) and Go Krida (the pleasure of the cows). Sri Govardhan Puja. Annakut Mahotsav:

13. (Fri) Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila Vasudev Ghosh Thakur.

15. (Sun) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Founder Acharya of ISKCON.

16. (Mon) Gaura Panchami.

19. (Thu) Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay Pandit, and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Goshthastami, Go Puja, and Go Gras-dan.

22. (Sun) Gaura Ekadashi. Sri Utthan Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj. Sri Bhishma Panchaka.

23. (Mon) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 6:00 and 9:35 a.m.

25. (Wed) Gaura Chaturdashi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kashishvar Pandit.

KESHAVA

26. (Thu) Krishna Pratipad. Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Acharya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyama-seva vratas (because the previous day was viddha) when began from the purnima day.

DECEMBER 2015

7. (Mon) Krishna Ekadashi. Utpanna Ekadashi. Fast.

8. (Tue) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 6:10 and 9:43 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishnadas.

9. (Wed) Krishna Trayodashi. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.

11. (Fri) Amavasya.

17. (Thu) Gaura Shashthi and Oran Shashthi.

19. (Sat) Gaura Ashtami.

20. (Sun) Gaura Dashami.

21. (Mon) Gaura Ekadashi. Moksada Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Shraman Maharaj.

22. (Tue) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 6:20 and 9:50 a.m.

25. (Fri) Christmas Day.

NARAYAN

27. (Sun) Krishna Dvitiya.

28. (Mon) Krishna Tritiya.

29. (Tue) Krishna Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, Spiritual Master of Srila Prabhupada.

JANUARY 2016

1. (Fri) New Year's Day.

5. (Tue) Krishna Ekadashi. No Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit.

6. (Wed) Krishna Dvadashi. Vyanjuli Mahadvadashi. Fast.

7. (Thu) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 6:24 and 6:41 a.m.

8. (Fri) Krishna Trayodashi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan Das Thakur.

11. (Mon) Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.

12. (Tue) Gaura Tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadish Pandit.

13. (Wed) Gaura Chaturthi. Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to Katwa to take sannyas.

15. (Fri) Gaura Shashthi. Remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila.

20. (Wed) Gaura Ekadashi. Putrada Ekadashi. Fast. Appearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.

21. (Thu) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 6:26 and 9:30 a.m.

24. (Sun) Purnima. Pushyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna.

MADHAVA

27. (Wed) Krishna Tritiya. Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj.

28. (Thu) Krishna Chaturthi.

30. (Sat) Krishna Shashthi. Disappearance of Srila Jayadev Goswami.

FEBRUARY 2016

1. (Mon) Krishna Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.

4. (Thu) Krishna Ekadashi. Shat-tila Ekadashi. Fast.

5. (Fri) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 6:21 and 10:01 a.m.

9. (Tue) Gaura Pratipad.

10. (Wed) Gaura Dvitiya.

12. (Fri) Gaura Chaturthi.

13. (Sat) Gaura Panchami. Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami. Appearance day of Sri Vishnu Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, and Srila Raghu Nandan Thakur. Disappearance of Srila Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur.

15. (Mon) Gaura Ashtami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya (because the previous day was viddha).

16. (Tue) Gaura Navami. Disappearance of Srila Madhva Acharya.

17. (Wed) Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharya.

18. (Thu) Gaura Ekadashi. No Fast.

19. (Fri) Gaura Dvadashi. Jaya Mahadvadashi. Varaha Dvadashi. Appearance of Lord Varaha. Fast in honour of Mahadvadashi, the appearance of Lord Varaha, and the appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.

20. (Sat) Gaura Trayodashi. Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Paran between 6:14 and 9:59 after the worship of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.

22. (Mon) Purnima. Appearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur. Sri Krishna's Madhurotsav.

GOVINDA

25. (Thu) Krishna Tritiya.

28. (Sun) Krishna Panchami. The 144th divine appearance festival of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, Spiritual Master of Srila Prabhupada.

29. (Mon) Krishna Shashthi.

MARCH 2016

5. (Sat) Krishna Ekadashi. Vijaya Ekadashi. Fast.

6. (Sun) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 6:00 and 9:52 a.m.

8. (Tue) Krishna Chaturdashi. Sri Sri Shivaratri. (Optional fast.)

9. (Wed) Amavasya. Paran between 5:57 and 8:00 a.m. for those who fasted.

10. (Thu) Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami.

11. (Fri) Gaura Tritiya.

12. (Sat) Gaura Chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.

13. (Sun) Gaura Panchami.

18. (Fri) Gaura Dashami. Adhivas festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. Beginning of annual seven day festival.

19. (Sat) Gaura Ekadashi. Amalaki Ekadashi. Fast.

20. (Sun) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 5:47 and 9:46 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Madhavendra Puri.

21. (Mon) Gaura Trayodashi.

22. (Tue) Gaura Chaturdashi. Adhivas observance ceremony of the appearance of Sri Gauranga.

23. (Wed) Sri Gauravirbhava Paurnamasi. Sri Gaura Purnima. Divine appearance of Sri Gauranga. Total fast until moonrise, then no grains. Special offering of worship and arati. Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita reading and mahasankirtan. End of year 530 Gaurabda.

VISHNU

24. (Thu) Krishna Pratipad. Sri Gaura Purnima paran between 5:43 and 9:37 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Start of year 531 Gaurabda.

28. (Mon) Krishna Panchami.

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