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Holy days in January

Rama-priya - December 31, 2006 2:32 pm

Here is the list of the holy days in January:

 

JANUARY

2nd (Tu) Purnima, Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka, the beginning of Madhava Masa (month Madhava);

8th (Mo) Pancami, disappearance of Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja, the appearance of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami;

9th (Tu) Sasti, the disappearance of Sri Jayadeva Gosvami;

10th (We) Saptami, disappearance of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura;

14th (Su) Ekadasi, fast for Sat-tila Ekadasi, Makara Sankranti (Sun enters Capricorn), Ganga Sagara Mela;

15th (Mo) Dvadasi, fast break 07:23 - 10:40;

23rd (Tu) Pancami, Vasanta Pancami, appearance of Srimati Visnupriya Devi, Sarasvati Puja, disappearance of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, appearance of Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Sri Raghunandana Thakura and Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami;

24th (We) Saptami, appearance of Sri Advaita Acarya (fast till noon);

25th (Th) Astami, Bhismastami;

26th (Fr) Navami, disappearance of Sri Madhvacarya;

27th (Sa) Dasami, disappearance of Sri Ramanujacarya;

28th (Su) Ekadasi, fast for Bhaimi Ekadasi;

29th (Mo) Dvadasi, fast break 07:15 - 10:40, Varaha Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Varahadeva (fast till noon on the Ekadasi, feast today);

30th (Tu) Trayodasi, Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu (fast till noon).