Calendar Year 2018, Vikram Samvat 2074-75 Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland 2018 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event Jan 01 Mon Posha Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) New Year Jan 04 Thurs Posha Krishna 3 (Trit#y!) Omkarananda Mah!sam!dhi Day Havan and Pujan Jan 12 Fri Posha Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) Swami Vivekananda Jayantī Jan 14 Sun Posha Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Sankr!nti Jan 22 Mon Mah! Shukla 5 (Panchami) Vasant Panchami Feb 13 Tues Mah! Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Mah! Shivar!tri Feb 14 Wed Mah! Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Valentine's day Mar 01 Thurs F!lgun Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Holi Mar 03 Sat F!lgun Krishna 3 (Trit#y!) Tukārām Punya Tithī Mar 07 Wed F!lgun Krishna 6 (Shashti) Eknāth Shashti Mar 18 Sun Chaitra Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) Chaitri Navar!tri / Gudi Padavo Mar 25 Sun Chaitra Shukla 9 (Navami) R!m Navami Mar 29 Thurs Chaitra Shukla 13 (Trayodashi) Mah!vir Jayant# Mar 30 Fri Chaitra Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Good Friday Mar 31 Sat Chaitra Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Hanum!n Jayant# Apr 01 Sun Chaitra Krishna 1 (Pratipad!) Easter Sunday Apr 12 Thurs Chaitra Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) Sr# Vallabh!ch!rya Jayant# Apr 18 Wed Vaish!kha Shukla 3 (Trit#y!) Akshaya Trit#y! / Parashurām Jayanti Apr 20 Fri Vaish!kha Shukla 5 (Panchami) @dya Shankar! Jayant# Sri R!m!nuj!ch!rya Jayant# Apr 30 Mon Vaish!kha Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Buddha Jayanti-Buddha Purnim! May 01 Tues Vaish!kha Krishna 1 (Pratipad!) N!rad Jayant# May 13 Sun Vaish!kha Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Mother s day June 17 Sun Jyeshth! Shukla 4 (Chaturthi) Father s day June 23 Sat Jyeshth! Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) G!yatri Jayant# July 14 Sat Ash!dhā Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Rathyātrā July 23 Mon Ash!dhā Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Dev Shayani Ek!dashi Ch!turm!s Vrata starts July 27 Fri Ash!dhā Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Guru P%rnima Aug 15 Wed Shr!van Shukla 5 (Panchami) Independence Day / Shri Arvind Jayantī Aug 17 Fri Shr!van Shukla 7 (Saptami) Tulsidās Jayanti Aug 26 Sun Shr!van Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Raksh! Bandhan Sep 03 Mon Shr!van Krishna 8 (Ashtami) Krishna Janm!shtami / Gnyānadev Jayantī Sep 09 Sun Shr!van Krishna 30 (Am!vasya) Grandparent s day Sep 13 Thurs Bh!drapad Shukla 4 (Chaturthi) Ganesh Chaturthi Sep 24 Mon Bh!drapad Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Anant Chaturdashi - 1 -
