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Vaishnava Calendar 2010

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A = appearance ❘ D = disappearance ❘ N = not usually observed by Gaudiya Vaishnavas ❘ ●
12 13 week nr. 13 14 15 16 17 week nr. 17/22
= new moon

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= full moon

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❘ † = Christian holiday ❘
week nr. 22 23
¤ = secular holiday

24 25 26
January FEBRUARY march April May June
Mon. 4 11 18 25 Mon. 1 8 15 22 Mon. 1 8 ● 15 22 29 Mon. †5 12 19 26 Mon. 31 3 10 17 † 24 Mon. 7 14 21 28

Tue. 5 12 19 26 Tue. 2 9 16 23 Tue. 2 9 16 23 ● 30 Tue. 6 13 20 27 Tue. 4 11 18 25 Tue. 1 8 15 22 29

Wed. 6 13 20 27 Wed. 3 10 17 24 Wed. 3 10 17 24 31 Wed. 7 ● 14 21 ● 28 Wed. ¤5 12 19 26 Wed. 2 9 16 23 30

Thu. 7 ● 14 21 28 Thu. 4 11 18 25 Thu. 4 11 18 25 Thu. 1 8 15 22 29 Thu. 6 † ● 13 20 ● 27 Thu. 3 10 17 24

Fri. ¤1 8 15 22 29 Fri. 5 12 19 26 Fri. 5 12 19 26 Fri. †2 9 16 23 ¤ 30 Fri. 7 14 21 28 Fri. 4 11 18 25
Sat. 2 9 16 23 ● 30 Sat. 6 ● 13 20 27
Sat. 6 13 20 27 Sat. ¤1 8 15 22 29 Sat. 5 ● 12 19 ● 26
Sat. 3 10 17 24
Sun. 7 14 21 ● 28
Sun. 3 10 17 24 31 Sun. 7 14 21 28 Sun. †4 11 18 25 Sun. 2 9 16 † 23 30 Sun. 6 13 20 27

January February March April May June

1 Mo Festival of Jagannatha Misra (festival 1 Tu Sri Ramananda Raya (D)
1 Fr New Year’s Day (BE+NL, public holiday) ¤ 3 We Sri Purusottama Das Thakura (D) observed by the father of Lord Caitanya) 2 Fr Good Friday (NL unofficial holiday; 1 Sa Labour Day (BE, public holiday) (NL, 8 Tu Fasting for Apara Ekadasi
4 Mo Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja (D) Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Holi (festival of spring) businesses, schools, administrations usually unofficial holiday; businesses, schools, 9 We Break fast 05:28 – 10:53
Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (A) Thakura (A) (fast till noon) 7 Su Sri Srivasa Pandita (A) closed) † administrations usually closed) ¤ Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura (A)
5 Tu Sri Jayadeva Gosvami (D) Srila Gour Govinda Swami (D) 11 Th Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi 4 Su Easter (BE+NL, unofficial holiday) (businesses, 5 We Liberation Day (NL, public holiday) ¤ 12 Sa ●
6 We Sri Locana Dasa Thakura (D) 9 Tu Fasting for Vijaya Ekadasi 12 Fr Break fast 07:02 – 10:51 schools, administrations usually closed) † 9 Su Fasting for Parama Ekadasi 21 Mo Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana (D)
10 Su Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi 10 We Break fast 08:06 – 11:14 Sri Govinda Ghosh (D) 5 Mo Sri Abhirama Thakura (D) 10 Mo Break fast 08:19 – 11:02 Ganga Puja (appearance of Ganga Devi)
11 Mo Break fast 08:46 – 11:22 Sri Isvara Puri (D) 15 Mo ● Easter Monday (BE+NL, public holiday) † 13 Th Last day of the month of Purusottama Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini (A)
14 Th Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s acceptance 12 Fr Siva-ratri (worship of Lord Siva) (fasting is 20 Sa Sri Ramanujacarya (A) 8 Th Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura (D) Ascension Day (BE, public holiday) 22 Tu Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi (total fast, even
of sannyasa (500th anniversary) optional for Vaishnavas) 24 We Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri 10 Sa Fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi (NL, unofficial holiday; businesses, schools, from water, if you have broken Ekadasi)
Ganga Sagara Mela, Makara-sankranti 13 Sa ● Ramacandra (fast till sunset) 11 Su Break fast 06:54 – 10:38 administrations usually closed) † ● 2 3 We Break fast 05:28 – 10:54
(Ganges descends to earth) ● 14 Su Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji (D) 26 Fr Fasting for Kamada Ekadasi 14 We Sri Gadadhara Pandita (A) ● 15 Sa Tulasi Jala Dan ends 24 Th Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava (Raghunatha
20 We Srimati Visnupriya Devi (A) Sri Rasikananda (D) 27 Sa Break fast 06:27 – 10:38 15 Th Salagrama and Tulasi Jala Dan begins 16 Su Candana-yatra starts Dasa Gosvami’s chipped-rice festival)
Vasanta Pancami (first day of spring) 18 Th Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura (A) 28 Su Daylight savings begin (dripping water is placed over Tulasi and (deities are covered with sandalwood paste to keep 26 Sa Snana-yatra (Lord Jagannatha is bathed,
Sarasvati-puja (N) 25 Th Fasting for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi 30 Tu Sri Balarama Rasayatra Salagrama to keep them cool) them cool) (continues for 21 days) becomes sick, and is confined to rest for fourteen
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura (D) Sri Madhavendra Puri (D) (Lord Balarama’s spring rasa-lila) Month of Purusottama begins Aksaya Trtiya (day for new beginnings) days preceding Ratha Yatra)
Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi (A) 26 Fr Break fast 07:34 – 11:03 Sri Krishna Vasanta Rasa 24 Sa Fasting for Padmini Ekadasi 20 Th Jahnu Saptami Sri Mukunda Datta (D)
Sri Raghunandana Thakura (A) 28 Su Gaura Purnima: Appearance of Sri (Lord Krishna’s spring rasa-lila) 25 Su Break fast 06:25 – 11:12 (sage Jahnu releases the Ganges) Sri Sridhara Pandita (D) ●
Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami (A) Caitanya Mahaprabhu Sri Vamsivadana Thakura (A) 28 We ● 22 Sa Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord 27 Su Sri Syamananda Prabhu (D)
22 Fr Advaita Saptami: Appearance of Sri (fast till moonrise) ● Sri Syamananda Prabhu (A) ● 30 Fr Queen’s Day (NL, public holiday) ¤ Ramacandra) (A)
Advaita Acarya (fast till noon) Srimati Jahnava Devi (A)
23 Sa Bhismastami (appearance of Bhismadeva) Sri Madhu Pandita (D)
24 Su Sri Madhvacarya (D) 23 Su Whitsun (BE+NL, unofficial holiday; schools,
25 Mo Sri Ramanujacarya (D) businesses, administrations usually closed) †
26 Tu Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi (fast till noon 2 4 Mo Fasting for Mohini Ekadasi
for Varahadeva, with feast tomorrow) Whit Monday (BE+NL, public holiday) †
2 7 We Break fast 08:29 – 11:20 25 Tu Break fast 05:39 – 10:55
Varaha Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Sri Jayananda Prabhu (D)
Varahadeva (fasting done yesterday, feast 26 We Nrsimha Caturdasi: Appearance of
today) Lord Nrsimhadeva (fast till dusk)
28 Th Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of 27 Th Krishna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara
Sri Nityananda Prabhu (fast till noon) (summer boat festival)
30 Sa Sri Krishna Madhura Utsava Manifestation of Sri Radha-Ramana
Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura (A) ● Sri Madhavendra Puri (A)
Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura (D)
Sri Srinivasa Acarya (A) ●

