VAIṢṆAVA CALENDAR 2012
FASTING CALENDAR
CALCULATED BY
Mahāmaṇḍaleśwar Mahant Kṛṣṇa Balarām Swāmījī
His divine Grace Mahant Kṛṣṇa Balarām Swāmījī appeared in and was raised by an enlightened Gaudiya-Brāhmaṇa family, descending from Kaśyapa Muni, in the holiest land in India, Śrī Vrindaban Dhāma. He is expert in Vedic knowledge and holy astrology. He annually calculates the Vaiṣṇava Calendar telling the proper Holy dates and Ekādaśī dates. This calendar is calculated with exact agreement with the ancient scripture Haribhaktī-Vilāsa of Śrīla Sanātana Goswami, a direct disciple of Lord Chaitanya Mahāprabhū.
Note: It is incumbent upon every follower of Bhāgavat Dharma Samāj to abide by this properly astrologically calculated calendar following the exact system of the Haribhaktī Vilāsa. There are two systems of Vedic astrology--Solar calculation and Lunar calculation. The Vaiṣṇava , devotional lineage, follows the Lunar calendar to calculate the exact Tithi (the lunar day). There are twenty-seven constellations and they travel with the moon. As the moon travels, the Tithi is carried by the moon. Therefore, the Vedic calculation of religious dates works per the position of the moon, and not according to the geographical position of a particular country. In spiritual life, knowing the proper calculation of the Tithi is more important than observing it.
VAIṢṆAVA CALENDAR 2012
Year 2012
Feb. 07 Tue Purnima (full moon day)
Feb. 18 Sat Vijaya Ekadasi Vratam (Breaking the
fast on the next day)
Feb. 20 Mon Maha Sivaratri Vratam (Fasting from
all grains and beans then breaking the fast on the next day)
Feb. 21 Tue Amavasya (new moon day)
Feb. 28 Tue Brahmotsava of Lord Govinda’s consecration, appearance festival held in Sri Vrindaban Dham, India
March 04 Sun Amalaki Ekadasi Vratam (Breaking the fast on the next day,
festival of colors starts in Sri Vrindaban Dham till full moon day)
March 08 Thu Gaura Purnima (full moon day, App. Day of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, fasting from all grains and beans on this day.
Holi, festival of colors, ends on this day. Breaking the fast on
the next day)
March 18 Sun Papamochani Ekadasi Vratam (Breaking
the fast on the next day)
March 22 Thu Amavasya
(new moon day)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON EKĀDAŚĪ AND OTHER FASTING DAYS