Tattva-viveka

Holy days March and April 2008

Rama-priya - March 2, 2008 3:25 pm

MARCH

 

3 (Mo) Ekadasi, fast for Vijaya Ekadasi

4 (Tu) Dvadasi, fast break 06:36 - 10:26, disappearance of Sri Isvara Puri;

6 (Th) Caturdasi, Siva Ratri

8 (Sa) Pratipat, disappearance of Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji and Sri Rasikananda

10 (Mo) Caturthi, appearance of Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura

14 (Fr) Astami, Mina Sankranti (Sun enters Pisces)

17 (Mo) Ekadasi, fast for Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi

18 (Tu) Dvadasi, fast break 06:15 - 09:44, disappearance of Sri Madhavendra Puri

20 (Th) Caturdasi, Guru Maharaja’s Vyasa Puja

21 (Fr) Purnima, appearance of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu *** Gaura Purnima ***

(fast till moonrise) (Festival of Jagannatha Misra observed on following day)

29 (Sa) Astami, appearance of Sri Srivasa Pandita

 

APRIL

 

2 (We) Dvadasi, fast for Papamocani Ekadasi, disappearance of Sri Govinda Ghosh;

3 (Th) Trayodasi, fast break 05:51 - 10:05

10 (Th) Sasti, appearance of Sri Ramanujacarya;

13 (Su) Navami, Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Ramacandra (fast till sunset), Mesa Sankranti (Sun enters Aries), Beginning of Salagrama and Tulasi Jala Dana

15 (Tu) Ekadasi, fast for Kamada Ekadasi

16 (We) Dvadasi, Damanakaropana Dvadasi fast break 05:32 - 09:57

19 (Sa) Purnima, Sri Balarama Rasayatra, Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa, appearance of Sri Vamsivadana Thakura and Sri Syamananda Prabhu

20 (Su) Pratipat, beginning of Madhusudhana Masa (month of Mdhusudhana)

27 (Su) Saptami, disappearance of Sri Abhirama Thakura

30 (We) Dasami, disappearance of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura