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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251102
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
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SUMMARY:Bhisma Panchaka starts on this day.
DESCRIPTION:Bhisma Panchaka starts on this day.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/bhisma-panchaka-starts-on-this-day/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251031
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250508T075150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T124138Z
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SUMMARY:Aksyaya Navami – Kārtika-śukla
DESCRIPTION:Mathura-Vrindaban Parikrama. Twin circumambulation.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/aksyaya-navami-kartika-sukla/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251030
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250508T152954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T152954Z
UID:31453-1761696000-1761782399@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Gopastami\, Gopuja
DESCRIPTION:Gopastami\, Gopuja
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/gopastami-gopuja/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251026
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250508T074817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T124229Z
UID:31443-1761350400-1761436799@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance day – Kārtika-śukla Chaturthi
DESCRIPTION:Fasting till noon and then feasting for Srila Prabhupada’s disciples.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/srila-prabhupadas-disappearance-day-kartika-sukla-chaturthi/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251023
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250508T074358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T123153Z
UID:31440-1761091200-1761177599@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Annakoot\, Govardhana Pooja
DESCRIPTION:Offering of grand quantities of sumptuous bhog (food) to Lord Krsna\, the lifter of the Govardhana Hill.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/annakoot-govardhana-pooja/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251022
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250508T073856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T120642Z
UID:31437-1761004800-1761091199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Deepavali (festival of lamps in India) (Laksmi Poojan)
DESCRIPTION:Deepavali (festival of lamps in India) (Laksmi Poojan).\nSkanda Purana it is stated\, BHUTA-VIDDHA TU AMAVASYA NA GRAHYA\nMUNI-PUNGAVAIH\, all the sages and saints have stated that if Amavasya is\nmixed with previous day (i.e. combined with chaturdasi) should not be accepted.\n\nIn Skanda Purana it is stated\, BHUTA-VIDDHA TU AMAVASYA NA GRAHYA MUNI-PUNGAVAIH\, all the sages and saints have stated that if Amavasya is mixed with previous day (i.e combined with chaturdasi) should not be accepted. \n 
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/deepavali-festival-of-lamps-in-india-laksmi-poojan/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251018
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250422T110404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T110404Z
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SUMMARY:Ramā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Kārtika kṛṣṇa pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:Breaking the fast on the next day.\n\nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, “O Janārdana\, O protector of all beings\, what is the name of the Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Kārtika [October-November]? Please impart this sacred knowledge to me.” \nThe Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, replied\, “O lion among kings\, please listen: The Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark part of the month of Kārtika is called Ramā Ekādaśī. It is most auspicious\, for it at once eradicates the greatest sins and awards passage to the spiritual abode. I shall narrate its history and glories to you. \n“There once lived a famous king named Mucukunda\, who was friendly with Lord Indra\, the king of heaven\, as well as with Yamarāja\, Varuṇa\, and Vibhīṣaṇa\, the demon Ravaṇa’s pious brother. Mucukunda always spoke the truth and constantly rendered devotional service to Me. Because he ruled according to religious principles\, there were no disturbances in his kingdom. \n“Mucukunda’s daughter was named Candrabhāgā\, after a sacred river\, and the king gave her in marriage to Śobhana\, the son of Candrasena. One day\, Śobhana visited his father-in-law’s palace on the auspicious Ekādaśī day. This visit made Śobhana’s wife\, Candrabhāgā\, quite anxious\, for she knew that her husband was physically very weak and unable to bear the austerity of a day-long fast. She said to him\, ‘My father is very strict about following Ekādaśī. On Daśamī\, the day before Ekādaśī\, he strikes a large kettledrum and announces\, “Nobody should eat on Ekādaśī\, the day of Lord Hari!”‘ \n“When Śobhana heard the sound of the kettledrum\, he said to his wife\, ‘O beautiful one\, what am I to do now? Please tell me how I can save my life and obey your father’s strictures at the same time!’ \n“Candrabhāgā replied\, ‘My dear husband\, in my father’s house nobody–not even the elephants and horses\, what to speak of human beings–eats on Ekādaśī. Indeed\, none of the animals are given their ration of grains\, leaves\, or straw–or even water!–on Ekādaśī\, the day of Lord Hari. So how can you escape fasting? My beloved\, if you must eat something\, then you should leave here at once. Now\, with firm conviction decide what to do.’ \n“Prince Śobhana replied\, ‘I have decided to fast on the sacred Ekādaśī day. Whatever my fate is\, it will surely come to pass.’ \n“Deciding thus\, Śobhana attempted to fast on that Ekādaśī\, but he became unbearably disturbed with excessive hunger and thirst. Eventually the sun set in the west\, and the arrival of the auspicious night made all the Vaiṣṇavas very happy. O Yudhiṣṭhira\, all the devotees enjoyed worshiping Lord Hari and remaining awake through the night\, but to Prince Śobhana that night became absolutely unbearable. Indeed\, when the sun rose on Dvādaśī\, Śobhana was dead. \n“King Mucukunda observed his son-in-law’s funeral\, ordering a large stack of wood assembled for the fire\, but he instructed his daughter Candrabhāgā not to join her husband on the funeral pyre. Thus Candrabhāgā\, after performing all the purificatory processes honoring her deceased husband\, continued to live in her father’s house.” \nLord Kṛṣṇa continued\, “O best of the kings\, even though Śobhana died because of observing Ramā Ekādaśī the merit he accrued enabled him\, after death\, to become the ruler of a kingdom high on the peak of Mandarācala Mountain. This kingdom was like a city of the demigods: very lustrous\, with unlimited jewels set in the walls of its buildings. The pillars were made of rubies\, and gold inlaid with diamonds shone everywhere. As King Śobhana sat upon a throne beneath a pure white canopy\, servants fanned him with yak-tail whisks. A stunning crown rested upon his head\, beautiful earrings adorned his ears\, a necklace graced his throat\, and bejeweled armlets and bracelets encircled his arms. He was served by Gandharvas [heaven’s best singers] and Apsarās [celestial dancers]. Verily\, he resembled a second Indra. \n“One day\, a brāhmaṇa named Somaśarmā\, who lived in Mucukunda’s kingdom\, happened upon Śobhana’s kingdom while traveling to various places of pilgrimage. The brāhmaṇa saw Śobhana in all his resplendent glory and thought he might be the son-in-law of his own king\, Mucukunda. When Śobhana saw the brāhmaṇa approaching\, he immediately rose from his throne and welcomed him. After Śobhana had paid his respectful obeisances\, he asked the brāhmaṇa about his well-being and about the health and welfare of his (Śobhana’s) father-in-law\, his wife\, and all the residents of the city. \n“Somaśarmā replied\, ‘O king\, all the subjects are well in your father-in-law’s kingdom\, and Candrabhāgā and your other family members are also quite well. Peace and prosperity reign throughout the land. But\, O king\, I am astonished to find you here! Please tell me about yourself. Nobody has ever seen such a beautiful city as this! Kindly tell me how you obtained it.’ \n“King Śobhana said\, ‘Because I observed Ramā Ekādaśī\, I was given this splendid city to rule. But for all its grandeur\, it is only temporary. I beg you to do something to correct this deficiency. You see\, this is only an ephemeral city. How may I make its beauties and glories permanent? Kindly instruct me.’ \n“The brāhmaṇa asked\, ‘Why is this kingdom unstable\, and how will it become stable? Please fully explain this to me\, and I shall try to help you.’ \n“Śobhana answered\, ‘Because I fasted on Ekādaśī without any faith\, this kingdom is impermanent. Now hear how it can become permanent. Please return to Candrabhāgā\, the beautiful daughter of King Mucukunda\, and tell her what you have seen and understood about this place and about me. Surely\, if you tell her this\, my city will soon become permanent.’ \n“Thus the brāhmaṇa returned to his city and related the entire episode to Candrabhāgā\, who was both surprised and overjoyed to hear this news. She said\, ‘O brāhmaṇa\, is this a dream you have seen\, or is it actually a fact?’ \n“Somaśarmā replied\, ‘O princess\, I have indeed seen your late husband face to face in that wonderful kingdom\, which resembles one of the demigods’ realms. But he says that his entire kingdom is unstable and could vanish into thin air at any moment. Therefore he hopes you can find a way to make it permanent.’ \n“Candrabhāgā said\, ‘O sage among the brāhmaṇas\, please take me to my husband at once\, for I greatly desire to see him again! Surely I shall make his kingdom permanent with the merit I have acquired by fasting on every Ekādaśī throughout my life. Please reunite us once again. It is said that one who reunites separated people obtains very great merit.’ \n“The brāhmaṇa Somaśarmā then led Candrabhāgā to Śobhana’s effulgent kingdom. Before reaching it\, however\, they stopped at the foot of Mount Mandarācala\, at the sacred āśrama of Vāmadeva. Upon hearing their story\, Vāmadeva chanted hymns from the Vedas and sprinkled holy water on Candrabhāgā. By the influence of that great ṛṣi’s rites\, the merit she had accrued by fasting for so many Ekādaśīs made her body transcendental. Ecstatic\, her eyes beaming in wonder\, Candrabhāgā continued her journey. \n“When Śobhana saw his wife approaching him high on Mandarācala Mountain\, he was overwhelmed with joy and called out to her in great happiness. After she arrived\, he seated her on his left\, and she said to him\, ‘O dearest one\, please listen as I tell you something that will benefit you greatly. Since I was eight years old I have fasted regularly and faithfully on every Ekādaśī. If I transfer to you all the merit I have thus accumulated\, your kingdom will surely become permanent\, and its prosperity will grow and grow until the coming of the great inundation!”‘ \nLord Kṛṣṇa continued\, “O Yudhiṣṭhira\, in this way Candrabhāgā\, who was beautifully decorated with the finest ornaments and had an exquisite transcendental body\, at last enjoyed peace and happiness with her husband. By the potency of Ramā Ekādaśī\, Śobhana found his kingdom on the peaks of Mandarācala Hill able to fulfill all his desires and bestow upon him everlasting happiness\, like that achieved from the Kāma-dhenu cow. \n“O greatest of kings\, I have thus narrated to you the glories of Ramā Ekādaśī. \n“Anyone who observes sacred Ekādaśī during both the light and the dark fortnight of each month is undoubtedly freed from the reactions to the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa. One should not differentiate between the Ekādaśīs of the light and the dark part of the month. As we have seen\, both can award pleasure in this world and liberate even the most sinful and fallen souls. Just as black cows and white cows give milk of equal quality\, the Ekādaśīs of the dark fortnight and the light fortnight award the same high degree of merit and eventually liberate one from the cycle of birth and death. Anyone who simply hears the glories of this sacred day\, Ramā Ekādaśī\, is freed from all kinds of sin and attains the supreme abode of Lord Viṣṇu.” \n<i>Thus ends the narration of the glories of Kārtikas-kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī\, or Rāma Ekādaśī\, from the Brahmā vaivarta Purāṇa</i>
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/rama-ekadasi-vrata%e1%b9%81-kartika-k%e1%b9%9b%e1%b9%a3%e1%b9%87a-pak%e1%b9%a3a/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi,Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251015
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250508T064711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T064711Z
UID:31433-1760400000-1760486399@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Radhakunda Snana just after the  midnight
DESCRIPTION:Radhakunda Snana just after the midnight
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/radhakunda-snana-just-after-the-midnight/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251007
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250508T062132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T062132Z
UID:31430-1759708800-1759795199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Sharadiya pūrṇimā (full moon day) - Lord Krsna’s Rasalila day
DESCRIPTION:Sharadiya pūrṇimā (full moon day) – Lord Krsna’s Rasalila day\non this day Lord Krsna is offered a grand quantity of sweet rice at moonrise
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/sharadiya-pur%e1%b9%87ima-full-moon-day-lord-krsnas-rasalila-day/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251004
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250422T105933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T105933Z
UID:31226-1759449600-1759535999@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Āśviṇa śukla pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. THE MILK FAST ENDS ON THIS DAY AND THE FASTING FROM ALL KINDS OF NUTS AND BEANS BEGINS ON THIS DAY AND LASTS FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS. EGGPLANTS (OR BRINGAL) AND GUR (RAW SUGAR OR BROWN SUGAR) CANNOT BE CONSUMED IN THIS MONTH. DEVOTEES TAKE SOME EXTRA SPIRITUAL VOWS FOR THE KARTIKA MONTH ON THIS DAY. AKASHA DEEPA DANAM (OFFERING A GHEE LAMP TO THE LORD) AND SINGING OF DAMODARASTAM ALONG WITH THE VRAJARAJA-SUTASTAKAM BEGINS ON THIS DAY AND LASTS UNTIL KARTIKA MONTH ENDS. \nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, “O Madhūsudana\, what is the name of the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Āśvina [September-October]? Please be merciful and tell this to me.” \nThe Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, replied\, “O king\, please listen as I explain the glories of this Ekādaśī–Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī–which removes all sins. On this day one should worship the Deity of Padmanābha\, the lotus-naveled Lord\, according to the rules and regulations. By doing so\, one achieves whatever heavenly pleasures he wants in this world and at last attains liberation. Simply by offering one’s humble obeisances unto Lord Viṣṇu\, the rider of Garuḍa\, once can achieve the same merit as is won by performing great penances for a long time with completely controlled senses. Although a person might have committed unlimited sins\, he can still escape hell just by paying his obeisances to Lord Hari\, who removes all sins. \n“The merits gained by going on pilgrimage to tīrthas of this earthly planet can also be achieved simply by chanting the holy names of Lord Viṣṇu. ‘ Whoever chants these sacred names–such as Rama\, Viṣṇu\, Janārdana\, or Kṛṣṇa–especially on Ekādaśī\, never sees Yamarāja’s abode. Nor does one who fasts on Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī\, which is so dear to Me\, see that abode. \n“Both the Vaiṣṇava who criticizes Lord Śiva and the Śaivite who criticizes Me certainly go to hell. The merit obtained by performing one thousand horse sacrifices and one hundred Rājasūya sacrifices is not equal to even one sixteenth of the merit a person obtains by fasting on Ekādaśī. There is no higher merit one can achieve than that attained by fasting on Ekādaśī. Indeed\, nothing in all the three worlds is as pleasing or as able to purify one of sin as Ekādaśī\, the day of the lotus-naveled Lord\, Padmanābha. \n“O king\, until a person observes a fast on the day of Lord Padmanābha named Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī\, he remains sinful\, and the reactions of his past sinful deeds never leave him. There is no merit in all the three worlds that can match the merit one attains by observing a fast on this Ekādaśī. Whoever observes it faithfully never has to see death personified\, Lord Yamarāja. One who desires liberation\, heaven\, good health\, beautiful women\, wealth\, and food grains should simply fast on this Ekādaśī. O King\, neither the Ganges\, Gayā\, Kāśī\, nor Puṣkara\, nor even the holy site of Kurukṣetra\, can grant as much merit as Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī. \n“O Yudhiṣṭhira\, protector of the earth\, after observing Ekādaśī during the daytime\, the devotee should remain awake through the night\, for by doing so he easily attains to the abode of the Supreme Lord\, Śrī Viṣṇu. Ten generations of ancestors on his mother’s side\, ten generations on his father’s side\, and ten generations on his wife’s side are all liberated by a single observance of a fast on this Ekādaśī. All these ancestors attain their original\, four-armed\, transcendental forms. Wearing yellow garments and beautiful garlands\, they ride to the spiritual world on the back of Garuḍa\, the enemy of the snakes. This is the benediction My devotee earns simply by observing one Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī properly. \n“O best of kings\, whether one is a child\, a youth\, or an old person\, fasting on Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī frees him of sins and makes him immune to suffering a hellish rebirth. Whoever observes a fast on this Ekādaśī becomes free of all his sins and returns to the abode of Lord Hari. Whoever donates gold\, sesame seeds\, fertile land\, cows\, grain\, drinking water\, an umbrella\, or a pair of shoes on this most holy day will never have to visit the abode of Yamarāja\, who always punishes sinners. But if a resident of earth fails to perform spiritual deeds\, especially the observance of a fast on holy days such as Ekādaśī\, his breathing is said to be no better than the puffing of a blacksmith’s bellows. \n“O best of kings\, especially on Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī\, even the poor should first bathe and then give some charity and perform other auspicious activities according to their ability. \n“Whoever performs sacrifices or builds public ponds\, resting places\, gardens\, or houses does not suffer the punishments of Yamarāja. Indeed\, one should understand that a person must have performed such pious activities as these in his past life if he is long-lived\, wealthy\, of high birth\, or free from all diseases. But a person who observes Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī goes to the abode of the Supreme Lord.” \nLord Kṛṣṇa concluded\, “Thus\, O saintly Yudhiṣṭhira\, I have narrated to you the glories of Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī. Please question me further if you wish to hear more about Ekādaśī.” \n  \n<i>Thus ends the narration of the glories of Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī\, or Āśviṇa-śukla Ekādaśī\, from the Brahmā-vaivarta Purāṇa.</i> \n 
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/papa%e1%b9%85kusa-ekadasi-vrata%e1%b9%81-asvi%e1%b9%87a-sukla-pak%e1%b9%a3a/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi,Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251003
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250508T055514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T055514Z
UID:31426-1759363200-1759449599@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Dasahara\, Vijaya Dasami\, Day of Lord Rama's victory over Ravana\, Sripad Madhvacharya's appearance day.
DESCRIPTION:Dasahara\, Vijaya Dasami\, Day of Lord Rama’s victory over Ravana\, Sripad Madhvacharya’s appearance day..
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/dasahara-vijaya-dasami-day-of-lord-ramas-victory-over-ravana-sripad-madhvacharyas-appearance-day/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250922
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250506T143336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T143336Z
UID:31385-1758412800-1758499199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Āśviṇa amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \n  \nAmavasya (new moon day)
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/asvi%e1%b9%87a-amavasya/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250918
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250422T105433Z
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SUMMARY:Indirā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Āśviṇa kṛṣṇa pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. \nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, “O Madhūsudana\, O killer of the Madhu demon\, what is the name of the Ekādaśī\, that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Āśvina [September-October]? Please describe its glories to me.” \nThe Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, replied\, “This holy day is called Indirā Ekādaśī. If a person fasts on this day\, all his sins are eradicated and his forefathers who have fallen into hell are liberated. O best of kings\, one who simply hears about this Ekādaśī achieves the great merit earned by performing a horse sacrifice. \n“In the Satya-yuga there lived a king named Indrasena\, who was so powerful that he destroyed all his enemies. His kingdom was called Māhiṣmatī-purī. The glorious and highly religious King Indrasena took good care of his subjects\, and therefore he was rich in gold\, grains\, sons\, and grandsons. He was greatly devoted to Śrī Viṣṇu as well. He especially enjoyed chanting My name\, calling out ‘Govinda! Govinda!’ In this way King Indrasena systematically dedicated himself to pure spiritual life and spent much time meditating on the Absolute Truth. \n“One day\, as King Indrasena happily and peacefully presided over his assembly\, the perfect orator\, Nārada Muni\, was seen descending from the sky. The king offered Devarṣi Nārada\, the saint among the demigods\, great respect by greeting him with joined palms\, inviting him into the palace\, offering him a comfortable seat\, washing his feet\, and speaking sweet words of welcome. Then Nārada Muni said to Mahārāja Indrasena\, ‘O king\, are the seven limbs of your kingdom prospering?’ Is your mind absorbed in thinking of how you can properly perform your occupational duty? Are you becoming more and more devoted to the Supreme Lord\, Śrī Visnu?’ \n“The king replied\, ‘By your kind grace\, O greatest of sages\, everything is quite well. Today\, just by your presence all the sacrifices in my kingdom are successful! Please show me mercy and explain the reason for your visit here.’ \n“Śrī Nārada\, the sage among the demigods\, then said\, ‘O lion among kings\, listen to my astonishing words. When I descended from Brahmaloka to Yamaloka\, Lord Yamarāja praised me very graciously and offered me an excellent seat. As I glorified his truthfulness and wonderful service to the Supreme Lord\, I noticed your father in Yamarāja’s assembly. Though he had been very religious\, because he broke an Ekādaśī fast prematurely\, he had to go to Yamaloka. Your father gave me a message for you. He said\, “In Māhiṣmatī lives a king named Indrasena. Please tell him about my situation here–that because of my past sinful deeds I have somehow been forced to reside in Yamarāja’s kingdom. Please give him this message from me: ‘O son\, kindly observe Indirā Ekādaśī and give much in charity so I can go upward to heaven.’ ” \n“Nārada continued\, ‘Just to deliver this message\, O king\, have I come to you. You should help your father by observing the fast of Indirā Ekādaśī. By the merit you gain\, your father will go to heaven.’ \n“King Indrasena asked\, ‘O great Nāradaji\, please be merciful and tell me specifically how to observe a fast on Indirā Ekādaśī\, and also tell me during what month and on what day it occurs.’ \n“Nārada Muni replied\, ‘O king\, please listen as I describe to you the full process of observing Indirā Ekādaśī. This Ekādaśī occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Āśvina. On Daśamī\, the day before Ekādaśī rise early in the morning\, bathe\, and then do some service for God with full faith. At noon\, bathe again in running water and then offer oblations to your forefathers with faith and devotion. Be sure not to eat more than once on this day\, and at night sleep on the floor. \n“‘When you awaken on Ekādaśī morning\, cleanse your mouth and teeth thoroughly and then with deep devotion for the Lord take this sacred vow: “Today I shall fast completely and give up all kinds of sense enjoyment. O lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead\, O infallible one\, please give me shelter at Your lotus feet.” At noon\, stand before Śrī Śālagrāma-śilā and worship Him faithfully\, following all the rules and regulations; then offer oblations to your forefathers. Next\, feed qualified brāhmaṇas and offer them some charity according to your means. Now take the food you offered to your forefathers\, smell it\, and then offer it to a cow. Next\, worship Lord Hṛṣikeśa with incense and flowers\, and finally\, remain awake all night near the Deity of Śrī Keśava. \n“‘Early in the morning of the next day\, Dvādaśī\, worship Śrī Hari with great devotion and invite brāhmaṇas to a sumptuous feast. Then feed your relatives\, and finally take your meal in silence. O king\, if you strictly observe a fast on Indirā Ekādaśī in this way\, with controlled senses\, your father will surely be elevated to the abode of Lord Viṣṇu.’ After saying this\, Devarṣi Nārada immediately disappeared. \n“King Indrasena followed the great saint’s instructions perfectly\, observing the fast in the association of his relatives and servants. As he broke his fast on Dvādaśī\, flowers fell from the sky. The merit Indrasena earned by observing this fast released his father from the kingdom of Yamarāja and caused him to attain a completely spiritual body. Indeed\, Indrasena saw him rising to the abode of Lord Hari on the back of Garuḍa. Indrasena himself was able to rule his kingdom without any obstacles\, and in time he handed over the kingdom to his son and also went to Vaikuṇṭha. \n“O Yudhiṣṭhira\, these are the glories of Indirā Ekādaśī\, which occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Āśvina. Whoever hears or reads this narration certainly enjoys life in this world\, is freed of all his past sins\, and at death returns home\, back to Godhead\, where he lives eternally.” \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Āśviṇa-kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī\, or Indirā Ekādaśī\, from the Brahmā-vaivarta Purāṇa. \n 
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/indira-ekadasi-vrata%e1%b9%81-asvi%e1%b9%87a-k%e1%b9%9b%e1%b9%a3%e1%b9%87a-pak%e1%b9%a3a/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi,Festival
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SUMMARY:Bhādrapada pūrṇimā
DESCRIPTION:****Full Moon Day**** \nPurnima (full moon day) On this day\, there will be a lunar eclipse starting at 09.57 PM in India and ending at 01.27 AM. The effect of the eclipse will begin 9 hours before at 12.57 PM. Therefore\, all kinds of temple worship should be completed by 12.57 PM. The deities should be dressed with their night clothes and the evening offering (puri and sabji) along with hot milk should be offered to the Lord. Then following the rules of the eclipse\, pieces of Kusha grass should be placed nearby the Lord and in the Lord’s water cups and the Lord should be put to rest by 12.50PM and the temple should be closed and pujari should be out from the temple by 12.57PM. A Kusha grass should be placed in each preparation that remains in the kitchen. On the next morning\, the deity room and the temple should be washed properly before starting any worship. After this\, temple worship should resume as usual. \nBhādrapada pūrṇimā
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/bhadrapada-pur%e1%b9%87ima/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250904
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
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SUMMARY:Parivartinī Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Bhādrapada śukla pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON NEXT DAY. THE YOGURT FAST ENDS HERE. THE MILK FAST STARTS ON THIS DAY AND LASTS FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS. \nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja asked of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, “What is the name of that Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight (shukla paksha) of the month of Bhādrapada (August-September) ? Who is the worshipable Deity for this Ekādaśī\, and what merit does one attain in observing it? Kindly reveal all of this to me my Lord.” \nThe Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa addressed His devoted Yudhiṣṭhira as follows\, “This Ekādaśī\, O Yudhiṣṭhira\, is called Vāmana Ekādaśī\, and it bestows upon those who observe it both great merit and ultimate liberation from material bondage. Therefore\, because it removes all one‟s sinful reactions\, it is also called Jayantī Ekādaśī. Just hearing of its glories frees one from all his past misdeeds. So auspicious is this fast that observing it bestows the same merit as that earned by performing a horse sacrifice. There is no better Ekādaśī than this\, because it awards liberation so easily. Thus if one truly desires freedom from the punishing material world\, one should fast on Vāmana Ekādaśī. \n“While observing this holy fast\, a Vaiṣṇava should lovingly worship the Supreme Lord in His form as Vāmandev\, the dwarf incarnation\, whose eyes are like lotus petals. By doing so\, he worships all other Deities as well\, including Brahmā\, Viṣṇu\, and Śiva\, and at death he undoubtedly goes to that abode of Śrī Hari. In all the three worlds there is no fast that is more important to observe. The reason this Ekādaśī is so auspicious is that it celebrates the day when the sleeping Lord Viṣṇu turns over on His other side; thus it is also known as Parivartinī Ekādaśī.” Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira then asked of the Lord\, “O Janārdana\, please clear up a question I have. How is it that the Supreme Lord sleeps and then turns over on His side? O Lord\, when You are asleep what happens to all the other living entities? Please also tell me how You bound the king of the demons\, Bali Mahārāja\, as well as how one may please the brāhmaṇas. How does one observe Cāturmāsya. Kindly be merciful to me and answer these questions.” \nThe Supreme Personality of God Śrī Kṛṣṇa replied\, “O Yudhiṣṭhira\, lion among Kings\, I will gladly narrate to you an historical event that\, simply by hearing\, eradicates all one‟s sinful reactions. \n“In the Tretā-yuga there once was a king of the name Bali. Though born in a demonic dynasty\, he was very devoted to Me. He sang many Vedic hymns to Me and performed the homa rituals just to satisfy Me. He respected the twice-born brāhmaṇas and engaged them in performing sacrifices daily. This great soul had a quarrel with Indra\, however\, and eventually defeated him in battle. Bali took over his entire celestial kingdom\, which I Myself had given to Indra. Therefore Indra and all the other demigods\, along with many great sages\, approached Me and complained about Bali Mahārāja. Bowing their heads to the ground and offering many sacred prayers from the Vedas\, they worshipped Me along with their spiritual master\, Bṛhaspati. Thus I agreed to appear on their behalf as a dwarf Vāmanadev\, My fifth incarnation.” \nKing Yudhiṣṭhira asked\, “O Lord\, how was it possible for You to conquer such a powerful demon in a dwarf‟s body? Please explain this clearly\, for I am Your faithful devotee.” \nThe Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa replied\, “Though a dwarf\, I was a brāhmaṇa\, and I approached that pious king Bali to ask him for alms in the form of land. I said\, „O Bali\, please give Me just three steps of land in charity. Such a small piece of land will be good as all the three worlds for Me.‟ Bali agreed to grant My request without lengthy consideration. But as soon as he vowed to give Me the land\, My body began to expand into a gigantic transcendental form. I covered the entire Earth with My feet\, all the Bhuvarloka with My thighs\, the Svarga heavens with My waist\, Maharloka with My stomach\, Janaloka with My chest\, Tapoloka with My neck\, and Satyaloka with My head and face. I covered the entire material creation. Indeed\, all the planets of the universe\, including the Sun and the Moon\, were encompassed by My gigantic form.” \n“Seeing this astonishing pastime of Mine\, all the demigods\, including Indra and Śeṣa\, the king of the snakes\, began to sing Vedic hymns and offer prayers to Me. Then I took Bali by the hand and said to him\, „O sinless one\, I have covered the whole Earth with one step and all the heavenly planets with the second. Now where shall I place My foot to measure the third step of land you promised Me?