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Festivals and Observances

Calculation of date and time is for Balasore, Odisha, India 086E55 21N29 +5.30.

The date of festivals and observances and the parana time (time to break the fast) may be different in other places.

Changes, errors and typos reserved.

Govinda Māsa	Gaurābda 534 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
Date	Tithi, Pakṣa, Sunrise, Nakṣatra
28 Feb 2021 Sunday	Pratipat, K, 06:04, P.Phalgunī +Govinda Māsa begins +Śrīmad Bhakti Suhṛt Akiñcana Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
1 Mar 2021 Monday	Dvitīyā, K, 06:03, U.Phalgunī
2 Mar 2021 Tuesday	Caturthī, K, 06:02, Citrā +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance
3 Mar 2021 Wednesday	Pañcamī, K, 06:01, Svātī +Jagad-guru Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda ~ Appearance + Śrīla Puruṣottama Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Bhūdeva Śrautī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance +Śrīla Gour Govinda Svāmī ~ Disappearance
4 Mar 2021 Thursday	Ṣaṣṭhī, K, 06:01, Viśākhā +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Sāraṅga Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance
5 Mar 2021 Friday	Saptamī, K, 05:60, Anurādhā
6 Mar 2021 Saturday	Astamī, K, 05:59, Jyeṣṭha
7 Mar 2021 Sunday	Navamī, K, 05:58, Mūlā
8 Mar 2021 Monday	Daśamī, K, 05:57, Purvāṣāḍhā
9 Mar 2021 Tuesday	Ekādaśī, K, 05:56, Uttarāṣāḍhā +not suitable for fasting, see next day
10 Mar 2021 Wednesday	Dvādaśī, K, 05:56, Śravaṇā +VIJAYA MAHADVADASI: FASTING FOR Vijaya EKADASI +It is mentioned in Brhad Bhakti Tattvasara: sukla ba yadiba krsna dvadasi sravananita-brhad bhaktitattvasara, if Sravana naksatra will fall on Dvadasi tithi, it may be krsna or sukla paksha, instead of Ekadasi, Mahadvadasi fast should be performed on Dvadasi. +Śrī Īśvara Purī ~ Disappearance
11 Mar 2021 Thursday	Trayodaśī, K, 05:55, Dhaniṣṭhā +Break fast 08:24 - 09:36
12 Mar 2021 Friday	Caturdaśī, K, 05:54, Śatabhiṣā +Śiva-rātri (fast - Ekādaśī preparations only)
13 Mar 2021 Saturday	Amāvasyā, K, 05:53, Pūrvabhādra +Break fast 08:24 - 09:50 +Amāvasyā

14 Mar 2021 Sunday	Pratipat, G, 05:52, Uttarabhādra +Śrīla Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī ~ Disappearance +Śrī Rasikānanda Prabhu ~ Disappearance +Śrīmad Bhakti Dayita Mādhava Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ 42nd Disappearance +Sun enters Picies
15 Mar 2021 Monday	Dvitīyā, G, 05:51, Revatī
16 Mar 2021 Tuesday	Tritīyā, G, 05:50, Aśvinī
17 Mar 2021 Wednesday	Caturthī, G, 05:49, Aśvinī +Śrīla Puruṣottama Ṭhākura ~ Appearance
18 Mar 2021 Thursday	Pañcamī, G, 05:48, Bhāranī
19 Mar 2021 Friday	Ṣaṣṭhī, G, 05:47, Kṛttikā
20 Mar 2021 Saturday	Saptamī, G, 05:47, Rohiṇī
21 Mar 2021 Sunday	Saptamī, G, 05:46, Mṛgaśīrśa +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vaibhava Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ 12th Disappearance
22 Mar 2021 Monday	Astamī, G, 05:45, Ārdrā
23 Mar 2021 Tuesday	Navamī, G, 05:44, Punarvasu
24 Mar 2021 Wednesday	Daśamī, G, 05:43, Puṣyā
25 Mar 2021 Thursday	Ekādaśī, G, 05:42, Āśleṣā +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Āmalakī EKADASI
26 Mar 2021 Friday	Dvādaśī, G, 05:41, Maghā +Break fast 05:41 - 08:23 +Śrī Mādhavendra Purī ~ Disappearance
27 Mar 2021 Saturday	Trayodaśī, G, 05:40, P.Phalgunī
28 Mar 2021 Sunday	Pūrṇimā, G, 05:39, U.Phalgunī +Śrī Gaura Pūrṇimā - Appearance of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu - Fast till moonrise, then Ekādaśī preparations only +Śrī Śrī Rādhā Govinda's vasanta utsava and dola yatra