The Glories of Sri Purusottama Month
The Vedic arya-sastras are divided into two sections:”smarta (literature based on smrti) and paramartha (transcendental literature based on sruti). Those who are eligible (adhikari) for the smarta section do not have any natural inclination or taste for the paramartha-sastras.
Vaishnava Calendar
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
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29 Apr 2026 |
Trayodaśī 19:54, G, Sunrise-Set 05:13-18:07, Hasta *00:18 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Sarvasva Govinda Mahārāja ~ Appearance |
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30 Apr 2026 |
Caturdaśī 21:15, G, Sunrise-Set 05:12-18:07, Citrā *02:18 +Nṛsiṃha-caturdaśī ~ Appearance of Lord Nṛsiṃhadeva - Fast till dusk then Ekādaśī preparations only |
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1 May 2026 |
Pūrṇimā 22:55, G, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:08, Svātī *04:37 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:27 IST (UTC + 5:30) +Buddha Pūrṇimā +Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Ramaṇa Deva Ji ~ Appearance +Salila Vihāra and Śrī Kṛṣṇa Phula Dolā (for 21 days Śrī Jagannātha deva and Madan Mohan are taken on a boat at Narendra Sarovar in Jagannātha Purī) +Śrī Mādhavendra Purī ~ Appearance +Śrī Śrīnivāsa Ācārya ~ Appearance +Śrī Parameśvarī Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance |
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Trivikrama Māsa |
Gaurābda 540 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98 |
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Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends) |
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2 May 2026 |
Pratipat *00:52, K, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:08, Viśākhā --:-- +Trivikrama Māsa begins +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Sāraṅga Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance |
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3 May 2026 |
Dvitīyā *03:04, K, Sunrise-Set 05:10-18:08, Viśākhā 07:12 |
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4 May 2026 |
Tritīyā --:--, K, Sunrise-Set 05:10-18:09, Anurādhā 10:00 |
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5 May 2026 |
Tritīyā 05:27, K, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:09, Jyeṣṭha 12:56 |
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6 May 2026 |
Caturthī 07:54, K, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:10, Mūlā 15:55 |
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7 May 2026 |
Pañcamī 10:16, K, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:10, Purvāṣāḍhā 18:47 +Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya ~ Disappearance |
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8 May 2026 |
Ṣaṣṭhī 12:24, K, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:10, Uttarāṣāḍhā 21:22 |
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9 May 2026 |
Saptamī 14:05, K, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:11, Śravaṇā 23:26 |
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10 May 2026 |
Astamī 15:09, K, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:11, Dhaniṣṭhā *00:52 |
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11 May 2026 |
Navamī 15:27, K, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:12, Śatabhiṣā *01:30 |
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12 May 2026 |
Daśamī 14:55, K, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:12, Pūrvabhādra *01:19 |
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13 May 2026 |
Ekādaśī 13:32, K, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:13, Uttarabhādra *00:19 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Aparā EKĀDAŚĪ |
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14 May 2026 |
Dvādaśī 11:23, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:13, Revatī 22:36 +Break fast 05:04 - 07:45 IST (UTC + 5:30) +Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura ~ Appearance |
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15 May 2026 |
Trayodaśī 08:34, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:14, Aśvinī 20:16 +Śrī Keśava-vrata Ends ( end of constant watering of Tulasī with overhanging pot ) +Sun enters Taurus |
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16 May 2026 |
Caturdaśī 05:13, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:14, Bhāranī 17:32 +Amāvasyā up to *01:33 +Sāvitrī Amāvāsyā |
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