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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22 Oct 2026 |
Ekādaśī 14:49, G, Sunrise-Set 05:41-17:13, Śatabhiṣā 20:47 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Pāśānkuṣā EKĀDAŚĪ +Fasting and special rules for 4th month of Cāturmāsya-vrata begins today for those observing from Ekādaśī +Beginning of Ūrjā-vrata, Kārtika-vrata, Dāmodara-vrata and Niyama-sevā for those observing from Ekādaśī |
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23 Oct 2026 |
Dvādaśī 14:36, G, Sunrise-Set 05:41-17:12, Pūrvabhādra 21:01 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:28 IST (UTC + 5:30) +Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrīla Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance |
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24 Oct 2026 |
Trayodaśī 13:37, G, Sunrise-Set 05:42-17:11, Uttarabhādra 20:30 |
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25 Oct 2026 |
Caturdaśī 11:57, G, Sunrise-Set 05:42-17:11, Revatī 19:20 |
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26 Oct 2026 |
Pūrṇimā 09:42, G, Sunrise-Set 05:42-17:10, Aśvinī 17:39 +Śrī Kṛṣṇa Saradiya rāsa-yātrā +Śrī Murāri Gupta ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Beginning of Ūrjā-vrata, Kārtika-vrata, Dāmodara-vrata and Niyama-sevā for those observing from Pūrṇimā +Fasting and special rules for 4th month of Cāturmāsya-vrata begins today for those observing from Pūrṇimā +For one month fast from sesame seeds, mustard seeds, sesame oil, mustard oil, eggplants, tomatoes, loki, parmal, urad dahl and honey. No shaving for brahmacārīs and sannyāsis. +Beginning of Ūrjā-vrata, Kārtika-vrata, Dāmodara-vrata and Niyama-sevā for those observing from Pūrṇimā |
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Dāmodara Māsa |
Gaurābda 540 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98 |
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Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends) |
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27 Oct 2026 |
Pratipat 07:02, K, Sunrise-Set 05:43-17:09, Bhāranī 15:37 +Dvitīyā up to *04:07 +Dāmodara Māsa begins +Tridaṇḍī Svāmī Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Gaurava Vaikhānas Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance |
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28 Oct 2026 |
Tritīyā *01:07, K, Sunrise-Set 05:43-17:09, Kṛttikā 13:24 |
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29 Oct 2026 |
Caturthī 22:11, K, Sunrise-Set 05:44-17:08, Rohiṇī 11:10 |
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30 Oct 2026 |
Pañcamī 19:25, K, Sunrise-Set 05:44-17:07, Mṛgaśīrśa 09:03 +Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktikuśala Narasiṁha Mahārāja ~ Disappearance |
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31 Oct 2026 |
Ṣaṣṭhī 16:58, K, Sunrise-Set 05:45-17:07, Ārdrā 07:10 +Punarvasu nakṣatra up to *05:38 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vicāra Yāyāvara Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance |
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1 Nov 2026 |
Saptamī 14:52, K, Sunrise-Set 05:45-17:06, Puṣyā *04:29 |
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2 Nov 2026 |
Astamī 13:11, K, Sunrise-Set 05:46-17:06, Āśleṣā *03:44 +Appearance of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa, bathing in Rādhā-kuṇḍa (Snāna-dhan) and giving charity +Bahulāṣṭamī |
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3 Nov 2026 |
Navamī 11:55, K, Sunrise-Set 05:46-17:05, Maghā *03:24 +Śrīla Vīracandra Prabhu ~ Appearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance |
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4 Nov 2026 |
Daśamī 11:04, K, Sunrise-Set 05:47-17:05, P.Phalgunī *03:28 |
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5 Nov 2026 |
Ekādaśī 10:36, K, Sunrise-Set 05:47-17:04, U.Phalgunī *03:54 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Ramā EKĀDAŚĪ |
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6 Nov 2026 |
Dvādaśī 10:31, K, Sunrise-Set 05:48-17:04, Hasta *04:41 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:30 IST (UTC + 5:30) +Śrī Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu's śubha vijaya at Śrīpāṭa Pāṇihāṭi +Khaṇḍavāsī Śrī Narahari Sarakāra Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance |
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7 Nov 2026 |
Trayodaśī 10:48, K, Sunrise-Set 05:48-17:03, Citrā --:-- +Yama Dīpa-dāna |
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8 Nov 2026 |
Caturdaśī 11:28, K, Sunrise-Set 05:49-17:03, Citrā 05:50 +Yama Caturdaśī ( offering fourteen lamps in temple ) |
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9 Nov 2026 |
Amāvasyā 12:32, K, Sunrise-Set 05:50-17:02, Svātī 07:22 +Dīpa-dāna, Dīpāvalī (Festival of lights) +Appearance of Mānasī-gaṅgā |
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10 Nov 2026 |
