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Vaishnava Calendar

2025

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January

10th Friday Putrada/Vaikuntha Ekadasi Next day 06:46 AM - 08:23 AM
13th Monday Sri Krishna Pushya Abhisheka
25th Saturday Sat-tila Ekadasi Next day 06:44 AM - 10:20 AM

February

3rd Monday Vasant Panchami
4th Tuesday Sri Advaita Acharya Appearance Day Fasting till noon
8th Saturday Bhaimi Ekadasi Next day 06:37 AM - 10:19 AM
9th Sunday Varaha Dwadashi Fasting till noon
10th Monday Sri Nityananda Trayodashi Fasting till noon
17th Monday Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur's Appearance day Fasting till noon
24th Monday Vijaya Ekadasi Next day 06:24 AM - 10:14 AM
27th Thursday Maha Shivaratri
28th Friday Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj Disappearance day

March

10th Monday Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi Next day 06:10 AM - 08:16 AM
14th Friday Gaur Purnima - Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Appearance Day Fasting till Sunset
16th Sunday Shiksha Ceremony(Bhakti Steps)
26th Wednesday Papamocani Ekadasi Next day 05:52 AM - 09:59 AM

April

6th Sunday Rama Navami - Appearance of Lord Sri Ramacandra Fasting till sunset
9th Wednesday Kamada Ekadasi Next day 05:37 AM - 09:51 AM
24th Thursday Varuthini Ekadasi Next day 05:23 AM - 09:44 AM
30th Wednesday Akshaya Tritiya - Chandan Yatra starts

May

8th Thursday Mohini Ekadasi Next day 05:12 AM - 09:39 AM
11th Sunday Narshima Chaturdashi - Appearance of Lord Narshima Dev Fasting till moonrise
23th Friday Apara Ekadasi Next day 05:05 AM - 09:37 AM

June

7th Saturday Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi Next day 05:02 AM - 07:20 AM
9th Monday Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava
11th Wednesday Snana Yatra Festival Total fast, even from water, if you have broken Ekadasi break the fast next day from 5:54 AM to 7:30 AM
15th Sunday Shiksha Ceremony(Bhakti Steps)
22nd Sunday Yogini Ekadasi Next day 05:04 AM - 09:40 AM
25th Wednesday Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur Disappearance Fasting till noon
27th Friday Jagannath Rath Yatra

July

6th Sunday Sayana Ekadasi Next day 05:08 AM - 09:43 AM
10th Thursday The beginning of the first month of Caturmasya - Fasting from Green leafy vegetables
21st Monday Kamika Ekadasi Next day 05:16 AM - 07:07 AM

August

5th Tuesday Jhulan Yatra - Radha Krishna swing festival begins(5 day)
5th Tuesday Pavitropana Ekadasi Next day 05:23 AM - 09:49 AM
9th Saturday Balaram Purnima Fasting till noon
9th Saturday The beginning of the second month of Caturmasya - Fasting from Yogurt
16th Saturday Sri Krishna Janmashtami - Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Fast till midnight
17th Sunday Nandotsav
17th Sunday Srila Prabhupada Appearance Day Fasting till noon
19th Tuesday Annada Ekadasi Next day 05:30 AM - 09:50 AM
31st Sunday Radhastami - Appearance of Srimati Radharani Fasting till noon

September

3rd Wednesday Parivartini or Parsva or Vamana Ekadasi Next day after 10:19 AM
4th Thursday Sri Vaman Dwadashi - Appearance Of Lord Vamanadeva
5th Friday Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur Appearance Day Fasting till noon
7th Sunday The beginning of the third month Of Caturmasya - Fasting from Milk
7th Sunday Bhadra Purnima
7th Sunday Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada
14th Sunday Srila Prabhupada's arrival in the USA
14th Sunday Shiksha Ceremony(Bhakti Steps)
17th Saturday Indira Ekadasi Next day 05:43 AM - 09:48 AM

October

2nd Thursday Lord Ramacandra Vijayotsava
3rd Friday Pasankusa Ekadasi Next day 05:50 AM - 09:46 AM
7th Tuesday The beginning of the fourth month of Caturmasya - Fasting from Urad dal
14th Tuesday Bahulastami
17th Friday Rama Ekadasi Next day 05:57 AM - 09:46 AM
21st Tuesday Dipa dana / Dipavali
22nd Wednesday Govardhan Puja(Go puja)
25th Saturday Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day Fasting till noon
30th Thursday Gopastami / Gosthastami

November

2nd Sunday Utthana Ekadasi Next day 06:07 AM - 09:49 AM
2nd Sunday First day of Bhisma Pancaka
2nd Sunday Gaura Kishora Das babaji Maharaj's Disappearance Day
4th Tuesday The end of the fourth month of Caturmasya
5th Wednesday Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha(marriage)
5th Wednesday Last day of Bhisma Pancaka
15th Saturday Utpanna Ekadasi Next day 09:11 AM - 09:52 AM
26th Wednesday Odana-sasti

December

1st Monday Moksada Ekadasi Next day 06:28 AM - 10:00 AM
1st Monday Gita Jayanti - Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita
8th Monday Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur's Disappearance day Fasting till noon
14th Sunday Shiksha Ceremony(Bhakti Steps)
16th Tuesday Saphala Ekadasi Next day 06:38 AM - 10:07 AM
31st Wednesday Putrada/Vaikuntha Ekadasi Next day 06:45 AM - 10:15 AM