‟ \n“Upon hearing this\, Bali Mahārāja bowed down in humility and offered Me his head to place My third step. O Yudhiṣṭhira\, I placed My foot on his head and sent him all the way to Pātālaloka. Seeing him thus humbled\, I became very pleased and told Bali that henceforth I would permanently reside in his palace. Thereafter\, on Parivartinī Ekādaśī\, which occurs during the light part of the month of Bhādra\, Bali\, the son of Virocana\, installed a Deity form of Me in his residence. \n“O king\, until Haribodhinī Ekādaśī\, which occurs during the light part of the month of Kārtika\, I continue to sleep in the ocean of milk. The merit one accumulates during this period is particularly powerful. One should therefore observe Parivartinī Ekādaśī carefully. Indeed\, it is especially purifying and thus cleanses one of all sinful reactions. On this day the faithful devotee should worship Lord Trivikrama\, Vāmanadeva\, who is the supreme father\, because on this day I turn over to sleep on My other side.\n“If possible\, on this day one should give a qualified person some yogurt mixed with rice\, as well as some silver\, and then remain awake throughout the night. This simple observance will free one of all material conditioning. One who observes this sacred Parivartinī Ekādaśī in the way I have described will surely attain all kinds of happiness in this world and the kingdom of God in the hereafter. One who simply hears this narration with devotion will go to the abode of the demigods and shine there like the Moon itself\, so powerful is observance of this Ekādaśī. Indeed\, this observance is as powerful as the performance of a thousand horse sacrifices.” \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Parivartinī Ekādaśī\, or Vāmana Ekādaśī\, which occurs during the light part of the month of Bhādrapada\, from the Brahmā-vaivarta Purāṇa.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/parivartini-ekadasi-vrata%e1%b9%81-bhadrapada-sukla-pak%e1%b9%a3a/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi,Festival
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250901
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SUMMARY:Radhastami (Appearance day of Srimati Radharani)
DESCRIPTION:**** \nRadhastami (appearance day of Srimati Radharani). Fasting till noon and then feasting\, with kirtan-bhajan and offering\nHaluva\, Pooris and subji to Srimati Radharani and Lord Krsna and then honoring\nthe prasadam along with congregational devotees)  \n**** \nBhādrapada śukla pakṣa astami
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/radhastami-appearance-day-of-srimati-radharani/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250828
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CREATED:20250506T141929Z
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SUMMARY:Ganesha Chaturthi- Bhādrapada śukla pakṣa caturthī
DESCRIPTION:**** \nGanesha Chaturthi\, Vedic scriptures forbid looking at moon at night on this day. \n****
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/ganesha-chaturthi-bhadrapada-sukla-pak%e1%b9%a3a-caturthi/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250824
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SUMMARY:Bhādrapada amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \n  \nAmavasya (new moon day)
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/bhadrapada-amavasya/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250820
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250422T104619Z
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SUMMARY:Ajā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Bhādrapada kṛṣṇa pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON NEXT DAY.  \nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, “O Janārdana\, protector of all living entities\, please tell me the name of the Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Bhādrapada. [August-September] \nThe Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, replied\, “O king\, hear me attentively. The name of this sin-removing\, sacred Ekādaśī is Ajā. Any person who fasts completely on this day and worships Hṛṣikeśa\, the master of the senses\, becomes free of all reactions to his sins. Even one who simply hears about this Ekādaśī is freed from his past sins. O king\, there is no better day than this in all the earthly and heavenly worlds. This is true without a doubt. \n“There once lived a famous king named Hariścandra\, who was the emperor of the world and a person of great truth and integrity. His wife’s name was Candramatī\, and he had a son named Lohitāśva. By the force of destiny\, however\, Hariścandra lost his great kingdom and sold his wife and son. The pious king himself became a menial servant of a dog-eater\, who made him guard a crematorium. Yet even while doing such menial service\, he did not forsake his truthfulness and good character\, just as soma-rasa\, even when mixed with some other liquid\, does not lose its ability to bestow immortality. \n“The king passed many years in this condition. Then one day he sadly thought\, `What shall I do? Where should I go? How can I be delivered from this plight?’ In this way he drowned in an ocean of anxiety and sorrow. \n“One day a great sage happened by\, and when the king saw him he happily thought\, ‘Ah\, Lord Brahmā has created brāhmaṇas just to help others.’ Hariścandra paid his respectful obeisances to the sage\, whose name was Gautama Muni. With joined palms the king stood before Gautama and narrated his pitiful story. Gautama Muni was astonished to hear the king’s tale of woe. He thought\, `How has this mighty king been reduced to collecting clothes from the dead!’ Gautama became very compassionate toward Hariścandra and instructed him on the process of fasting for purification. \n“Gautama Muni said\, ‘O king\, during the dark fortnight of the month of Bhādrapada there occurs an especially meritorious Ekādaśī named Ajā\, which removes all sins. Indeed\, this Ekādaśī is so auspicious that if you simply fast on that day and perform no other austerity\, all your sins will be nullified. By your good fortune it is coming in just seven days. So I urge you to fast on this day and remain awake through the night. If you do so\, all the reactions of your past sins will come to an end. O Hariścandra\, I have come here because of your past pious deeds. Now\, all good fortune to you in the future!’ So saying\, the great sage Gautama immediately disappeared. \n“King Hariścandra followed Gautama’s instructions concerning fasting on the sacred day of Ajā Ekādaśī. O Yudhiṣṭhira\, because the king fasted on that day\, the reactions to his sins were completely destroyed at once. O lion among kings\, just see the influence of this Ekādaśī fast! It immediately vanquishes whatever miseries one may be suffering as a result of past sinful activities. Thus all Hariścandra’s miseries were relieved. Just by the power of this wonderful Ekādaśī\, he was reunited with his wife and son\, who had died but were now revived. In heaven the demigods began beating their celestial kettledrums and showering down flowers upon Hariścandra\, his queen\, and his son. By the blessings of the Ekādaśī fast\, he regained his kingdom without difficulty. Moreover\, when King Hariścandra left this planet\, his relatives and all his subjects went with him to the spiritual world. \n“O Pāṇḍava\, whoever fasts on Ajā Ekādaśī is surely freed from all his sins and ascends to the spiritual world. And whoever hears and studies the glories of this Ekādaśī achieves the merit gained by performing a horse sacrifice.” \n  \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Bhādrapada-kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī\, or Ajā Ekādaśī\, from the Brahmā vaivarta Purāṇa.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/aja-ekadasi-vrata%e1%b9%81-bhadrapada-k%e1%b9%9b%e1%b9%a3%e1%b9%87a-pak%e1%b9%a3a/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi,Festival
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250818
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SUMMARY:Nandotsav\, appearance day of Srila Prabhupada\, Festival for Srila Prabhupada's disciples.
DESCRIPTION:Fasting till noon for Srila Prabhupada’s disciples and then feasting\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/nandotsav-appearance-day-of-srila-prabhupada-festival-for-srila-prabhupadas-disciples/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250817
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250506T125828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T125828Z
UID:31364-1755302400-1755388799@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Sri Krsna Janmastami Vratam Vaishnavanam
DESCRIPTION:Fasting for Lord Krsna’s Appearance Day\, Breaking the fast on next day.\nOn this day there is aarati and worship at midnight .\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/sri-krsna-janmastami-vratam-vaishnavanam/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250810
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
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SUMMARY:Śravaṇa pūrṇimā (full moon day) - Raksabandhanam
DESCRIPTION:Śravaṇa Purnima (Full moon day\, The Lord’s swing festival of Lord Sri Sri Radha Govindji ends on this day) – Balaram Rasayatra day. Raksabandhanam(tying of Raakhee)
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/srava%e1%b9%87a-pur%e1%b9%87ima-full-moon-day-raksabandhanam/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250806
DTSTAMP:20260416T023503
CREATED:20250422T103233Z
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SUMMARY:Putradā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Śravaṇa śukla pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. THE SWING FESTIVAL OF LORD SRI SRI RAHDA GOVINDAJI STARTS ON THIS DAY AND ENDS ON FULL MOON DAY. FASTING FROM LEAFY VEGETABLES ENDS HERE. YOGURT AND BUTTERMILK FAST BEGINS HERE AND LASTS FOR NEXT 30 DAYS. \nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, “O Madhusūdana\, O killer of the Madhu demon\, please be merciful to me and describe to me the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Śravaṇa [July-August] .” \nThe Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, replied\, “Yes\, O king\, I shall happily narrate its glories to you\, for j ust by hearing about this sacred Ekādaśī one attains the merit of performing a horse sacrifice.” \n“At the dawn of Dvāpara-yuga there lived a king by the name of Mahijita\, who ruled the kingdom of Māhiṣmatī-purī. Because he had no son\, his entire kingdom seemed utterly cheerless to him. A married man who has no son gains no happiness in this life or the next. For a long time this king tried very hard to obtain an heir\, but to no avail. Seeing his years advancing ever onwards\, King Mahijita became increasingly anxious. One day he told an assembly of his advisers : ‘I have committed no sin in this life\, and there is no ill-gotten wealth in my treasury. I have never usurped the offerings to the demigods or brāhmaṇas. When I waged war and conquered kingdoms\, I followed the rules and regulations of the military art \, and I have protected my subjects as if they were my own children. I punished even my own relatives if they broke the law\, and if my enemy was gentle and religious I welcomed him. O twice-born souls\, although I am a religious and faithful follower of the Vedic standards\, still my home is without a son. Kindly tell me the reason for this.” \n“Hearing this\, the king’s brāhmaṇa advisers discussed the subject among themselves\, and with the aim of benefiting the king they visited the various āśramas of the great sages. At last t hey came upon a sage who was austere\, pure\, and self-satisfied\, and who was strictly observing a vow of fasting. His senses were completely under control\, he had conquered his anger\, and he was expert at performing his occupational duty. Indeed\, this great sage was expert in all the conclusions of the Vedas\, and he had extended his life span to t hat of Lord Brahmā himself. His name was Lomaṣa R̥ṣi\, and he knew past\, present\, and future. After each kalpa passed\, one hair would fall out of his body. All the king’s brāhmaṇa advisers very happily approached him one by one to offer their humble respects.” \n“Captivated by this great soul\, King Mahijita’s advisers offered obeisances to him and said very respectfully\, ‘Only because of our great good fortune\, O sage\, have we been allowed to see you.” \n“Lomasa R̥ṣi saw them bowing down to him and replied\, ‘Kindly let me know why you have come here. Why are you praising me? I must do all I can to solve your problems\, for sages like me have only one interest : to help others. Do not doubt this.” \n“The king’s representatives said\, ‘We have come to you\, O exalted sage\, to ask for your help in solving a very serious problem. O sage\, you are like Lord Brahmā. Indeed\, there is no better sage in the entire world. Our king\, Mahijita\, is without a son\, though he has sustained and protected us as if we were his sons. Seeing him so unhappy on account of being sonless\, we have become very sad\, O sage\, and therefore we have entered the forest to perform severe austerities. By our good fortune we happened upon you. Everyone’s desires and activities become successful just by your darśana. Thus we humbly ask that you tell us how our kind king can obtain a son.” \n“Hearing their sincere plea\, Lomaśa R̥ṣi absorbed himself in deep meditation for a moment and at once understood the king’s previous life. Then he said\, ‘Your ruler was a merchant in his past life\, and feeling his wealth insufficient\, he committed sinful deeds. He traveled to many villages to trade his goods. Once\, at noon on the day after the Ekādaśī that comes during the light fortnight of the month of Jyeṣṭha\, he became thirsty while traveling from place to place. He came upon a beautiful pond on the outskirts of a village\, but j ust as he was about to drink at the pond a cow arrived there with her new-born calf. These two creatures were also very thirsty because o f the heat \, but when the cow and calf started to drink\, the merchant rudely shoved them aside and selfishly slaked his own thirst. This offense against a cow and her calf has resulted in your king’ s being without a son now. But the good deeds he performed in his previous life have given him rulership over an undisturbed kingdom.” \n“Hearing this\, the king’ s advisers replied\, ‘O renowned R̥ṣi\, we have heard that the Vedas say one can nullify the effects of one’ s past sins by acquiring merit. Be so kind as to give us some instruction by which our king’s sins can be destroyed; please give him your mercy so that a prince will take birth in his family.” \n“Lomasa R̥ṣi said\, ‘There is an Ekādaśī called Putradā\, which comes during the light fortnight of the month of Śravaṇa. On this day all of you\, including your king\, should fast and stay awake all night\, strictly following the rules and regulations. Then you should give the king whatever merit you gain by this fast. If you follow these instructions of mine\, he will surely be blessed with a fine son.” \n“All the king’s advisers became very pleased to hear these words from Lomasa R̥ṣi\, and they all offered him their grateful obeisances. Then\, their eyes bright with happiness\, they returned home.” \n“When the month of Śravaṇa arrived\, the king’s advisers remembered the advice of Lomaśa R̥ṣi\, and under their direction all the citizens of Mahismati-puri\, as well as the king\, fasted on Ekādaśī. And on the next day\, Dvādaśī\, the citizens dutifully offered their accrued merit to. him. By the strength of all this merit\, the queen became pregnant and eventually gave birth to a most beautiful son.” \n“O Yudhiṣṭhira\,” Lord Kṛṣṇa concluded\, “the Ekādaśī that comes during the light fortnight of the month of Śravaṇa has thus rightfully become famous as Putradā [“bestower of a son”] . Whoever desires happiness in this world and the next should certainly fast from all grains and legumes on this holy day. Indeed\, whoever simply hears the glories of Putradā Ekādaśī becomes completely free of all sins\, is blessed with a good son\, and surely ascends to heaven after death.” \n<i>Thus ends the narration of the glories of Śravaṇa-śukla Ekādaśī\, or Putradā Ekādaśī\, from the Bhaviṣya uttara Purāṇa.</i>
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/putrada-ekadasi-vrata%e1%b9%81-srava%e1%b9%87a-sukla-pak%e1%b9%a3a/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi,Festival
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SUMMARY:Hariyali Teej\, On this day Radharani cooked sweets for Lord Krsna.
DESCRIPTION:****Hariyali Teej**** \nOn this day Radharani cooked sweets for Lord Krsna.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/hariyali-teej-on-this-day-radharani-cooked-sweets-for-lord-krsna/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Śravaṇa amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \nAmāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases\, called tithi in India. The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/srava%e1%b9%87a-amavasya-2/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Kāmikā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Śravaṇa kṛṣṇa pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. \nMahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said\, “O Supreme Lord\, I have heard from You the glories of fasting on Deva-śayani Ekādaśī\, which occurs during the light part of the month of Āṣāḍha. Now I would like to hear about the Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Śravaṇa [July-August] . O Govinda\, please be merciful to me and explain its glories. O Vāsudeva\, I offer my humble obeisances unto You.” \nThe Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, replied\, “O king\, please listen attentively as I describe the auspicious influence of this holy fast day\, which removes all sins. Nārada Munī once asked Lord Brahmā about this same topic. ‘O regent of all\,’ said Nāradajī\, ‘O you who sit upon a lotus throne\, please tell me the name of the Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Śravaṇa. Please also tell me which Deity is worshiped on that holy day\, the process one must follow to observe it\, and the merit it awards.” \n“Lord Brahmā replied\, ‘My dear son Nārada\, for the benefit of all humanity I shall happily tell you everything you wish to know\, for just hearing the glories of Kāmikā Ekādaśī bestows merit equal to that obtained by one who performs a horse sacrifice. Certainly\, great merit is attained by one who worships\, and who also meditates on the lotus feet of\, four-armed Lord Gadadhara\, who holds conchshell\, disc\, club and lotus in His hands and who is also known as Śrīdhara\, Harī\, Viṣṇu\, Mādhava\, and Madhusūdana. And the blessings achieved by a person who worships Lord Viṣṇu exclusively are far greater than those achieved by one who takes a sacred bath in the Ganges at Kāśī [Vārānāsī] \, in the forest of Naimiṣāraṇya\, or at Puṣkara\, where I am worshiped. But one who observes Kāmikā Ekādaśī and also worships Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa achieves greater merit than one who has darśana of Lord Kedāranātha in the Himalayas\, or one who bathes at Kurukṣetra during a solar eclipse\, or one who donates the whole earth in charity\, including its forests and oceans\, or one who bathes in the Gaṇḍakī River or Godāvarī River on a full moon day that falls on a Monday when Leo and Jupiter are conjoined.” \n“Observing Kāmikā Ekādaśī bestows the same merit as donating a milk-cow and her calf\, along with their feed. On this day\, whoever worships Lord Śrīdhara-deva\, Viṣṇu\, is glorified by the demigods\, Gandharvas\, Pannagas\, and Nagas.” \n“Those who are afraid of their past sins and completely immersed in sinful material life should observe this best of Ekādaśīs according to their ability and thus attain liberation. This Ekādaśī is the purest of all days and the most powerful for removing sins. O Nārada\, Lord Śrī Bari Himself once said about this Ekādaśī\, “One who fasts on Kāmikā Ekādaśī attains much more merit than one who studies all the spiritual literatures.” \n“Anyone who fasts on this particular day and remains awake through the night will never experience the anger of Yamarāja\, death personified. Whoever observes Kāmikā Ekādaśī will not have to suffer future births\, and in the past many yogīs who fasted on this day went to the spiritual world. One should therefore follow in their auspicious footsteps and strictly observe a fast on this Ekādaśī.” \n“Whoever worships Lord Harī with tulasī leaves is freed from all implication of sin. Indeed\, he lives untouched by sin\, as the lotus leaf\, although in the water\, is untouched by it. Whoever offers Śrī Harī but a single leaf from a tulasī tree attains as much merit as one who gives away in charity two hundred grams of gold and eight hundred grams of silver. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is more pleased by one who offers Him a single tulasi leaf than by one who worships Him with pearls\, rubies \, topaz\, diamonds\, lapislazuli\, sapphires\, gomedā stones\, cat’s eye gems\, and coral. One who offers Lord Keśava newly grown mañjarīs from the sacred tulasī plant gets rid of all the sins he has committed during this or any other lifetime. Indeed\, mere darśana of tulasī on Kāmikā Ekādaśī removes all sins\, and merely touching her and praying to her removes all kinds of disease. One who waters tulasi need never fear the lord of death\, Yamarāja. One who plants or transplants tulasī will eventually reside with Lord Kṛṣṇa in His own abode. To Śrīmatī Tulasī-devī\, who awards liberation in devotional service\, one should therefore daily offer one’ s full obeisances.” \n“Even Citragupta\, Yamarāja’s secretary\, cannot calculate the merit obtained by one who offers Śrīmatī Tulasī-devī a perpetually burning ghee lamp. So dear is this sacred Ekādaśī to the Supreme Personality of Godhead that all the forefathers of one who offers a bright ghee lamp to Lord Kṛṣṇa on this day ascend to the heavenly planets and drink nectar there. Whoever offers either a ghee- or sesame-oil lamp to Śrī Kṛṣṇa on this day is freed from all his sins and enters the abode of Sūrya\, the sun-god\, with a body as bright as ten million lamps.” \n“O Yudhiṣṭhira\,” Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa concluded\, “these were the words Lord Brahmā spoke to Nārada Munī concerning the incalculable glories of Kāmikā Ekādaśī\, which removes all sins. This sacred day nullifies even the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa or of killing an unborn child in the womb\, and it promotes one to the spiritual world by making one supremely meritorious. Whoever hears these glories of Kāmikā Ekaadasi with faith becomes free of all sins and returns home\, back to Viṣṇu-loka.” \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Śravaṇa-kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī\, or Kāmikā Ekādaśī\, from the Brahmā-vaivarta Purāṇa.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/kamika-ekadasi-vrata%e1%b9%81-srava%e1%b9%87a-k%e1%b9%9b%e1%b9%a3%e1%b9%87a-pak%e1%b9%a3a/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi,Festival
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SUMMARY:Guru Pūrṇimā / Āṣāḍha pūrṇimā
DESCRIPTION:****Full Moon Day**** \nĀṣāḍha pūrṇimā / Guru purnima\, also Sripad Sanatan Goswami’s disappearance
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/guru-pur%e1%b9%87ima-a%e1%b9%a3a%e1%b8%8dha-pur%e1%b9%87ima/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Padmā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ (Hariśayani Ekādaśī)– Āṣāḍha śukla pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:  \nBREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. \nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, “O Keśava\, what is the name of the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Āṣāḍha [June-July] ? Who is the worshipable Deity for this auspicious day\, and what is the process for observing it?” \nLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa replied\, “O caretaker of this earthly planet \, I shall gladly tell you a wonderful history that Lord Brahmā once narrated to his son Nāradajī. \n“One day Nārada asked his father\, ‘What is the name of the Ekādaśī that comes during the light part of the month of Āṣāḍha? Kindly tell me how I should observe this Ekādaśī and thus please the Supreme Lord\, Viṣṇu.” \n“Lord Brahmā replied\, ‘O great orator\, O best of all sages\, O purest devotee of Lord Viṣṇu\, your question is excellent . There is nothing better than Ekādaśī\, the day of Lord Harī\, in this or any other world. It nullifies even the worst of sins if observed properly. For this reason I shall tell you about Āṣāḍha-śukla Ekādaśī.” \n“Fasting on this Ekādaśī purifies one of all sins and fulfills all one’ s desires. Therefore\, whoever neglects to observe this sacred fast day is a good candidate for entering hell. Āṣāḍha-śukla Ekādaśī is also famous as Padmā Ekādaśī. Just to please Hṛṣīkeśa\, the master of the senses\, one should fast on this day. Listen carefully\, O Nārada\, as I relate to you a wonderful history from the scriptures concerning this Ekādaśī. Just hearing this account destroys all kinds of sins\, along with all obstacles on the path to spiritual perfection.” \n“O son\, there was once a saintly king in the sun dynasty whose name was Māndhātā. Because he always stood up for the truth\, he was appointed emperor. He took care of his subjects as though they were his very own children. On account of his piety and great religiosity\, there was no pestilence\, drought \, or disease of any kind in his kingdom. All his subjects were not only free of all kinds of disturbances but also very wealthy. The king’ s own treasury was free of any ill-gotten money\, and thus he ruled happily for many years.” \n“Once\, however\, because of some sin in his kingdom\, there was a drought for three years. The subjects found themselves beset by famine. The lack of food grains made it impossible for them to perform the Vedic sacrifices\, offer oblations to their forefathers and the demigods\, engage in ritualistic worship\, or even study the Vedic literatures. Finally\, they all came before their beloved king in a great assembly and said\, “O king\, you always see to our welfare\, so we humbly beg your assistance now. Everyone and everything in this world needs water. Without water\, almost everything is rendered useless or dead. The Vedas call water nāra\, and because the Supreme Personality of Godhead sleeps upon water\, His name is Nārāyana. God makes His own abode on water and takes His rest there. In His form as the clouds \, the Supreme Lord is present throughout the sky and pours forth rain\, from which grow the grains that maintain every living entity.” \n“O king\, the severe drought has caused a great lack of valuable grains; thus we are all miserable\, and the population is decreasing. O best ruler on earth\, please find some solution to this problem and bring us peace and prosperity once again.” \nThe king replied\, “You speak the truth\, for grains are like Brahmān\, the Absolute Truth\, who lives within grains and thereby sustains all beings. Indeed\, it is because of grains that the entire world lives. Now\, why is there a terrible drought in our kingdom? The holy scriptures discuss this subject very thoroughly. If a king is irreligious\, both he and his subjects suffer. I have meditated upon the cause of our problem for a long time\, but after searching my past and present character I can honestly say that I find no sin. Still\, for the good of all you subjects\, I shall try to remedy the situation.” \n“Thinking in this way\, King Māndhātā assembled his army and entourage\, paid his obeisances to me\, and then entered the forest. He wandered here and there\, seeking great sages in their āśramas and inquiring about how to resolve the crisis in his kingdom. At last he came upon the āśrama of one of my other sons\, Aṅgirā Munī\, whose effulgence lit up all directions. Seated in his hermitage\, Aṅgirā looked like a second Brahmā. King Māndhātā was very pleased to see that exalted sage\, whose senses were completely\nunder control.” \n“The king immediately dismounted his horse and offered his respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of Aṅgirā R̥ṣi. Then the king joined his palms and prayed for his blessings. That saintly personage reciprocated by blessing the king with sacred mantras; then he asked him about the welfare of the seven limbs of his kingdom.” \n“After telling the sage how the seven limbs of his kingdom were faring\, King Māndhātā asked about the sage’s own happiness. Then Aṅgirā R̥ṣi asked the king why he had undertaken such a difficult journey into the forest\, and the king told him of the affliction his kingdom was suffering. The king said\, “O great sage\, I am ruling and maintaining my kingdom while following the Vedic injunctions\, and thus I do not know the reason for the drought . To solve this mystery\, I have approached you for help. Please help me\nrelieve the suffering of my subjects.” \n“Aṅgirā R̥ṣi said to the king\, “The present age\, Satya-yuga\, is the best of all ages\, for in this age Dharma stands on all four legs. In this age everyone respects brāhmaṇas as the topmost members of society. Also\, everyone fulfills his occupational duties\, and only twice-born briihmar\,ias are allowed to perform Vedic austerities and penances. Although this is the standard\, O lion among kings\, there is one śūdra who is unlawfully performing the rites of austerity and penance in your kingdom. This is why there is no rain in your land. You should therefore punish this laborer with death\, for by so doing you will remove the contamination and restore peace to your subjects.” \n“The king replied\, “How can I kill an offenseless performer of austerity? Please give me some spiritual solution.” \n“The great sage Aṅgirā said\, “O king\, you should observe a fast on the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Aṅgirā. This auspicious day is named Padmā Ekādaśī\, and by its influence plentiful rains will surely return to your kingdom . This Ekādaśī bestows perfection upon its faithful observers\, removes all kinds of bad elements\, and destroys all obstacles on the path to perfection. O king\, you\, your relatives \, and your subjects should all observe this sacred Ekādaśī fast . Then everything in your kingdom will undoubtedly return to normal.” \n“Upon hearing these words \, the king offered his obeisances and then returned to his palace. When Padmā Ekādaśī arrived\, King Māndhātā assembled all the brāhmaṇas\, kṣatriyas\, vaiśyas\, and śūdras in his kingdom and instructed them to strictly observe this important fast day. After they had observed it\, the rains fell\, just as the sage had predicted\, and in due course of time there were abundant crops and a rich harvest of grain. By the mercy of the Supreme Lord Hṛṣīkeśa\, the master of the senses\, all the subjects of King Māndhātā became extremely happy and prosperous.” \n“Therefore\, O Nārada\, everyone should observe this Ekādaśī fast very strictly\, for it bestows all kinds of happiness\, as well as ultimate liberation\, upon the faithful devotee.” \nLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa concluded\, “My dear Yudhiṣṭhira\, Padmā Ekādaśī is so powerful that one who simply reads or hears its glories becomes completely sinless. O Pāṇḍava\, one who wishes to please Me should strictly observe this Ekādaśī\, which is also known as Deva-śayani Ekādaśī. O lion among kings\, whoever wants liberation should regularly observe a fast on this Ekādaśī\, which is also the day when the Cāturmāsya fast begins.” \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Āṣāḍha-śukla Ekādaśī also known as Padmā Ekādaśī or Deva-śayani Ekādaśī – from the Bhaviṣya-uttara Purāṇa.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/padma-ekadasi-vrata%e1%b9%81-harisayani-ekadasi-a%e1%b9%a3a%e1%b8%8dha-sukla-pak%e1%b9%a3a/
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SUMMARY:Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannatha in Puri\, India ; Vyasa pooja of Swamiji
DESCRIPTION:****VYASA POOJA****\nHis Divine Grace Jagadguru Śrī Kṛṣṇa Chaitanya Mādhvagauḍeshwarācārya Sripad Kṛṣṇa Balarām Swāmī Mahārāj Prabhupāda appeared on the auspicious Jagannatha Ratha Yatra Festival Day(cart Festival of Krsna Balaram Subadhra held in Jagannnath Puri Dham\, India). It was 1st July 1956 and he appeared in a Shrotriya Brahmin Gaudiya Vaishnav family. His family’s lineage dates back to Kashyap Muni who is one of the the seven sages born from the mind of Lord Brahmaji\, the first living being of the universe. Swamiji was introduced to Bhakti yoga (the path of devotion) since his childhood. His father was a highly respected Vaishnav Brahmin and the guru of many people in Vrindavan Vrajkshetra. He was a renowned scholar of astrology and a profound knower Srimad Bhagwat Mahapuran. Swamiji’s mother too was very knowledgeable. She was a highly intelligent and spoke eloquently from Srimad Bhagwat Mahapuran . Swamiji was brought up in an extraordinary spiritual environment\, in accordance with all the Vedic rules\, under the care and purview of very learned devotee parents. \n A rule of Vedic tradition is that one should not make his own or his own children’s horoscope. That is why\, at the time of swamiji’s birth\, his father had Swamiji’s horoscope made by the head of the Department of Astrology of Kasi Hindu Visvavidyalaya (Varanasi Hindu University)\, whose original hand-written prediction is still with swamiji\, which states the following: \n“This child will be a Sanyasi and the true chain of disciplic succession will remain with this Swami. He will have many disciples and his disciples will make disciples to carry the spiritual chain further. To fulfill his goal\, this Swami will either participate with an organization or will establish his own organization.”
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/ratha-yatra-of-lord-jagannatha-in-puri-india-vyasa-pooja-of-swamiji/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Āṣāḍha amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \nAmāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases\, called tithi in India. The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/a%e1%b9%a3a%e1%b8%8dha-amavasya/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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