Pratipat 14:01, G, Sunrise-Set 05:50-17:02, Viśākhā 09:17 +Śrī Govardhana-pūjā, Annakūṭa Mahotsava, Go-pūjā, Go-kṛda (Worship of Govardhana Hill, and worship and decorating of cows) +Śrī Rasikānanda ~ Appearance +Tridaṇḍī Svāmī Śrīla Bhakti Vijaya Puruṣottama Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Kusum Śramaṇā Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance |
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11 Nov 2026 |
Dvitīyā 15:54, G, Sunrise-Set 05:51-17:02, Anurādhā 11:36 +Śrī Vàsudeva Ghoṣa ~ Disappearance +Yama-dvitīyā -- The blessing of Yamarāja to his sister, Śrī Yamunā-devī that if brother and sister take bath in Yamunā on this day, they will not go to the abode of Yama after death. +Tridaṇḍī Svāmī Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance |
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12 Nov 2026 |
Tritīyā 18:10, G, Sunrise-Set 05:51-17:01, Jyeṣṭha 14:17 |
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13 Nov 2026 |
Caturthī 20:43, G, Sunrise-Set 05:52-17:01, Mūlā 17:15 +Tridaṇḍisvāmī Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Swāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance |
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14 Nov 2026 |
Pañcamī 23:24, G, Sunrise-Set 05:52-17:01, Purvāṣāḍhā 20:22 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktiśrīrūpa Siddhānti Mahārāja ~ Appearance |
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15 Nov 2026 |
Ṣaṣṭhī *02:02, G, Sunrise-Set 05:53-17:00, Uttarāṣāḍhā 23:27 |
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16 Nov 2026 |
Saptamī *04:20, G, Sunrise-Set 05:54-17:00, Śravaṇā *02:15 +Sun enters Scorpio |
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17 Nov 2026 |
Astamī --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:54-17:00, Dhaniṣṭhā *04:32 +End of Akāśa Dīpikā (offering lamp to the sky) +Śrī Gopāṣṭamī, Śrī Goṣṭāṣṭamī, Śrī Go Pūjā, Śrī Go Grāsa Dāna +Śrī Gadādhara dāsa Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrī Dhanañjaya Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīnivāsa Ācārya ~ Disappearance |
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18 Nov 2026 |
Astamī 06:06, G, Sunrise-Set 05:55-17:00, Śatabhiṣā --:-- +Amlā Navamī |
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19 Nov 2026 |
Navamī 07:07, G, Sunrise-Set 05:56-16:59, Śatabhiṣā 06:08 |
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20 Nov 2026 |
Daśamī 07:16, G, Sunrise-Set 05:56-16:59, Pūrvabhādra 06:55 |
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21 Nov 2026 |
Ekādaśī 06:32, G, Sunrise-Set 05:57-16:59, Uttarabhādra 06:49 +Dvādaśī up to *04:57, Revatī nakṣatra up to *05:53 +TRISPṚṢĀ MAHĀDVĀDAŚĪ: FASTING FOR Utthāna EKĀDAŚĪ +Śrī Hari Utthāna +Śrīla Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Dayita Mādhava Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ 122nd Appearance +Bhīṣma-pañcaka begins +End of Ūrjā-vrata, Kārtika-vrata, Dāmodara-vrata and Niyama-sevā for those observing from Ekādaśī +End of Cāturmāsya-vrata for those observing from Ekādaśī |
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22 Nov 2026 |
Trayodaśī *02:38, G, Sunrise-Set 05:57-16:59, Aśvinī *04:14 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:38 IST (UTC + 5:30) |
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23 Nov 2026 |
Caturdaśī 23:43, G, Sunrise-Set 05:58-16:59, Bhāranī *02:00 +Śrī Bhūgarbha Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrī Kāśīśvara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance |
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24 Nov 2026 |
Pūrṇimā 20:24, G, Sunrise-Set 05:59-16:59, Kṛttikā 23:23 +Śrī Kṛṣṇa Rāsa-yātrā +Śrī Nimbārka Ācārcya ~ Appearance +Śrīla Sundarānanda Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance +End of Ūrjā-vrata, Kārtika-vrata, Dāmodara-vrata and Niyama-sevā for those observing from Pūrṇimā +End of Cāturmāsya-vrata for those observing from Pūrṇimā |
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Keśava Māsa |
Gaurābda 540 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98 |
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DATE |
Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends) |
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25 Nov 2026 |
Pratipat 16:51, K, Sunrise-Set 05:59-16:59, Rohiṇī 20:34 +Keśava Māsa begins +Kātyāyanī-vrata begins - Vraja-devīs take one month vow to please Yogamāya, (Kātyāyanī-devi) to get Śrī Kṛṣṇa as their beloved +Śrīla Sundarānanda Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance (One of the twelve cowherd boys in Caitanya-lila) |
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26 Nov 2026 |
Dvitīyā 13:16, K, Sunrise-Set 06:00-16:59, Mṛgaśīrśa 17:45 |
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27 Nov 2026 |
Tritīyā 09:49, K, Sunrise-Set 06:01-16:59, Ārdrā 15:07 |
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28 Nov 2026 |
Caturthī 06:40, K, Sunrise-Set 06:01-16:59, Punarvasu 12:48 +Pañcamī up to *03:58 |
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29 Nov 2026 |
Ṣaṣṭhī *01:47, K, Sunrise-Set 06:02-16:59, Puṣyā 10:58 +Śrī Kṣetra parikramā +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vikāsa Hṛṣīkeśa Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance |