Vaishnava Calendar
Vaishnava Calendar (Gourabda 540)
| Month | Date | Event | Breaking Fast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Tue 3rd | Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Fasting till Moonrise |
| Wed 4th | Festival of Jagannath Misra | —- | |
| Sun 15th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Fri 27th | Sri Rama Navami | Fasting till Sunset | |
| Sun 29th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| April 2026 | Wed 1st | 29th Brahmotsava celebrations begin (ISKCON Bangalore – Hare Krishna Hill) – Dhvaja Arohana | |
| Thu 2nd | Hanuman Jayanti (Hare Krishna Hill & Vaikuntha Hill) | ||
| Fri 10th | Brahma Ratha | ||
| Sun 12th | Brahmotsava celebrations end – Dhvaja Avarohana | —- | |
| Mon 13th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Tue 14th | Beginning of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana | ||
| Mon 20th | Akshaya Tritiya & Chandan Yatra of Sri Srinivasa Govinda begins | —- | |
| Mon 27th | Chandan Yatra of Sri Prahlada Narasimha begin | —- | |
| Mon 27th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Thu 30th | Narasimha Chaturdashi: Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva | Fasting till dusk | |
| May 2026 | Wed 13th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Thu 14th | End of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana | ||
| Sat 16th | Vishvaguru Srila Prabhupada Eka-Diksha-Guru Vijayotsava | ||
| Wed 27th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Jun 2026 | Thu 11th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Thu 25th | Ekadashi & Brahmotsava celebrations begin (Vaikuntha Hill) | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Sat 27th | Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava | ||
| Sun 28th | Brahmotsava celebrations end (Vaikuntha Hill) | ||
| Mon 29th | Jagannatha Snana Yatra (Vaikuntha Hill) | ||
| Jul 2026 | Sat 11th | Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) | Next day after Sunrise |
| Mon 13th | Founding Day (Certificate of Incorporation of ISKCON) | ||
| Tue 14th | Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Disappearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Thu 16th | Jagannatha Ratha Yatra (Vaikuntha Hill) | —- | |
| Tue 21st | Sudarshana Jayanti (Hare Krishna Hill & Vaikuntha Hill) | ||
| Fri 24th | Jagannatha Puri Bahuda Ratha Yatra | —- | |
| Sat 25th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Wed 29th | First month of Chaturmasya begins (Fast from Shak for one month) | —- | |
| Aug 2026 | Sun 9th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Thu 13th | Jaladuta’s Voyage of Compassion begins | ||
| Mon 17th | Garuda Panchami (Hare Krishna Hill & Vaikuntha Hill) | ||
| Sun 23rd | Jhulan Yatra begins | ||
| Mon 24th | Dvadasi (Fasting for Ekadashi vrata) | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Fri 28th | Balarama Jayanthi; Jhulan Yatra ends; Second month of Chaturmasya begins (Fast from yogurt) | Fasting till noon | |
| Sep 2026 | Thu 3rd | Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations (1st day) | |
| Fri 4th | Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna) | Fasting till midnight | |
| Sat 5th | Nandotsava & Sri Vyasa Puja (Appearance of Srila Prabhupada) | Fasting till noon | |
| Mon 7th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Sun 13th | Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja Smaranam | ||
| Sat 19th | Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani | Fasting till noon | |
| Sat 19th | Jaladuta’s Voyage of Compassion ends | ||
| Tue 22nd | Ekadashi | Fast till noon + Feast after Sunrise next day | |
| Wed 23rd | Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva | Fast observed previous day till noon | |
| Thu 24th | Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Appearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Sat 26th | Srila Prabhupada Sannyasa Smriti; Third month of Chaturmasya begins (Fast from milk) | —- | |
| Sun 27th | Kirtan Mela (Vaikuntha Hill) | —- | |
| Oct 2026 | Tue 6th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Wed 21st | Vijaya Dashami – Dasara Festival (Mysore) | —- | |
| Thu 22nd | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Mon 26th | Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins (Fast from Urad dal); Karthika Deepotsava begins | —- | |
| Nov 2026 | Thu 5th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Tue 10th | Govardhana Puja, Go Puja | —- | |
| Fri 13th | Srila Prabhupada – Disappearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Sat 21st | Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji – Disappearance & Ekadashi (Trisprsa Mahadvadasi) | Fast till noon + Feast after Sunrise next day | |
| Sun 22nd | Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Inauguration | ||
| Tue 24th | Last day of Chaturmasya & Last day of Deepotsava | ||
| Dec 2026 | Tue 1st | Srila Prabhupada Diksha Diwasa | |
| Fri 4th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Sat 12th | Kirtan Mela (Hare Krishna Hill) | ||
| Sun 13th | Kirtan Mela (Hare Krishna Hill) | ||
| Sun 20th | Gita Jayanti / Vaikuntha Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Fri 25th | Kirtan Mela (Vaikuntha Hill) | ||
| Sun 27th | Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura – Disappearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Jan 2027 | Sun 3rd | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Fri 15th | Sri Rajadhi Raja Govinda Abhisheka (Vaikuntha Hill) | ||
| Tue 19th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Sun 31st | Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Festival Closing Ceremony | ||
| Feb 2027 | Tue 2nd | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Sat 13th | Sri Advaita Acharya – Appearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Wed 17th | Ekadashi | Fast till noon + Feast after Sunrise next day | |
| Thu 18th | Sri Varahadeva – Appearance | Fast observed previous day till noon | |
| Fri 19th | Nityananda Trayodashi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu | Fasting till noon | |
| Thu 25th | Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura – Appearance | Fasting till noon | |
| Mar 2027 | Thu 4th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise |
| Thu 18th | Ekadashi | Next day after Sunrise | |
| Mon 22nd | Sri Gaura Poornima: Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Fasting till Moonrise |
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