Tattva-viveka

Holy days in October and November

Rama-priya - September 30, 2006 11:14 am

Here's the list of forthcoming holy days in October and November

 

OCTOBER

 

 

2nd (Mo) – Dasami, Ramacandra Vijayotsava (Lord Ramacandra's victory over the demon Ravana), appearance of Sri Madhvacarya;

3rd (Tu) - Ekadasi (Trisprsa Mahadvadasi), Fast for Pasankusa Ekadasi;

4th (We) – Trayodasi, Fast break for Pasankusa Ekadasi 06:07 - 10:01, day of disappearance of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami and Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami;

6th (Fr) – Purnima, Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra (Lord Krsna's autumn rasa dance with His girlfriends), day of disappearance of Sri Murari Gupta, beginning of fourth month of Caturmasya (urad dal fast for one month);

7th (Sa) – Pratipat, beginning of Damodara Masa (month Damodara);

11th (We) – Sasti, day of disappearance of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura;

13th (Fr) – Astami, day of appearance of Radha Kunda and Syama Kunda (Bahulastami), Snana Dana;

14th (Sa) – Navami, day of appearance of Virabhadra Gosvami;

17th (Tu) – Ekadasi, fast for Rama Ekadasi, Tula Sankranti (Sun enters Libra);

18th (We) – Dvadasi, fast break for Rama Ekadasi 06:20 - 10:03;

21st (Sa) – Amavasya, Dipa dana, Dipavali (Kali Puja) – a commemoration of Lord Rama’s return from exile to Ayodhya;

22nd (Su) – Pratipat, Govardhana Puja (Worship of Govardhana Hill), Go Puja (Worship cows), Go Krida (the pleasure of the cows), Bali Daityaraja Puja (commemoration Bali Maharaja’s surrender to Lord Vamanadeva), day of appearance of Sri Rasikananda;

23rd (Mo) – Dvitiya, day of disappearance of Sri Vasudeva Ghosh;

25th (We) – Caturthi, day of disappearance of Srila Prabhupada (fast till noon);

29th (Su) – Astami, Gopastami, Gosthastami (Krsna’s first going out to graze the cows), day of disappearance of Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami, Sri Dhananjaya Pandita and Sri Srinivasa Acarya;

30th (Mo) – Navami, Jagaddhatri Puja (The day when the sage Jahnu released the River Ganges after swallowing her).

 

 

NOVEMBER

 

1st (We) Ekadasi, fast for Utthana Ekadasi, day of disappearance of Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji (fast till noon, feast tomorrow), Bhisma Pancaka (the last five days of Kartika);

2nd (Th) Dvadasi, fast break for Utthana Ekadasi 06:35 - 10:07;

4th (Sa) Caturdasi, day of disappearance of Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami and Sri Kasisvara Pandita;

5th (Su) Pratipat, beginning of Kesava Masa (month Kesava), Sri Krsna Rasayatra, Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (The wedding of Salagrama and Tulasi Devi), day of appearance of Sri Nimbarkacarya, Caturmasya ends, Katyayani Vrata begins (a vow to observe austerities to please Katyayani Devi, or Yogamaya Devi);

15th (We) Ekadasi, day of disappearance of Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura;

16th (Th) Dvadasi (Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi), fast for Utpanna Ekadasi, day of disappearance of Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa, Vrscika Sankranti (Sun enters Scorpio);

17th (Fr) Dvadasi, fast break for Utpanna Ekadasi 06:51 - 09:11;

18th (Sa) Trayodasi, day of disappearance of Sri Saranga Thakura;

30th (Th) Ekadasi, Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita.

 

 

Y.s.

Ramapriya