VAISHNAVA CALENDAR
(2026 – 2027)
APRIL 2026
Apr 13 — Ekadasi
Apr 14 — Paran between 05:23 and 09:33
Apr 17 — Gadadhara Pandita Appearance Day
Apr 19 — Candana Yatra (applying sandalwood paste to the Deities for 21 days)
Apr 27 — Ekadasi
Apr 28 — Paran between 05:11 and 09:27
Apr 30 — Narasimha Caturdasi – appearance of Lord Narasimha (fasting till sunset)
MAY 2026
May 13 — Ekadasi
May 14 — Paran between 05:01 and 07:45
May 17 — Beginning of Purusottama Masa (Adhika Masa)
May 27 — Ekadasi
May 28 — Paran between 04:56 and 08:42
JUNE 2026
Jun 11 — Ekadasi
Jun 12 — Paran between 04:56 and 09:23
Jun 15 — End of Purusottama Masa (Adhika Masa)
Jun 25 — Ekadasi
Jun 26 — Paran between 04:57 and 09:25
Jun 27 — Panihati Mahotsava (Chipped rice festival of Raghunatha Dasa Goswami)
Jun 29 — Snana-yatra (Bathing of Lord Jagannatha)
JULY 2026
Jul 11 — Ekadasi Fast today
Jul 12 — Paran between 05:03 and 09:29
Jul 14 — Bhaktivinoda Thakura & Gadadhara Pandita Disappearance (fasting half day)
Jul 15 — Gundica-marjana
Jul 16 — Ratha Yatra
Jul 25 — Ekadasi
Jul 26 — Paran between 05:01 and 09:28
Jul 29 — Guru Purnima (worship of Sri Guru)
AUGUST 2026
Aug 9 — Ekadasi
Aug 10 — Paran between 05:14 and 06:17
Aug 12 — Srila Sridhara Maharaja’s Disappearance (fasting till noon)
Aug 24 — Mahadvadasi (Ekadasi Fast) / Rupa Gosvami’s Disappearance
Aug 25 — Paran between 05:19 and 05:53
Aug 28 — Baladeva Purnima (fasting till noon)
SEPTEMBER 2026
Sep 4 — Sri Krsna Janmastami (fasting till midnight)
Sep 5 — Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Day
Sep 7 — Ekadasi / Guru Maharaja Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja’s Appearance (fasting till noon)
Sep 8 — Paran between 05:24 and 09:31
Sep 18 — Lalita-saptami (Appearance of Lalita-Devi)
Sep 19 — Radhastami (fasting till noon)
Sep 22 — Ekadasi
Sep 23 — Paran between 08:51 and 09:29 / Appearance of Sri Vamanadeva / Jiva Gosvami’s Appearance
Sep 24 — Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Appearance (fasting till noon)
Sep 25 — Haridasa Thakura’s Disappearance
Sep 26 — Visvarupa Mahotsava (Prabhupada’s sannyasa anniversary)
OCTOBER 2026
Oct 6 — Ekadasi
Oct 7 — Paran between 06:29 and 09:28
Oct 14 — Srila Puri Maharaja’s Appearance (fasting till noon)
Oct 22 — Ekadasi
Oct 23 — Paran between 05:41 and 09:28
Oct 26 — Kartika begins
Oct 30 — Narottama Dasa Thakura’s Disappearance / Vishnu Maharaja’s appearance
NOVEMBER 2026
Nov 2 — Bahulastami (appearance of Radha-Kunda)
Nov 3 — Srila Sridhara Maharaja’s appearance (fasting till noon)
Nov 5 — Ekadasi
Nov 6 — Paran between 05:48 and 09:30
Nov 8 — Dipavali
Nov 10 — Govardhana Puja
Nov 13 — Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance (fasting till noon)
Nov 17 — Gopastami (Radharani’s Subala-vesa lila & worship of the cows)
Nov 20 — Ekadasi / Disappearance of Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj
Nov 21 — Paran between 08:02 and 09:35
Nov 23 — Srila Puri Maharaja’s Disappearance (fasting till noon)
Nov 24 — End of Kartik
DECEMBER 2026
Dec 4 — Ekadasi
Dec 5 — Paran between 07:43 and 09:41
Dec 20 — Ekadasi / Bhagavad-gita Jayanti (Appearance of the Bhagavad-gita)
Dec 21 — Paran between 06:19 and 09:50
Dec 27 — Srila Sarasvati Thakura’s Disappearance (fasting till noon)
JANUARY 2027
Jan 3 — Ekadasi Fast
Jan 4 — Paran between 06:24 and 09:56
Jan 10 — Jiva Gosvami’s Disappearance
Jan 14 — Guru Maharaja Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja’s Disappearance (fasting till noon) / Makara Sankranti / Mahaprabhu’s Sannyasa Lila
Jan 19 — Ekadasi
Jan 20 — Paran between 06:26 and 10:01
Jan 22 — Pusya Abhiseka – Installation anniversary of Jagannatha & Gaura-Gadadhara
FEBRUARY 2027
Feb 2 — Ekadasi
Feb 3 — Parana between 06:22 and 10:01
Feb 12 — Vasanta Pancami (first day of Spring in India)
Feb 13 — Appearance of Advaita Acarya (fasting till noon)
Feb 17 — Ekadasi
Feb 18 — Appearance of Sri Varahadeva / Parana between 06:13 and 09:58
Feb 19 — Nityananda Trayodasi (fast till noon)
Feb 25 — Sarasvati Thakura’s Appearance (fasting till noon)
MARCH 2027
Mar 4 — Ekadasi
Mar 5 — Paran between 06:01 and 09:53
Mar 6 — Maha-Sivaratri (optional fasting)
Mar 18 — Ekadasi
Mar 19 — Paran between 05:48 and 09:46
Mar 22 — Gaura Purnima (fasting till moonrise). End of year 540 Gaurabda.
APRIL 2027
Apr 2 — Ekadasi
Apr 3 — Paran between 08:11 and 09:38