GAUDIYA VAISHNAVA CALENDAR

JULY

  • Thursday, July 9 ……………………………………. Disappearance of Srivasa Pandita
  • Friday, July 10 ……………………………… Yogini Ekadasi (fast from grains and beans)
  • Saturday, July 11 ……………………………….. Dvadasi ( break fast 6:04-10:44am)
  • Tuesday, July 14 ……………………………… Gundica Marjana; Disappearance of Gadadhara Pandita and Bhaktivinoda Thakura
  • Wednesday, July 15 …………………………. Ratha Yatra; Disappearance of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Sivananda Sena
  • Sunday July 19 ………………………………… Hera Pancami; Disappearance of Vakresvara Pandita
  • Thursaday, July 23 …………………………… Return Ratha (8 days after Ratha Yatra)
  • Friday, July 24 …………………………….. Sayana Ekadasi (fast from grains and beans)
  • Saturday, July 25 ……………………………. Dvadasi (break fast 7:41-10:47am)
  • Wednesday, July 29 …………………………. Guru (Vyasa) Purnima; Disappearance of Sanatana Gosvami

AUGUST

  • Monday, August 3 …………………………… Disappearance of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami
  • Thursday, August 6 …………………………. Disappearance of Lokanatha Gosvami
  • Friday, August 7 …………………………….. Incorporation of ISKCON in New York
  • Saturday, August 8 ………………………. Kamika Ekadasi (fast from grains and beans)
  • Sunday, August 9 ………………………… Dvadasi ( break fast 6:21-10:49am)
  • Sunday, August 16 ……………………….. Disappearance of Raghunandana Thakura and Vamsidasa Babaji
  • Sunday, August 23 ……………………… Pavitropana Ekadasi (fast from grains and beans); Radha-Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins
  • Monday, August 24 ……………………….. Dvadasi (break fast 6:30-10:50am); Disappearance of Rupa Gosvami and Gauridasa Pandita
  • Thursday, August 27 …………………… Balaram Purnima (half day fast); jhulan yatra ends
  • Friday, August 28 ……………………… Srila Prabhupada departure for the USA

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