Calendar Year 2018, Vikram Samvat 2074-75 Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland 2018 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event Oct 02 Tues Bh!drapad Krishna 8 (Ashtami) Mah!tm! G!ndhi Jayant# Oct 10 Wed Ashwin Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) Navar!tri begins Oct 16 Tues Ashwin Shukla 7 (Saptami) Sarasvati @v!han / Durg! Saptami Oct 17 Wed Ashwin Shukla 8 (Ashtami) Durg! Ashtami / Sarasvati Pūjan / Mahā Ashtami Oct 18 Thurs Ashwin Shukla 10 (Dashami) Vijay! Dashami / Sarasvati-Visarjan Shirdi S!i B!b! Punya Tithi Oct 24 Wed Ashwin Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Sharad P%rnim! Nov 04 Sun Ashwin Krishna 12 (Dv!dashi) Guru Dv!dashi / W!gh B!ras Nov 05 Mon Ashwin Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Dhan Theras (Trayodashi) Nov 06 Tues Ashwin Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Narak Chaturdashi / Hanum!n P%jan Nov 07 Wed Ashwin Krishna 30 (Am!vasya) Dip!vali / Sh!rad! P%jan / Lakshmi P%jan Nov 08 Thurs K!rtik Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) N%tan Varsha / Annakūt Vikram Samvat 2075 Nov 09 Fri K!rtik Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Bh!i Beej (Sisters invite brothers for meal) Nov 12 Mon K!rtik Shukla 5 (Panchami) L!bha Pa]chami Nov 14 Wed K!rtik Shukla 7 (Saptami) Jalar!m Jayant# Nov 19 Mon K!rtik Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Dev %thi Ek!dashi / Tulasi Viv!ha Ch!turm!s ends Nov 22 Thurs K!rtik Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Thanksgiving Day Nov 23 Fri K!rtik Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Dev Div!li / Guru Nanak Jayant# Dec 19 Wed M!rgashirsha Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Gītā Jayantī Dec 22 Sat M!rgashirsha Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Datt!treya Jayant# Dec 24 Mon M!rgashirsha Krishna 2 (Dvitiy!) X-mas-Eve Dec 25 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna 3 (Trit#y!) X-mas-Day / Omkarananda Jayant# Dec 31 Mon M!rgashirsha Krishna 10 (Dashami) Silvester - New Year's Eve 2019 Jan 01 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) New Year 2019 Jan 04 Fri M!rgashirsha Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Omkarananda Mah!sam!dhi Day Havan and Pūjan - 2 -
Calendar Year 2018, Vikram Samvat 2074-75 Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland Observe following performances in celebration of main festivals: On RAMNAVAMI: Recitations of R!maraksha Stotra, Sunderkand, R!m Dhoon: R!m R!m R!m R!m, S#ta-R!m S#ta-R!m On HANUMAN JAYANTI: Recitation (11 or 40 times) of Hanum!n Chālisa and Sundarkand, near Rāmparivār. And Rāmaraksha-Stotra in the beginning and at the end. Recitation of the Mantra: Rāma Lakshmana Jānaki jay bolo Hanumāna ki. (Note: When Rāma's name is recited, Hanumān is certainly present there) On GURUPURNIMA: Guru Pūjan, recitation of Gurusaptashati. Recitation of the Mantra: Om Dr!m Datt!trey!ya namah. On KRISHNA JANAMASHTAMI: Recitation of the Mantra: Shri Krishnah sharanam mama. Recitation of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, at least chapters 9, 12, 15 and 18. On GANESH CHATURTHI and 10 days Ganesh Utsav in Bhadrapad. Recitation in sound voice of OM Gam Ganapataye namah near Ganesha Murti. Recitation of 21 times Ganesha Atharvashirsha. On SOMVATI AMAVASYA and in Shravan Mās in Shiva-Temple. Recitation in low voice: OM namah Shivāya OM Tryambakam yajamahe OM namah Shivāya On DATTATREYA JAYANTI: Low sound recitation of Dattanāma-Sank#rtanam and Digambara Dhoon near Datta Mūrti. Recitation of Mantra: Om Dr!m Datt!trey!ya namah. - 3 -
YEAR 2018 - VIKRAM SAMVAT 2074-75 YEAR 2018 - EK@DASHI VIKRAM SAMVAT 2074-75 On each occasion recitation of 21 times Ganesha-Atharvashirsha Recitation of Narayana-Sukta and Vishnu-Sahasranama Vin!yak Chaturthi in Shukla Paksha Sankashta Chaturthi in Krishna Paksha (before P%rnim!, Fullmoon) (between fullmoon and new moon) Date Day Maas Paksha Chaturthī Date Day Month Paksha Tithi Name Jan 05 Fri Posha Krishna Sankashta Jan 12 Fri Posha Krishna 11 Shaqtil!-Ek!dash# Jan 21 Sun M!gha Shukla Vin!yak Jan 28 Sun M!gha Shukla 11 Jay!-Ek!dash# Feb 03 Sat M!gha Krishna Sankashtha Feb 11 Sun M!gha Krishna 11 Vijay!-Ek!dash# Feb 19 Mon F!lgun Shukla Vināyak Feb 26 Mon F!lgun Shukla 11 @malki-ek!dash# Mar 05 Mon F!lgun Krishna Sankashta Mar 13 Tues F!lgun Krishna 11 P!pmochani-Ek!dash# Mar 21 Wed Chaitra Shukla Vināyak Mar 27 Tues Chaitra Shukla 11 K!mad!-Ek!dash# Apr 03 Tues Chaitra Krishna Sankashta Ang!raki Apr 12 Thurs Chaitra Krishna 11 Var%thin#-Ek!dash# Vallabh!ch!rya Jayant# Apr 19 Thurs Vaish!kha Shukla Vināyak Apr 26 Thurs Vaish!kha Shukla 11 Mohin#-Ek!dash# May 03 Thurs Vaish!kha Krishna Sankashta May 11 Fri Vaish!kha Krishna 11 Apar!-Ek!dash# May 18 Fri Jyeshtha - extra Shukla Vināyak May 25 Fri Jyeshtha - extra Shukla 11 Kamal!-Ek!dash# Jun 02 Sat Jyeshtha - extra Krishna Sankashta June 10 Sun Jyeshtha - extra Krishna 11 Kamal!-Ek!dash# Jun 17 Sun Jyeshtha - prime Shukla Vin!yak June 23 Sat Jyeshtha - prime Shukla 11 Bh#m-Ek!dash# G!yatr#-Jayanti July 01 Sun Jyeshtha - prime Krishna Sankashta July 09 Mon Jyeshtha - prime Krishna 11 Yogini-Ek!dash# Dev Shayani Ek!dashi/ July 23 Mon Ash!dha Shukla 11 July 16 Mon Ash!dha Shukla Vināyak Ch!turm!s starts July 31 Tues Ash!dha Krishna Sankashta Ang!raki Aug 08 Wed Ash!dha Krishna 11 K!mik!-Ek!dash# Aug 14 Tues Shr!van Shukla Vināyak Ang!raki Aug 21 Tues Shr!vana Shukla 11 Pavitr!-Ek!dash# Aug 30 Thurs Shr!van Krishna Sankashta Sep 06 Thurs Shr!vana Krishna 11 Aj!-Ek!dash# Sep 13 Thurs Bh!drapad Shukla Vināyak (Ga[esh Chaturthi) Sep 20 Thurs Bh!drapad Shukla 11 Parivartini-Ek!dash# Sep 28 Fri Bh!drapad Krishna Sankashta Oct 05 Fri Bh!drapad Krishna 11 Indir!-Ek!dash# Oct 12 Fri Ashwin Shukla Vināyak Oct 20 Sat Ashwin Shukla 11 P!sh!nkush!-Ek!dash# Oct 27 Sat Ashwin Krishna Sankashta Nov 03 Sat Ashwin Krishna 11 Ram!-Ek!dash# Nov 11 Sun K!rtik Shukla Vināyak Nov 19 Mon K!rtik Shukla 11 Prabhodhin# (Tulsi-Viv!ha begins) Nov 26 Mon K!rtik Krishna Sankashta Dec 03 Mon K!rtik Krishna 11 Utpatti-Ek!dash# Dec 11 Tues M!rgashirsha Shukla Vināyak Ang!raki Dec 25 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna Sankashta Ang!raki 2019 Dec 19 Wed M!rgash#rsha Shukla 11 Mokshad!-Ek!dash# Bhagavadg#t!-Jayanti 2019 Jan 01 Tues M!rgash#rsha Krishna 11 Safal!-Ek!dash# Jan 10 Thurs Posha Shukla Vināyak Jan 16 Wed Posha Shukla 11 Putrad!-Ek!dash#
Calendar Year 2018, Vikram Samvat 2074-2075 FULL MOON - P%rnim! 2018 On each occasion perform Satyanarayana-Puja and Badrinarayana-Puja Date Day Month Paksha Tithi Name Jan 02 Tues Posha Shukla 15 Posh#-P%rnim! Jan 31 Wed M!gha Shukla 15 M!gh#-P%rnim! Mar 01 Thurs F!lgun Shukla 15 Holik! Daha-P%rnim! Mar 31 Sat Chaitra Shukla 15 Shri Hanum!n-Jayant# Apr 30 Mon Vaish!kha Shukla 15 Buddha-Jayant#-P%rnim! May 29 Tues Jyeshtha - Extra Shukla 15 June 28 Thurs Jyeshtha - Prime Shukla 15 Vata S!vitr#-P%rnim! July 27 Fri Ash!dha Shukla 15 Guru (Vy!s) P%rnim! Aug 26 Sun Shr!vana Shukla 15 Raksh!bandhan P%rnim! Sep 25 Tues Bh!drapada Shukla 15 Praushtha-padi P%rnim! Oct 24 Wed Ashwin Shukla 15 Sharad P%rnim! Nov 23 Fri K!rtik Shukla 15 Dev-Div!li / Tulsi-Viv!ha end Dec 22 Sat M!rgashirsha Shukla 15 Datta-Jayant# Durg! Ashthami 2018 & Saraswati-P%jan in Ashwin Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi Jan 25 Thurs M!gha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami Feb 23 Fri Fālgun Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami Mar 25 Sun Chaitra Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami Apr 23 Mon Vaish!kha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami May 22 Tues Jyeshtha - Extra Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami Jun 20 Wed Jyeshtha - Prime Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami July 20 Fri Ash!dha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami Aug 18 Sat Shr!vana Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami Sep 17 Mon Bh!drapada Shukla 8 R!dh! Ashthami/Dharo Ashthami Oct 15 Mon Ashwin Shukla 6 Saraswati @v!han Oct 16 Tues Ashwin Shukla 7 Saraswati P%jan Oct 17 Wed Ashwin Shukla 8 Mah! Ashthami/Saraswati Balid!n Nov 16 Fri K!rtik Shukla 8 Gop!shtam#/Durg! Ashthami Dec 15 Sat M!rgashirsha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami 2019 Jan 13 Sun Posha Shukla 8 Durg! Ashthami
Gurupushy!m&t Yog (Thursday of good omen) Year 2018 Date WeekdaMaas Paksha Tithi Duration Oct 04 Thurs Bh!drapada Krishna 10 (Dashami) 8:49 PM Recite mainly Devi Sooktam and Guru Mantras. Somavati Am!v!sy! (New Moon Day on Monday) Year 2018 Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi Duration Apr 16 Mon Chaitra Krishna 30 (Am!vasya) 7:26 AM Recite Rudri, Namak- and Chamakam, repeat 11 times Shiva Mahimna Stotram, at the end Dvadasha Jyotirlingam, Shiva Shadakshara Stotram, Shiva Panchakshara Stotram. Continuous Mantra: OM Namah Shivaya. ECLIPSES Year 2018 Date Day Maas Paksha Tithi Description Jan 31 Wed Māgha Shukla 15 (P%r[im!) July 13 Fri Jyeshtha - Prime Krish[a 30 (Am!v!sy!) July 27 Fri Ash!dha Shukla 15 (P%r[im!) Aug 11 Sat Ash!dha Krish[a 30 (Am!v!sy!) Total (Full) Lunar Eclipse Khagr!s ( P%r[a ) Chandra Graha[a Shadow (Partial) Solar Khandagr!s ( @nshik ) S%rya Graha[a Total (Full) Lunar Eclipse Khagr!s ( P%r[a ) Chandra Graha[a Shadow (Partial) Solar Khandagr!s ( @nshik ) S%rya Graha[a Continous recitation of Gayatri-Mantras on every floor of the temple, office building and kitchen. Keep environment full of Gayatri-Mantras-vibrations, possibly everywhere in Ashram.