Painting by: B.G. Sharma; Museum of Sacred Art, Radhadesh, Belgium

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Vaishnava Calendar 2010 6940 Septon (Durbuy) • Belgium • (+) 32 (0)86 32 29 26 • [email protected]
A = Appearance ❘ D = Disappearance ❘ N = not usually observed by Gaudiya Vaishnavas ❘ ● = new moon ❘ ●
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= full moon ❘ † = Christian holiday ❘ ¤ = secular holiday

week nr.
26 27 28 29 30 week nr. 30/35 31 32 33 34 week nr. 35 36 37 38 39 39
week nr.
40 41 42 43 44 45
week nr.
46 47 48 48 49
week nr.
50 51 52
july august september october november december
Mon. 5 12 19 26 Mon. 30 2 9 16 23 Mon. 6 13 20 ¤ 27 Mon. 4 11 18 25 Mon. †1 8 15 22 29 Mon. 6 13 20 27
Tue. 6 13 20 27 Tue. 31 3 ● 10 17 ● 24 Tue. 7 14 21 28 Tue. 5 12 19 26 Tue. 2 9 16 23 30 Tue. 7 14 ● 21 28
Wed. 7 14 21 28 Wed. 4 11 18 25 Wed. 1 ●8 15 22 29 Wed. 6 13 20 27 Wed. 3 10 17 24 Wed. 1 8 15 22 29
Thu. 1 8 15 22 29 Thu. 5 12 19 26 Thu. 2 9 16 ● 23 30 Thu. ●7 14 21 28 Thu. 4 ¤ 11 18 25 Thu. 2 9 ¤ 16 23 30
Fri. 2 9 16 23 30 Fri. 6 13 20 27 Fri. 3 10 17 24 Fri. 1 8 15 ● 22 29 Fri. 5 12 19 26 Fri. 3 10 17 24 ¤ 31
Sat. 3 10 17 24 31 Sat. 7 14 21 28 Sat. 4 11 18 25 Sat. 2 9 16 23 30 Sat. ●6 13 20 27 Sat. 4 11 18 † 25
Sun. 4 ● 11 18 ● 25 Sun. 1 8 ¤ 15 22 29 Sun. 5 12 19 26 Sun. 3 10 17 24 31 Sun. 7 14 ● 21 28 Sun. ●5 12 19 † 26

