Vaishnava Calendar

MonthDateEventBreaking fast
Mar 2022Sat 19thFestival of Jagannath Misra
Mon 28thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Apr 2022Sun 10thSri Rama NavamiFasting till Sunset
Tue 12thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Thu 14thBeginning of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana
Thu 14thTheir Lordships’ 25th Brahmotsava celebrations begin (in ISKCON Bangalore) – Dhvaja Arohana
Sat 16thHanuman Jayanti (in ISKCON Bangalore) – According to local and Udupi
Sat 23rdBrahma Ratha
Mon 25thBrahmotsava celebrations end (in ISKCON Bangalore) – Dhvaja Avarohana
Tue 26thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
May 2022Tue 3rdAkshaya Tritiya
Thu 12thChandan Yatra of Sri Prahlada Narasimha begins (in ISKCON Bangalore)
Thu 12thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Sat 14thEnd of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana
Sun 15thNarasimha Chaturdashi:
Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva
Fasting till dusk
Thu 26thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Jun 2022Sat 11thDvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata)Next day after Sunrise
Sun 12thPanihati Chida Dahi Utsava
Tue 14thJagannatha Snana Yatra
Sat 25thDvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata)Next day after Sunrise
Tue 28thSrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – DisappearanceFasting till noon
Jul 2022Fri 1stJagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra
Fri 8thSudarshana Jayanti at Iskcon temple, HK hill & VK hill, BangaloreAcording to TTD and Kumbhakonam, Srirangam, Ahobilam
Sat 9thJagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra
Sun 10thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Wed 13thFounding Day (As per the Founding Document: CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ISKCON)
Wed 13thFirst month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Shak (green leafy vegetables) for one month
Sun 24thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Aug 2022Tue 2ndGaruda Panchami (in ISKCON Bangalore)
Mon 8thEkadashi and Jhulan Yatra beginsNext day after Sunrise
Fri 12thBalarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Balarama
Jhulan Yatra ends
Second month of Chaturmasya begins.
Fasting from yogurt for one month.
Fasting till noon
Sat 13thJaladuta’s Voyage of Compassion begins
(as per Jaladuta Diary)
Thu 18thSri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations (1st day)
Fri 19thSri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations (2nd day)
Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna
Fasting till midnight
Sat 20thNandotsava
Sri Vyasa Puja: Appearance of Srila Prabhupada
Fasting till noon
Tue 23rdMaha-Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata)Next day after Sunrise
Sun 28thSrila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja Smaranam
(in ISKCON Bangalore)
Sep 2022Sun 4thRadhashtami: Appearance of Srimati RadharaniFasting till noon
Wed 7thEkadashiFasting till noon today in addition to regular Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise
Wed 7thVamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord VamanadevaFasting till noon
Thu 8thSrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – AppearanceFasting observed the previous day till noon
Sat 10thAcceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada sannyasa smriti)
Third month of Chaturmasya begins.
Fasting from milk for one month.
Mon 19thJaladuta’s Voyage of Compassion ends
(as per Jaladuta Diary )
Wed 21stEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Oct 2022Wed 5thDusshera Festival (in Mysore)
Thu 6thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Sun 9thFourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from Urad dal for one month.
KARTHIKA MONTH BEGINS
DEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (in ISKCON Bangalore)
Fri 21stEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Wed 26thGovardhana Puja, Go Puja
Sat 29thSrila Prabhupada – DisappearanceFasting till noon
Nov 2022Fri 4thSrila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji – Disappearance
Ekadashi
Fasting till noon today in addition to regular Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise
Tue 8thChaturmasya ends. KARTHIKA MONTH ENDS
DEEPOTSAVA ENDS
(in ISKCON Bangalore)
Thu 17thSrila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa
Sun 20thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Sun 27thSrila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival
Inauguration (in ISKCON Bangalore)
Dec 2022Sat 3rdGita Jayanti
Sun 4thDvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata)Next day after Sunrise
Mon 12thSrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura – DisappearanceFasting till noon
Mon 19thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Sat 24thKirtan Mela (in ISKCON Bangalore)
Sun 25thKirtan Mela (in ISKCON Bangalore)
Jan 2023Mon 2ndVaikuntha EkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Wed 18thEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Sat 28thSri Advaita Acharya – AppearanceFasting till noon
Feb 2023Wed 1stEkadashiFasting till noon today in addition to regular Ekadashi fasting. Next day Feast after Sunrise
Thu 2ndSri Varahadeva – AppearanceFasting observed the previous day till noon
Fri 3rdNityananda Trayodashi:
Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu
Fasting till noon
Sun 5thSrila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Closing Ceremony and Prize Distribution (in ISKCON Bangalore)
Sat 11thSrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura – AppearanceFasting till noon
Fri 17thDvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata)Next day after Sunrise
Mar 2023Fri 3rdEkadashiNext day after Sunrise
Tue 7thSri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya MahaprabhuFasting till Moonrise