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ISKCON, BangaloreSri Radha KrishnaChandra TempleVAISHNAVA CALENDAR 2010-2011 (Gourabda 524)Month Date Event Breaking FastMon 1st Festival of Jagannath Misra ----Thu 11th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseMar 2010Wed 24th Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Ramachandra Fasting till SunsetFri 26th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseSun 28th Brahmotsava celebrations begin (in Bangalore) ----Tue 6th Brahma Ratha ----Apr 2010Thu 8th Brahmotsava celebrations end (in Bangalore) ----Sat 10th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseWed 14th Beginning of Salagrama & Tulasi Jala Dana ----Sun 25th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseMon 10th Mahadvadasi (suitable for Ekadashi Vrata fasting) Next day after SunriseFri 14th End of Jala Dana ----May 2010Sun 16thAkshaya TritiyaChandana Yatra begins----Mon 24th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseThu 27thNarasimha Chaturdashi:Appearance of Lord NarasimhadevaFasting till duskTue 8th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseJune 2010Tue 22nd Ekadashi Next day after SunriseThu 24th Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava ----Thu 8th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseSun 11th Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Disappearance Fasting till noonJuly 2010Tue 13th Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra ----Thu 22nd Mahadvadasi (suitable for Ekadashi Vrata fasting) Next day after SunriseSun 25thFirst month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting from shak(green leafy vegetables) for one month.----Fri 6th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseAug 2010Fri 20th Ekadashi, Jhulan Yatra begins. Next day after SunriseTue 24thBalarama Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord BalaramaJhulan Yatra endsSecond month of Chaturmasya begins.Fasting from yogurt for one month.Fasting till noonWed 1st Sri Krishna Janmashtami - First day ----Thu 2ndSri Krishna Janmashtami:Appearance of Lord Sri KrishnaFasting till midnightFri 3rd Appearance of Srila Prabhupada (Sri Vyasa Puja) Fasting till noonSun 5th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseSep 2010Wed 15th Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani Fasting till noon

ISKCON, BangaloreSri Radha KrishnaChandra TempleSun 19thMahadvadasi (suitable for Ekadashi Vrata fasting)Vamana Jayanthi: Appearance of Lord VamanadevaFasting till noon today.Next day feast afterSunriseTue 21st Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Appearance Fasting till noonThu 23rdThird month of Chaturmasya begins.Fasting from milk for one month.----Mon 4th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseOct 2010Tue 19th Mahadvadasi (suitable for Ekadashi Vrata fasting) Next day after SunriseFri 22ndFourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fasting fromUrad dal for one month. KARTHIKA MONTH BEGINSDEEPOTSAVA BEGINS (Bangalore)----Tue 2nd Ekadashi Next day after SunriseSat 6thGovardhana Puja, Go Puja*Tue 9th Srila Prabhupada - Disappearance Fasting till noonNov 2010Sun 14th Vrindavana Karthika Festival (Vrindavana) begins* ----Wed 17thSrila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji - DisappearanceEkadashiFasting till noon today.Next day Feast afterSunriseThu 18th Vrindavana Karthika Festival (Vrindavana) ends* ----Sat 20thChaturmasya ends. KARTHIKA MONTH ENDSDEEPOTSAVA ENDS (Bangalore)----Thu 2nd Ekadashi Next day after SunriseDec 2010Fri 17thSat 25thVaikuntha Ekadashi*Gita JayanthiSrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -DisappearanceNext day after SunriseFasting till noonFri 31st Ekadashi Next day after SunriseSat 15th Sri Krishna Balarama Ratha Yatra in Bangalore* ----Jan 2011Sun 16th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseSun 30th Mahadvadasi (suitable for Ekadashi Vrata fasting) Next day after SunriseThu 10th Sri Advaita Acharya - Appearance Fasting till noonMon 14th Ekadashi Fasting till noonFeb 2011Tue 15th Sri Varahadeva - AppearanceWed 16thNityananda Trayodashi:Appearance of Sri Nityananda PrabhuTODAY feast afterSunriseFasting till noonTue 22nd Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Appearance Fasting till noonMon 28th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseMar 2011Wed 16th Ekadashi Next day after SunriseSat 19thSri Gaura Poornima:Appearance of Sri Chaitanya MahaprabhuFasting till Moonrise*Subject to change. Please confirm with Local Temple for accuracy, one month prior to the indicated date.