This is the 2024 TOVP US calendar, with Visions of the TOVP as the picture theme, highlighting spectacular, scenic photos from several photographers. The dates are calculated from the West Coast.
“I have given you the Kingdom of God (Mayapur). Now take it, develop it and enjoy it.”
Morning Class - 1975, Mayapur
ISKCON Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada at the original gate of ISKCON Mayapur, 1975
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Used with permission.
TEMPLE OF THE VEDIC PLANETARIUM CALENDAR 2024 Visions of the TOVP
Visions of the TOVP is a glorification of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium through the medium of photography by several devotee photographers in a calendar form to inspire monthly meditations on this most important temple project in Gaudiya Vaishnava history. Once opened, the flood of love of God, Krishna prema, as spearheaded by Lord Sri Caitanya, envisioned by our acharyas and set in motion worldwide by Srila Prabhupada and his followers will swell throughout the universe, inundating the living entities and liberating them from repeated birth and death into the eternal spiritual sky of Goloka Dhama. It is our hope and prayer that this calendar can assist the user in continued contemplation on this most remarkable truth and unprecedented opportunity.
Note: This calendar is calculated through the Vaishnava Calendar Services website based on US West Coast timings. Please refer to an authorized ISKCON calendar service for exact timings in your zone such as: www.gopal.home.sk/gcal.
Layout by Balaram Dauji Das | Photographers: Kalasamvara Das, Thakur Saranga Das, Ambhoda Devi Dasi, Aradhya Gauranga Das © 2009-2024 Temple of the Vedic Planetarium
© Photo by Thakur Saranga Das
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN Dear TOVP Donors and Supporters, Greetings from Sridham Mayapur and the entire TOVP Team.
As you know, we reluctantly had to reschedule the opening of the Nrsimhadeva Wing in the Fall of 2023 to Gaura Purnima time, 2024. However, sometimes reversals turn out to be in our favor, and, as it turns out, we think that Gaura Purnima time will be much more fortuitous for this next milestone in our progress. More ISKCON leaders and devotees will be present at that time, and we have selected February 29, the most auspicious occasion of the 150th Appearance Anniversary of Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada, for the opening celebrations which will continue for two more days through March 2. All in all, we remain inspired and enthused, and hope you will be able to join us at this historic occasion. Thank you all again and again for your continued support. I hope this 2024 calendar, Visions of the TOVP will fill your heart with the spiritual vision that brought the TOVP into existence. All of us on the TOVP Team wish you a very Krishna conscious New Year in the service of Sri Guru and Gauranga.
Ambarisa Dasa (Alfred Ford), great- grandson of the famous American Industrialist Henry Ford, and Chairman for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.
Your servant,
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Ambhoda Devi Dasi
JANUARY 2024
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
New Year’s Day
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi Sri Devananda Pandita Disap.
Sri Mahesa Pandita Disap. Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura Disap.
Srila Jiva Gosvami Disap. Sri Jagadisa Pandita Disap.
Sri Locana Dasa Thakura App.
Break fast 6:59 - 10:19
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Makara-sankranti
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Sri Jagadisa Pandita App Break fast 6:56 - 10:21 • Variant date for CHI, TOR, & NYC.
• Fasting for Putrada Ekadasi
Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka
28
29
30
31
Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja Disap. Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami App.
Sri Jayadeva Gosvami Disap.
FEBRUARY 2024
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
Sri Locana Dasa Thakura Disap.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Break fast 8:08 - 10:20 • Variant date for CHI, TOR, & NYC
• Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Vasanta Pancami Sri Raghunandana Thakura App. Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami App.
Ash Wednesday Valentine’s Day
Sri Advaita Acarya App. (Fast till noon)
Bhismastami
Sri Madhvacarya Disap.
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Varaha Dvadasi: App. of Lord Varahadeva (Fasting is done yesterday), •Variant date for Bhaimi Ekadasi TOR & NYC only, who fast till noon for Varahadeva’s and Nityananda’s Appearance.
• Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi (Fast till noon for Varahadeva, except TOR and NYC, who fast tomorrow).
App. of Sri Nityananda Prabhu (Fast till noon, except TOR and NYC, who fast yesterday)
Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura App.
Sri Ramanujacarya Disap.
25
26
27
28
29
February 13 th
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura App. (Fast till noon) Sri Purusottama Das Thakura Disap. NRSIMHA WING GRAND OPENING
Srimati Visnupriya Devi App. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Disap. Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi App.
