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Dates of Interest to Sri Vaishnavas

Important Note: These dates are valid for Indian Standard Time. If you are very particular about observing events on the correct day, you must make appropriate calculations to convert these dates to your timezone in your part of the world. Dates such as Ekadasi and tirunakshatrams should be calculated according to when the celestial events occur in your part of the world; accordingly these dates are sometimes more properly celebrated on the calendar day before (if west of India) or after (if east of India) what is given below.

July 2001 -- vrisha varsha

AshADa / SrAvaNa -- Ani / ADi
  1. Tiruvaadipooram (Andal tirunakshatram)
  2. Adi shukravaaram
  3. Ekadasi

August 2001

SrAvaNa / bhAdrapada -- ADi / AvaNi
  1. Adi shukravaaram
    Alavandaar (Yamunacharya) tirunakshatram
  2. Rg Upakarma (not for first-timers -- see below), Yajur Upakarma
    Hayagriva Jayanti, Gayatri Japam (yes, Yajur Upakarma and Gayatri Japam on the same day, Indian Standard Time)
  3. Adi shukravaaram
  4. Krishna Janmashtami (this is not Sri Krishna Jayanti -- see below)
  5. Ekadasi
  6. Sama Upakarma
  7. Ekadasi
  8. Vamana Jayanti
  9. Rg Upakarma for first-timers

September 2001

bhAdrapada / adhika ASvayuja -- AvaNi / puraTTAsi
  1. Mahalaya (also known as pitR-paksha or SrAddh) begins
  2. Sri Krishna Jayanti (mannAr reckoning -- munitraya tradition, Parakala Matha, etc.)
  3. Sri Krishna Jayanti (Ahobila Matha, Thengalai, etc.)
  4. Ekadasi
  5. Mahalaya ends
  6. Sri Adi Van Sathakopa Jiyar tirunakshatram
  7. Ekadasi
    Sri Vedanta Desika tirunakshatram

October 2001

adhika ASvayuja / ASvayuja -- puraTTAsi / aippasi
  1. Ekadasi
  2. Navaratri begins
  3. Jiyar tirunakshatram (Sri Manavaala Maamunigal)
  4. Vishvaksena tirunakshatram
  5. Mahanavami (Ayudha Puja), Hayagriva Puja
    Poykai Alvar, Sri Pillai Lokacharya tirunakshatram
  6. Vijayadasami
    Bhutatt-Alvar tirunakshatram
  7. Pey Alvar tirunakshatram
  8. Ekadasi

November 2001

ASvayuja / kArtika -- aippasi / kArttikai
  1. Ekadasi
  2. Deepavali (Naraka Chaturdasi)
  3. Deepavali II (Bali paadyami)
  4. Kaisika Ekadasi
  5. Utthaana / Kaisika Dvadasi
  6. Karttikai Deepam
    Tirumangai Alvar, Nampillai tirunakshatram

December 2001

kArtika / mArgaSira -- kArttikai / mArgazhi
  1. Tiruppan Alvar tirunakshatram
  2. Margazhi begins
  3. Vaikuntha Ekadasi

January 2002

mArgaSira / pushya -- mArgazhi / tai
  1. Mudaliyandan (Dasarathi) tirunakshatram
  2. Ekadasi
  3. Koodaarai Vellum (Tiruppavai 27)
    Thondar-adi-podi Alvar tirunakshatram
  4. Karavai (Tiruppavai 28)
  5. Makara Sankranti. Pongal. Bhogi
  6. Kanu
  7. Ekadasi
  8. Embaar (Sri Govinda Perumaal) tirunakshatram
  9. Tirumazhisai Alvar tirunakshatram

February 2002

pushya / mAgha -- tai / mAsi
  1. Kurattalvan tirunakshatram
  2. Ekadasi
  3. Tirukkacci Nambi tirunakshatram
  4. Bhishma Ekadasi
  5. Kulasekhara Alvar tirunakshatram

March 2002

mAgha / phAlguna -- mAsi / panguni
  1. Ekadasi
  2. Sravana Dvadasi (by one reckoning)
  3. Ekadasi
  4. Panguni Uttaram

April 2002

phAlguna -- panguni
  1. Ekadasi
  2. Yugadi (Lunar New Year's Day)
  3. Varsha Pirappu (Solar New Year's Day)


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