July August September October November December

1 Th Sri Vakresvara Pandita (A) 3 Tu Srila Lokanatha Gosvami (D) 2 Th Sri Krishna Janmashtami: 4 Mo Fasting for Indira Ekadasi 1 Mo All Saints’ Day (BE, public holiday) † 1 We Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi
7 We Sri Srivasa Pandita (D) 4 We The incorporation of ISKCON in New Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna 5 Tu Break fast 07:48 – 11:32 2 Tu Fasting for Rama Ekadasi Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura (D)
8 Th Fasting for Yogini Ekadasi York (fast till midnight) 7 Th ● 3 We Break fast 07:39 – 10:44 2 Th Break fast 08:29 – 11:04
9 Fr Break fast 05:38 – 11:00 6 Fr Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi 3 Fr Nandotsava (festival observed by Nanda 17 Su Ramacandra Vijayotsava (Lord 6 Sa Govardhana-puja, Go-puja, Go-krida Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa (D)
11 Su Sri Gadadhara Pandita (D) 7 Sa Break fast 06:15 – 11:13 Maharaja to celebrate Lord Krishna’s appearance) Ramacandra’s victory over the demon Ravana) (worship of Govardhana Hill) 3 Fr Sri Saranga Thakura (D)
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (D) 10 Tu ● Srila Prabhupada (A) Sri Madhvacarya (A) Dipa-dana, Dipavali 5 Su ●
(fast till noon) ● 13 Fr Sri Raghunandana Thakura (D) (fast till noon) 18 Mo Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi (Lord Ramacandra’s return from exile) 11 Fr Odana sasthi (Jagannatha gets winter clothes)
12 Mo Gundica Marjana Sri Vamsidasa Babaji (D) 4 Sa Fasting for Annada Ekadasi 19 Tu Break fast 08:12 – 11:37 Bali Daityaraja Puja 16 Th Advent of Bhagavad-gita (Amsterdam)
(Lord Caitanya’s cleansing the Gundica temple) 15 Su Assumption Day (BE, public holiday) ¤ 5 Su Break fast 07:44 – 11:23 Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami (D) (Bali’s surrender to Lord Vamanadeva) 17 Fr Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi
13 Tu Ratha Yatra (Lord Jagannatha’s cart festival at Puri) 20 Fr Fasting for Pavitropana Ekadasi 8 We ● Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami (D) Sri Rasikananda (A) ● Advent of Bhagavad-gita (Radhadesh)
Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami (D) Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins 12 Su Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita’s Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami (D) 7 Su Sri Vasudeva Ghosh (D) 18 Sa Break fast 08:46 – 10:43
Sri Sivananda Sena (D) (swing festival of Radha and Krishna) consort) (A) 22 Fr Sri Krishna Saradiya Rasayatra 9 Tu Srila Prabhupada (D) 21 Tu Katyayani-vrata ends ●
16 Fr Sri Vakresvara Pandita (D) (Radhadesh) 2 1 Sa Break fast 06:36 – 11:19 13 Mo Lalita Sasti (appearance of Lalita-sakhi) (Lord Krishna’s autumn rasa-lila) (fast till noon) 24 Fr Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
17 Sa Hera Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra) Srila Rupa Gosvami (D) 15 We Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Sri Murari Gupta (D) 11 Th Armistice Day 1918 (BE, public holiday) ¤ Thakura (D) (fast till noon)
(Rukmini Devi’s visit to Vrindavan to bring Lord Sri Gauridasa Pandita (D) Radharani (fast till noon) Laksmi-puja (N) 13 Sa Gopastami, Gosthastami 25 Sa Christmas Day (BE+NL, public holiday) †
Krishna back to Dvaraka) 24 Tu Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra ends 18 Sa Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi (fast till noon Fourth month of caturmasya begins (Lord Krishna’s first day herding the cows) 26 Su St. Stephen’s Day (NL, public holiday) †
Sri Vakresvara Pandita (D) (Amsterdam) Balarama Purnima: Appearance of for Vamanadeva) (fast from urad dal for one month) ● Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami (D) 31 Fr Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi
21 We Fasting for Sayana Ekadasi Lord Balarama (fast till noon) 1 9 Su Break fast 08:14 – 11:27 2 3 Sa Month of Damodara begins Sri Dhananjaya Pandita (D) Sri Devananda Pandita (D)
Return Ratha (8 days after Ratha Yatra) Second month of caturmasya begins Sri Vamana Dvadasi: Appearance of 27 We Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura (D) Sri Srinivasa Acarya (D) New Year’s Eve ¤
Belgium National Holiday (fast from yogurt for one month) ● Lord Vamanadeva 30 Sa Radha-kunda prakat, snan dan, and 14 Su Jagaddhatri-puja (worship of Mahamaya) (N)
22 Th Break fast 05:52 – 11:06 25 We Srila Prabhupada’s departure for the (fasting done yesterday, feast today) Bahulastami (appearance of Radha-kunda 17 We Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi
25 Su Guru (Vyasa) Purnima USA Srila Jiva Gosvami (A) and Syama-kunda) Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji (D)
(appearance of Srila Vyasadeva) 20 Mo Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (A) 31 Su Sri Virabhadra (A) (fast till noon, feast tomorrow)
First month of caturmasya begins (fast till noon) Daylight savings end First day of Bhisma-pancaka
(fast from green leafy vegetables for one month) 21 Tu Ananta Caturdasi Vrata (appearance of (last five days of the month of Damodara)
Srila Sanatana Gosvami (D) ● Lord Visnu) 18 Th Break fast 08:06 – 10:54
31 Sa Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (D) Srila Haridasa Thakura (D) 20 Sa Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami (D)
23 Th Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava (acceptance of Sri Kasisvara Pandita (D)
sannyasa by Lord Caitanya’s brother) Last day of caturmasya’s fourth month
Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila 21 Su Last day of the month of Damodara
Prabhupada Sri Krishna Rasayatra (Lord Krishna’s
Third month of caturmasya begins second autumn rasa-lila)
(fast from milk for one month) ● Tulasi-Saligrama-vivaha
27 Mo French Community Day (BE, unofficial (wedding of Salagrama and Tulasi)
holiday; businesses, schools, administrations Sri Nimbarkacarya (A)
usually closed) ¤ Last day of Bhisma Pancaka ●
30 Th Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the USA 22 Mo Katyayani-vrata begins
(observation of austerities to please Yogamaya)

Painting by: Unknown artist; Museum of Sacred Art, Radhadesh, Belgium