Vaishnava Calendar for Asansol

Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi

(Fast till noon for Vamanadeva, with feast tomorrow)

Break fast 05:25 (sunrise) - 09:27 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Vamana Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva

(Fasting is done yesterday, today is feast)

Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Appearance

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Appearance

(Fast till noon)

Ananta Caturdasi Vrata

Srila Haridasa Thakura -- Disappearance

Last day of the second Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava

Bhadra Purnima

Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada

Third month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

(milk fast for one month)

Srila Prabhupada\'s arrival in the USA

Fasting for Indira Ekadasi

Break fast 06:16 (1/4 of tithi) - 09:26 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Durga Puja

Ramacandra Vijayotsava

Sri Madhvacarya -- Appearance

Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi

Break fast 05:36 (sunrise) - 09:25 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance

Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance

Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami -- Disappearance

Last day of the third Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra

Sri Murari Gupta -- Disappearance

Laksmi Puja

Fourth month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

(urad dal fast for one month)

Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

Bahulastami

Sri Virabhadra -- Appearance

Fasting for Rama Ekadasi

Break fast 05:43 (sunrise) - 09:27 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Dipa dana, Dipavali, (Kali Puja)

Go Puja. Go Krda. Govardhana Puja.

Bali Daityaraja Puja

Sri Rasikananda -- Appearance

Sri Vasudeva Ghosh -- Disappearance

Srila Prabhupada -- Disappearance

(Fast till noon)

Gopastami, Gosthastami

Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance

Sri Dhananjaya Pandita -- Disappearance

Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance

Jagaddhatri Puja

Trisprsa Mahadvadasi

Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi

Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance

(Fasting till noon, with feast tomorrow)

First day of Bhisma Pancaka

Break fast 05:53 (sunrise) - 09:32 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami -- Disappearance

Sri Kasisvara Pandita -- Disappearance

Last day of the fourth Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

Sri Krsna Rasayatra

Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage)

Sri Nimbarkacarya -- Appearance

Last day of Bhisma Pancaka

Katyayani vrata begins

Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance

Paksa vardhini Mahadvadasi

Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi

Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa -- Disappearance

Break fast 06:02 (sunrise) - 09:39 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance

Odana sasthi

--------- Dhanus Sankranti (Sun enters Sagittarius on 16 Dec, 10:18 LT) ---------

Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi

Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita

Break fast 06:11 (sunrise) - 09:46 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Katyayani vrata ends

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Disappearance

(Fast till noon)

Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi

Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance

Break fast 06:17 (sunrise) - 09:53 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Mahesa Pandita -- Disappearance

Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura -- Disappearance

Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Disappearance

Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Disappearance

Ganga Sagara Mela

Trisprsa Mahadvadasi

Fasting for Putrada Ekadasi

Break fast 06:18 (sunrise) - 09:57 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Appearance

Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka

Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja -- Disappearance

Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Appearance

Sri Jayadeva Gosvami -- Disappearance

Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi

Break fast 06:14 (sunrise) - 09:58 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Vasanta Pancami

Srimati Visnupriya Devi -- Appearance

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -- Disappearance

Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi -- Appearance

Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Appearance

Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Appearance

Sarasvati Puja

Sri Advaita Acarya -- Appearance

(Fast till noon)

Bhismastami

Sri Madhvacarya -- Disappearance

Sri Ramanujacarya -- Disappearance

Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi

(Fast till noon for Varahadeva, with feast tomorrow)

Break fast 06:06 (sunrise) - 09:55 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Varaha Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Varahadeva

(Fasting is done yesterday, today is feast)

Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

(Fast till noon)

Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava

Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Appearance

(Fast till noon)

Sri Purusottama Das Thakura -- Disappearance

Fasting for Vijaya Ekadasi

Break fast 05:54 (sunrise) - 09:50 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Isvara Puri -- Disappearance

Siva Ratri

Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance

Sri Rasikananda -- Disappearance

Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

Fasting for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi

Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Disappearance

Break fast 05:41 (sunrise) - 09:43 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Gaura Purnima: Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

(Fast till moonrise)

Festival of Jagannatha Misra

Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance

Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi

Break fast 09:17 (1/4 of tithi) - 09:36 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Govinda Ghosh -- Disappearance

Sri Ramanujacarya -- Appearance

Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Ramacandra

(Fast till sunset)

Tulasi Jala Dan begins.

Fasting for Kamada Ekadasi

Break fast 05:14 (sunrise) - 07:43 (end of tithi) LT

Damanakaropana Dvadasi

Sri Balarama Rasayatra

Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa

Appearance of Radha Kunda, snana dana

Sri Vamsivadana Thakura -- Appearance

Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Appearance

Sri Abhirama Thakura -- Disappearance

Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

Fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi

Break fast 05:03 (sunrise) - 09:23 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Appearance

Aksaya Trtiya. Candana Yatra starts. (Continues for 21 days)

Jahnu Saptami

Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) -- Appearance

Sri Madhu Pandita -- Disappearance

Srimati Jahnava Devi -- Appearance

Tulasi Jala Dan ends.

