VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2018-2019 (Gourabda 531-532) Month Date Event Breaking Fast Sat 3rd Festival of Jagannath Misra Tue 13th Next day after Sunrise Mar 2018 Sun 25th Sri Rama Navami Fasting till Sunset Tue 27th Next day after Sunrise Fri 30th Their Lordships' 21st Brahmotsava celebrations begin (in Bangalore) - Dhvaja Arohana Sun 8th Brahma Ratha Tue 10th Brahmotsava celebrations end (in Bangalore) - Dhvaja Avarohana Thu 12th Next day after Sunrise Sat 14th Beginning of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana Apr 2018 Wed 18th Akshaya Tritiya Thu 26th Next day after Sunrise Thu 26th Sun 29th Chandan Yatra of Sri Prahlada Narasimha begins (in Bangalore) Narasimha Chaturdashi: Fasting till dusk Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva Thu 10th Hanuman Jayanti (in Bangalore) May 2018 Fri 11th Next day after Sunrise Mon 14th End of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana Fri 25th Next day after Sunrise Sun 10th Next day after Sunrise Jun 2018 Sat 23rd Next day after Sunrise Mon 25th Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava Thu 28th Jagannatha Snana Yatra Mon 9th Next day after Sunrise Fri 13th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Disappearance Fri 13th Founding Day (As per the Founding Document: CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ISKCON) Jul 2018 Sat 14th Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra Fri 20th Sudarshana Jayanti at Iskcon, VK hill, Bangalore Sun 22nd Jagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra Mon 23rd Next day after Sunrise Fri 27th First month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Shak (green leafy vegetables) for one month Wed 8th Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Aug 2018 Sun 13th Thu 16th Tue 21st Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion begins (as per Jaladuta Diary ) Garuda Panchami (At Iskcon Bangalore) Jhulan Yatra begins Wed 22nd Next day after Sunrise Sun 26th Sun 2nd Mon 3rd Balarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Balarama Jhulan Yatra ends Second month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from yogurt for one month. Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations Sri Krishna Janmashtami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Fasting till midnight
Sep 2018 Nandotsava Sri Vyasa Puja: Appearance of Srila Prabhupada Thu 6th Next day after Sunrise Sun 9th Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja Smaranam (for Bangalore only) Mon 17th Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani Tue 19th Thu 20th Jaladuta's Voyage of Compassion ends (as per Jaladuta Diary ) today day Feast after Sunrise Fri 21st Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva Fasting observed the previous day till noon Sat 22nd Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Appearance Tue 25th Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada sannyasa smriti) Third month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from milk for one month. Fri 5th Next day after Sunrise Fri 19th Dusshera Festival (in Mysore) Oct 2018 Sat 20th Next day after Sunrise Wed 24th Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Urad dal for one month. KARTHIKA MONTH BEGINS DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (in Bangalore) Sun 4th Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Thu 8th Govardhana Puja, Go Puja Nov 2018 Dec 2018 Jan 2019 Sun 11th Srila Prabhupada - Disappearance Mon 19th Thu 23rd Fri 30th Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji - Disappearance Chaturmasya ends. KARTHIKA MONTH ENDS DEEPOTSAVA ENDS (in Bangalore) Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa today day Feast after Sunrise Mon 3rd Next day after Sunrise Tue 18th Wed 19th Wed 26th Vaikuntha (Check two month before) Mahadvadasi: (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Gita Jayanthi Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Disappearance Next day after Sunrise Wed 2nd Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadasi vrata) Next day after Sunrise Thu 17th Next day after Sunrise Thu 31st Next day after Sunrise Tue 12th Sri Advaita Acharya - Appearance Feb 2019 Sat 16th Sun 17th Mon 18th Sun 24th Sri Varahadeva - Appearance Nityananda Trayodashi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Appearance today day Feast after Sunrise Fasting observed the previous day till noon Sat 2nd Next day after Sunrise
Mar 2019 Sun 17th Next day after Sunrise Thu 21st Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Fasting till Moonrise
Month Date Event Fri 9th Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance Wed 14th Sri Govinda Ghosh -- Disappearance Mar 2018 Thu 22nd Sri Ramanujacarya -- Appearance Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Sat 31st Sri Vamsivadana Thakura -- Appearance Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Appearance Sat 7th Sri Abhirama Thakura -- Disappearance Tue 10th Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance Mon 16th Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Appearance Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) -- Appearance Tue 24th Sri Madhu Pandita -- Disappearance Srimati Jahnava Devi -- Appearance Sat 28th Sri Jayananda Prabhu -- Disappearance Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance Mon 30th Sri Sri Radha-Ramana Devaji -- Appearance Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Appearance Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Appearance Sat 5th Sri Ramananda Raya -- Disappearance Sat 12th Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana -- Disappearance Fri 22nd Ganga Puja Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini -- Appearance Thu 28th Sri Mukunda Datta -- Disappearance Sri Sridhara Pandita -- Disappearance Fri 29th Tue 3rd Sun 8th Fri 13th Sat 14th Wed 18th Fri 27th Thu 2nd Sun 5th Tue 14th Thu 23rd Fri 14th Fri 21st Sun 23rd Fri 19th VAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2018-2019 (Gourabda 531-532) Other Important Dates and Events Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Disappearance Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Appearance Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami -- Disappearance Sri Sivananda Sena -- Disappearance Hera Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra) Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Disappearance Guru (Vyasa) Purnima Srila Sanatana Gosvami -- Disappearance Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance Srila Lokanatha Gosvami -- Disappearance Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Disappearance Sri Vamsidasa Babaji -- Disappearance Srila Rupa Gosvami -- Disappearance Sri Gauridasa Pandita -- Disappearance Nandotsava Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita's consort) -- Appearance Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Appearance Srila Haridasa Thakura -- Disappearance Sri Madhvacarya -- Appearance
Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 Jan 2019 Feb 2019 Mar 2019 Sun 21st Wed 24th Mon 29th Thu 1st Fri 2nd Thu 8th Fri 9th Fri 16th Thu 22nd Fri 23rd Mon 3rd Wed 5th Thu 13th Wed 19th Tue 1st Thu 3rd Mon 7th Wed 9th Fri 18th Fri 25th Sat 26th Sun 27th Sun 10th Thu 14th Fri 15th Tue 19th Sun 24th Sun 3rd Thu 7th Sun 10th Mon 18th Fri 9th Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami -- Disappearance Sri Murari Gupta -- Disappearance Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance Appearance of Radha Kunda, snana dana Bahulastami Sri Virabhadra -- Appearance Sri Rasikananda -- Appearance Sri Vasudeva Ghosh -- Disappearance Gopastami, Gosthastami Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance Sri Dhananjaya Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami -- Disappearance Sri Kasisvara Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Krsna Rasayatra Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage) Sri Nimbarkacarya -- Appearance Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa -- Disappearance Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance Odana sasthi Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Mahesa Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura -- Disappearance Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Disappearance Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Disappearance Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Appearance Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja -- Disappearance Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Appearance Sri Jayadeva Gosvami -- Disappearance Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance Srimati Visnupriya Devi -- Appearance Sarasvati Puja Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -- Disappearance Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi -- Appearance Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Appearance Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Appearance Sri Madhvacarya -- Disappearance Sri Ramanujacarya -- Disappearance Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance Sri Purusottama Das Thakura -- Disappearance Sri Isvara Puri -- Disappearance Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance Sri Rasikananda -- Disappearance Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Disappearance Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance