VAISHNAVA CALENDAR
(2025 – 2026)
APRIL 2025
Apr 6 — Rama Navami – appearance of Lord Ramacandra (fasting till noon)
Apr 8 — Ekadasi
Apr 9 — Paran between 05:27 and 09:35
Apr 24 — Ekadasi
Apr 25 — Paran between 05:13 and 08:08
Apr 27 — Gadadhara Pandita Appearance Day
Apr 30 — Candana Yatra (applying sandalwood paste to the Deities for 21 days)
MAY 2025
May 8 — Ekadasi
May 9 — Paran between 05:04 and 09:24
May 11 — Narasimha Caturdasi – appearance of Lord Narasimha (fasting till sunset)
May 23 — Ekadasi
May 24 — Paran between 04:57 and 09:22
JUNE 2025
Jun 7 — Ekadasi
Jun 8 — Paran between 04:56 and 07:12
Jun 9 — Panihati Mahotsava (Chipped rice festival of Raghunatha Dasa Goswami)
Jun 11 — Snana-yatra (Bathing of Lord Jagannatha)
Jun 22 — Ekadasi
Jun 23 — Paran between 04:56 and 09:25
Jun 25 — Bhaktivinoda Thakura & Gadadhara Pandita Disappearance (fasting half day)
Jun 26 — Gundica-marjana
Jun 27 — Ratha Yatra
JULY 2025
Jul 6 — Ekadasi
Jul 7 — Paran between 05:01 and 09:28
Jul 10 — Guru Purnima (worship of Sri Guru)
Jul 21 — Ekadasi
Jul 22 — Paran between 05:06 and 06:12
Jul 24 — Srila Sridhara Maharaja’s Disappearance (fasting till noon)
AUGUST 2025
Aug 5 — Ekadasi
Aug 6 — Paran between 05:13 and 09:33 / Rupa Gosvami’s Disappearance
Aug 9 — Baladeva Purnima (fasting till noon)
Aug 16 — Sri Krsna Janmastami (fasting till midnight)
Aug 17 — Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Day
Aug 19 — Ekadasi / Guru Maharaja Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja’s Appearance (fasting till noon)
Aug 20 — Paran between 05:18 and 09:33
Aug 30 — Lalita-saptami (Appearance of Lalita-Devi)
Aug 31 — Radhastami (fasting till noon)
SEPTEMBER 2025
Sep 3 — Ekadasi
Sep 4 — Paran between 07:51 and 09:32 / Appearance of Sri Vamanadeva / Jiva Gosvami’s Appearance
Sep 5 — Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Appearance (fasting till noon)
Sep 6 — Haridasa Thakura’s Disappearance
Sep 7 — Visvarupa Mahotsava (Prabhupada’s sannyasa anniversary)
Sep 17 — Ekadasi
Sep 18 — Paran between 07:10 and 09:30
Sep 25 — Srila Puri Maharaja’s Appearance (fasting till noon)
OCTOBER 2025
Oct 3 — Ekadasi
Oct 4 — Paran between 05:33 and 09:28
Oct 7 — Kartika begins
Oct 11 — Narottama Dasa Thakura’s Disappearance / Vishnu Maharaja’s appearance
Oct 14 — Bahulastami (appearance of Radha-Kunda)
Oct 15 — Srila Sridhara Maharaja’s appearance (fasting till noon)
Oct 18 — Ekadasi
Oct 19 — Paran between 05:39 and 09:28
Oct 21 — Dipavali
Oct 22 — Govardhana Puja
Oct 25 — Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance (fasting till noon)
Oct 29 — Gopastami (Radharani’s Subala-vesa lila & worship of the cows)
NOVEMBER 2025
Nov 1 — Ekadasi / Disappearance of Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj
Nov 2 — Paran between 08:25 and 09:29
Nov 4 — Srila Puri Maharaja’s Disappearance (fasting till noon)
Nov 5 — End of Kartik
Nov 16 — Ekadasi
Nov 17 — Paran between 10:38 and 16:50
DECEMBER 2025
Dec 1 — Ekadasi / Bhagavad-gita Jayanti (Appearance of the Bhagavad-gita)
Dec 2 — Paran between 06:06 and 09:40
Dec 8 — Srila Sarasvati Thakura’s Disappearance (fasting till noon)
Dec 16 — Mahadvadashi (Ekadasi Fast)
Dec 17 — Paran between 06:16 and 09:47
Dec 23 — Jiva Gosvami’s Disappearance
Dec 27 — Guru Maharaja Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja’s Disappearance (fasting till noon)
Dec 30 — Ekadasi
Dec 31 — Paran between 06:45 and 09:54
JANUARY 2026
Jan 3 — Pusya Abhiseka – Installation anniversary of Jagannatha & Gaura-Gadadhara
Jan 14 — Ekadasi / Makara Sankranti / Mahaprabhu’s Sannyasa Lila
Jan 15 — Paran between 06:26 and 10:00
Jan 23 — Vasanta Pancami (first day of Spring in India)
Jan 25 — Appearance of Advaita Acarya (fasting till noon)
Jan 29 — Ekadasi
Jan 30 — Appearance of Sri Varahadeva / Parana between 06:19 and 10:01
Jan 31 — Nityananda Trayodasi (fast till noon)
FEBRUARY 2026
Feb 6 — Sarasvati Thakura’s Appearance (fasting till noon)
Feb 13 — Ekadasi
Feb 14 — Paran between 06:16 and 10:00
Feb 15 — Maha-Sivaratri (optional fasting)
Feb 27 — Ekadasi
Feb 28 — Paran between 06:05 and 09:55
MARCH 2026
Mar 3 — Gaura Purnima (fasting till moonrise). End of year 540 Gaurabda.
Mar 15 — Ekadasi
Mar 16 — Paran between 05:51 and 07:59
Mar 27 — Rama Navami – appearance of Lord Ramacandra (fasting till noon)
Mar 29 — Ekadasi
Mar 30 — Paran between 05:37 and 07:38