Dateline for 1997-98
From the Bhakti List Archives
• April 4, 1997
Dear Bhagavatas, The pupose of this mail is to say I am alive and thank all the Bhagavatas for their postings and discussions which have been of immense value to me. As we all know, Chittirai Vishu is around the corner. I just prepared the list of festivals and other important dates for our temple. I thought I will share it here. This list is by no means complete. If you have information on dates such as Thirunakshatram of Sri Manavala Munigal, other Acharyas please post them. I will add them on to our temple calander. Important Dates for ISHWARA Samvatsaram April 97 - March 98 (if you Know of anyother event, please bring to the attention of the Puja Committee Chairperson, Koti Sreekrishna 984-4179) April 8 (Tue): Chandramana Ugadi, Gudi Padva, Cheti Chand (Telugu & Kannada New year's day, Ishwara Samvatsar begins) April 13 (Sun): Sauramana Ugadi (Tamil New Year's day), Vaishaki, Chittirai Vishu April 14 (Mon): Ambedkar Jayanthi April 16 (Wed): Sri Rama Navami April 18 (Fri): Ekadashi April 20 (Sun): Mahavira Jayanthi, Pradosham April 22 (Tue): Chitra Poornima, Akkamahadevi Jayanthi, Karaga, Madhura Kavi Azhwar Thirunakshatram April 26 (Sat): Sankashta Chaturthi April 27 (Sun): Matsya Jayanthi May 3 (Sat): Ekadashi May 4 (Sun): Pradosham May 5 (Mon): Varaha Jayanthi, Masa Shivarathri May 6 (Tue): Ammavasya May 9 (Fri): Parashurama Jayanthi, Basava Jayanthi May 11 (Sun): Shankara & Ramanuja Jayanthi May 17 (Sat): Vasavi Jayanthi May 18 (Sun): Ekadashi May 21 (Wed): Narasimha Jayanthi, Namma Azhwar Thirunakshatram May 22 (Thu): Buddha Poornima May 22(Thu)-May 26 (Mon): Murthi Pranpratishtapan Mahotsav May 25 (Sun): Sankashta Chaturthi June 1 (Sun): Ekadashi June 2 (Mon): Pradosham June 3 (Tue): Masa Shivarathri June 4 (Wed): Ammavasya June 8 (Sun): Graduation Havan June 14 (Sat)-June 15(Sun): Akhand Ramayan -----(Celebration of the 5th anniversary of Temple construction)----- June 16 (Mon): Nirjala Ekadashi, Periya Azhwar Thirunakshatram June 18 (Wed): Pradosham June 20 (Fri): Poornima, Vata Savithri Vrat June 23 (Mon): Sankashta Chaturthi July 1 (Tue): Ekadashi July 2 (Wed): Pradosham July 3 (Thu): Masa Shivarathri July 4 (Fri): Ammavasya July 16 (Wed): Ekadashi, Dakshinayan begins, Chaturmas Vrat begins July 20 (Sun): Vyasa (Guru) Poornima July 23 (wed): Sankashta Chaturthi July 30 (Wed): Ekadashi July 31 (Thu): Pradosham Aug 2 (sat): Ammavasya, Jyothir Bheemeshwara Vrat, Bheeman Ammavasae Aug 6 (Wed): Andal Tiruvaadipuram (Andal's birthday) Aug 8 (Fri): Naag Panchami Aug 14 (Thu): Ekadashi, Sudarshana Narasimha Jayanthi Aug 15 (Fri): Varamahalakshmi Vrata, 50th anniversary of India's Independence day Aug 17(Sun): Rig Veda Upakarma Aug 18 (Mon): Yajur Veda and Pratham Upakarma, Raksha Bhandan, Avani Avittam, Poornima Aug 19 (Tue): Gayathri Japam Aug 20 (wed): Raghavendra Swamy Punyatithi, Sindhara Aug 21 (Thu): Sankashta Chaturthi, Teej Aug 25 (Mon):Sri Krishna Janmashtami Aug 26 (Tue): Sri Krishna Jayanthi Aug 28 (Thu): Ekadashi Aug 30 (Sat): Pradosham Aug 31 (Sun): Masa Shivarathri Sep 1 (Mon): Amavasya Sep 4 (Thu): Sama Veda Upakarma, Kalki Jayanthi Sep 5 (Fri): SwarNa Gowri Vrath, Vinayak Vrath Sep 6 (Sat): Vinayaka Chaturthi Sep 7 (Sun): Rishi Panchami Sep 13 (Sat): Ekadashi Sep 14 (Sun): ONam, Vamana Jayanthi Sep 16 (Tue): Poornima, Lunar Eclipse (India), Shraadhs begin Sep 17 (Wed): Mahalaya Paksh begins Sep 19 (Fri): Sankashta Chaturthi Sep 27 (Sat): Ekadashi Sep 28 (Sun): Pradosham Oct 1 (Wed): Mahalaya Ammavasya Oct 2 (Thu): Navarathri begins, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi Oct 8 (Wed): Saraswathi Puja, Maha Saptami Oct 9 (Thu): Durgashtami, Maha Ashtami Oct 10 (Fri): Ayudh Puja, Mahanavami Oct 11 (Sat): Vijaya Dashami, Venkateshwara Jayanthi, Vedanta Deshikar Thirunakshatram Oct 12 (Sun): Ekadashi Oct 13 (Mon): Pradosham Oct 16 (Thu): Valmiki Jayanthi, Poornima Oct 19 (Sun): Sankashta Chaturthi, Karva Chouth Oct 26 (Sun): Ekadashi Oct 28 (Tue): Pradosham, Dhanvantari Jayanthi Oct 29 (Wed): Masa Shivarathri, Neeru thumbo habba Oct 30 (Thu): Naraka Chaturdashi, Deepavali Oct 31 (Fri): Deepavali Ammavasya, Goverdhan Puja Nov 1 (Sun): Bali Padyami, Kamadhenu Puja Nov 2 (Mon): Bhai Duj Nov 5 (Wed): Vishvaksenar Thirunakshatram Nov 7 (Fri): Yagnavalkya Jayanthi Poigai Azhwar & Pillai Lokacharyar Thirunakshatram Nov 8 (Sat): Bhoodath Azhwar Thirunakshatram Nov 9 (Sun): Pey Azhwar Thirunakshatram Nov 11 (Tue): Ekadashi Nov 12 (Wed): Pradosham, Utthana Dwadashi Nov 14 (Fri): Poornima, Gurunanak birthday Ayyappa Mandala Puja begins Thirumangai Azhwar Thirunakshatram Nov 15 (Sat): Thirupaan Azhwar Thirunakshatram Nov 17 (Mon): Sankashta chaturthi, Kanakadasa jayanthi Nov 25 (Tue): Ekadashi Nov 27 (Thu): Pradosham Nov 28 (Fri): Masa Shivarathri Nov 29 (Sat): Amavasya Dec 5 (Fri): Skanda (Subramanya) Shashti Dec 10 (Wed): Bhagavadgita Jayanthi, Ekadashi Dec 11 (Thu): Hanuman Jayanthi, Pradosham Dec 12 (Fri): Shiva Deepa Dec 13 (Sat): Dattatreya Jayanthi Dec 14 (Sun): Poornima, Huttari Habba, Vishnu Deepa Dec 16 (Tue): Dhanurmaas Puja begins Dec 17 (Wed): Sankashta Chaturthi Dec 21 (Sun): Bhairavaashtami Dec 25 (Thu): Ekadashi Dec 27 (Sat): Pradosham Dec 28 (Sun): Masa Shivarathri, Thondaradippodi Azhwar Thirunakshatram Dec 29 (Mon): Amavasya Jan 8 (Thu): Vaikunta Ekadashi Jan 10 (Sat): Pradosham, Koodarai Vellum in Temples Jan 11 (Sun): Koodarai Vellum, Shakambari Vrat Jan 12 (Mon): Poornima, Kumaravyasa Jayanthi Jan 13 (Tue): Bhogi festival, Lohri Jan 14 (Wed): Makara Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan Punyakaal begins Makara Villukku (Ayyappa Mandala puja concludes) Jan 15 (Thu): Kanu, Mattu Pongal Jan 16 (Fri): Sankashta Chaturthi, Thirumazhisai Azhwar Thirunakshatram Jan 17 (Sat): Thyagaraja Aradhan Jan 24 (Sat): Ekadashi Jan 25 (Tue): Pradosham Jan 26 (Wed): Masa Shivarathri Jan 27 (Thu): Amavasya Jan 28 (Fri): Garuda Jayanthi, Purandara Dasara Punyathithi Feb 1 (Sun): Vasanta Panchami, Sri Panchami Feb 3 (Tue): Ratha Saptami Feb 5 (Thu): Madhva Navami Feb 7 (Sat): Ekadashi Feb 8 (Sun): Pradosham Feb 9 (Mon): Masa Shivarathri Feb 11 (Tue): Poornima Feb 22 (Sun): Ekadashi Feb 24 (Tue): Pradosham Feb 25 (Wed): Mahashivarathri Feb 26 (Thu): Ammavasya Feb 28 (Sat): Sri Ramakrishna Paramahams birthday Mar 8 (Sun): Ekadashi Mar 10 (Tue): Pradosham Mar 12 (Thu): Holi Dahan Mar 13 (Fri): Holi Poornima Mar 16 (Mon): Sankashta Chaturthi Mar 24 (Tue): Ekadashi Mar 25 (Wed): Pradosham Mar 26 (Thu): Masa Shivarathri Mar 28 (Sat): Amavasya Mar 29 (Sun): Chandramana Ugadi, Gudi Padva, Cheti Chand (Telugu & Kannada New year's day, Bahudhanya Samvatsar begins) -Dasan Tatachar (K. Sreekrishna)
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