Fasting for Mohini Ekadasi

Break fast 04:55 (sunrise) - 09:20 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Rukmini Dvadasi

Sri Jayananda Prabhu -- Disappearance

Nrsimha Caturdasi: Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva

(Fast till dusk)

Krsna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara

Sri Sri Radha-Ramana Devaji -- Appearance

Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Appearance

Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Appearance

Sri Ramananda Raya -- Disappearance

Fasting for Apara Ekadasi

Break fast 04:51 (sunrise) - 08:30 (end of tithi) LT

Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

Ganga Puja

Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana -- Disappearance

Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini -- Appearance

Paksa vardhini Mahadvadasi

Fasting for Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi

Break fast 04:51 (sunrise) - 09:22 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava

Snana Yatra

Sri Mukunda Datta -- Disappearance

Sri Sridhara Pandita -- Disappearance

Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Disappearance

Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Appearance

Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Disappearance

Fasting for Yogini Ekadasi

Break fast 04:55 (sunrise) - 09:25 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Gundica Marjana

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Disappearance

(Fast till noon)

Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Disappearance

Ratha Yatra

Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami -- Disappearance

Sri Sivananda Sena -- Disappearance

Hera Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra)

Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Disappearance

Return Ratha (8 days after Ratha Yatra)

Fasting for Sayana Ekadasi

Break fast 05:00 (sunrise) - 09:28 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Guru (Vyasa) Purnima

Srila Sanatana Gosvami -- Disappearance

First month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

(green leafy vegetable fast for one month)

Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance

Srila Lokanatha Gosvami -- Disappearance

The incorporation of ISKCON in New York

Trisprsa Mahadvadasi

Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi

Break fast 05:07 (sunrise) - 09:31 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Vamsidasa Babaji -- Disappearance

Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Disappearance

Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins

Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi

Fasting for Pavitraropana Ekadasi

Srila Rupa Gosvami -- Disappearance

Sri Gauridasa Pandita -- Disappearance

Break fast 05:12 (sunrise) - 05:22 (end of tithi) LT

Last day of the first Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

Lord Balarama -- Appearance

(Fast till noon)

Jhulana Yatra ends

Second month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

(yogurt fast for one month)

Srila Prabhupada\'s departure for the USA

Sri Krsna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krsna

(Fast till midnight)

Nandotsava

Srila Prabhupada -- Appearance

(Fast till noon)

Fasting for Annada Ekadasi

Break fast 05:18 (sunrise) - 09:30 (1/3 of daylight) LT

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

Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani

(Fast till noon)

Vijaya Mahadvadasi

Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi

Sri Vamana Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva

(Fasting till noon, with feast tomorrow)

Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Appearance

(Fast till noon for Bhaktivinoda Thakura, with feast tomorrow)

Break fast 05:22 (sunrise) - 06:05 (end of naksatra) LT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Appearance

(Fasting is done yesterday, today is feast)

Ananta Caturdasi Vrata

Srila Haridasa Thakura -- Disappearance

Last day of the second Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava

Bhadra Purnima

Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada

Third month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

(milk fast for one month)

Srila Prabhupada\'s arrival in the USA

Fasting for Indira Ekadasi

Break fast 05:26 (sunrise) - 09:27 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Durga Puja

Ramacandra Vijayotsava

Sri Madhvacarya -- Appearance

Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi

Break fast 05:31 (sunrise) - 09:25 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance

Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance

Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami -- Disappearance

Last day of the third Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra

Sri Murari Gupta -- Disappearance

Laksmi Puja

Fourth month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

(urad dal fast for one month)

Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

Bahulastami

Sri Virabhadra -- Appearance

Fasting for Rama Ekadasi

Break fast 05:38 (sunrise) - 09:26 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Dipa dana, Dipavali, (Kali Puja)

Go Puja. Go Krda. Govardhana Puja.

Bali Daityaraja Puja

Sri Rasikananda -- Appearance

Sri Vasudeva Ghosh -- Disappearance

Srila Prabhupada -- Disappearance

(Fast till noon)

Gopastami, Gosthastami

Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance

Sri Dhananjaya Pandita -- Disappearance

Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance

Jagaddhatri Puja

Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi

Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance

(Fasting till noon, with feast tomorrow)

First day of Bhisma Pancaka

Break fast 05:46 (sunrise) - 09:29 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami -- Disappearance

Sri Kasisvara Pandita -- Disappearance

Last day of the fourth Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM]

Sri Krsna Rasayatra

Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage)

Sri Nimbarkacarya -- Appearance

Last day of Bhisma Pancaka

Katyayani vrata begins

Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi

Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance

Break fast 05:55 (sunrise) - 09:33 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa -- Disappearance

Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance

Odana sasthi

Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi

Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita

Break fast 09:14 (1/4 of tithi) - 09:41 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Katyayani vrata ends

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Disappearance

(Fast till noon)

--------- Dhanus Sankranti (Sun enters Sagittarius on 16 Dec, 16:28 LT) ---------

Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi

Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance

Break fast 06:13 (sunrise) - 09:48 (1/3 of daylight) LT

Sri Mahesa Pandita -- Disappearance

Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura -- Disappearance

Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Disappearance

Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Disappearance