Thakur Saranga Das
MARCH 2024
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
NRSIMHA WING GRAND OPENING
NRSIMHA WING GRAND OPENING
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fasting for Vijaya Ekadasi
Sri Isvara Puri Disap. Break fast 6:13 - 10:07
Siva Ratri
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Disap. Sri Rasikananda Disap. Daylight Saving Time (clocks forward)
Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura App.
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Sri Madhavendra Puri Disap. Break fast 6:54 - 10:58
Fasting for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi
St. Patrick’s Day
Spring begins
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Gaura Purnima: App. of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (Fast till moonrise)
Festival of Jagannatha Misra
Good Friday
31
Easter
Ambhoda Devi Dasi
APRIL 2024
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sri Govinda Ghosh Disap • Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC. Break fast 6:34 - 10:48
• Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi
Sri Srivasa Pandita App.
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Sri Ramanujacarya App.
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Rama Navami:App. of Lord Sri Ramacandra (Fast till sunset)
Fasting for Kamada Ekadasi
Break fast 6:15 - 10:14
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Sri Balarama Rasayatra Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa App. of Radha Kunda, snana dana
Earth Day Passover begins at sunset
28
29
30
April 23 rd
Sri Vamsivadana Thakura App. Sri Syamananda Prabhu App.
Sri Abhirama Thakura Disap.
Thakur Saranga Das
MAY 2024
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
May 23rd
Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura Disap. Sri Madhavendra Puri App.
Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura Disap.
Fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Aksaya Trtiya. Candana Yatra starts. (Continues for 21 days)
Sri Gadadhara Pandita App.
Break fast 5:59 - 10:32
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) App. Sri Madhu Pandita Disap. Srimati Jahnava Devi App.
• Fasting for Mohini Ekadasi
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Nrsimha Caturdasi:App. of Lord Nrsimhadeva (Fast till dusk)
Krsna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara Sri Sri Radha-Ramana Devaji App. Sri Srinivasa Acarya App.
Rukmini Dvadasi Break fast 7:54 - 10:29
• Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
• Sri Jayananda Prabhu Disap.
• Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
26
27
28
29
30
31
• Sri Ramananda Raya Disap.
• Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
Memorial Day
JUNE 2024
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura App. Break fast 5:41 - 10:28
Fasting for Apara Ekadasi
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Ganga Puja Sri Baladeva
Vidyabhusana Disap. Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini App. Father’s Day
Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava
Snana Yatra Sri Mukunda Datta Disap. Sri Sridhara Pandita Disap.
Fasting for Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi
Sri Syamananda Prabhu Disap.
Break fast 5:41 - 10:30
Juneteenth
Summer begins.
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Sri Vakresvara Pandita App.
30
Sri Srivasa Pandita Disap.
Ambhoda Devi Dasi
JULY 2024
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Disap. (Fast till noon) Sri Gadadhara Pandita Disap.
Fasting for Yogini Ekadasi Canada Day
Break fast 5:45 - 10:33
Independence Day
Gundica Marjana
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Ratha Yatra Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami Disap. Sri Sivananda Sena Disap.
Sri Vakresvara Pandita Disap.
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
• Guru (Vyasa) Purnima • Srila Sanatana Gosvami Disap. • First month of Caturmasya begins (green leafy vegetable fast for one month)
Fasting for Sayana Ekadasi
Break fast 5:55 - 08:16
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
• Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Disap.
28
29
30
31
Break fast 9:21 - 10:40 • Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
Srila Lokanatha Gosvami Disap.
ISKCON incorporated in New York, 1966
• Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi
Ambhoda Devi Dasi
AUGUST 2024
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
*
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Sri Vamsidasa Babaji Disap. Sri Raghunandana Thakura Disap.
* Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Fasting for Pavitraropana Ekadasi Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins
Srila Rupa Gosvami & Sri Gauridasa Pandita Disap. Break fast 6:15 - 10:43
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Lord Balarama App. (Fast till noon) Jhulana Yatra ends Second month of Caturmasya begins (yogurt fast for one month)
Srila Prabhupada’s departure for the USA, 1965
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Sri Krsna Janmastami: App. of Lord Sri Krsna (Fast till midnight)
Srila Prabhupada App. (Fast till noon) Nandotsava
Fasting for Annada Ekadasi
Break fast 6:25 - 10:43
Thakur Saranga Das
SEPTEMBER 2024 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
• Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita’s consort) App.
Labor Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi (Fast till noon for appearance of Vamanadeva and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura)
Radhastami: App. of Srimati Radharani (Fast till noon)
• Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Sri Vamana Dvadasi:App. of Lord Vamanadeva (Fasting is done yesterday) Srila Jiva Gosvami App. • Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura App. Break fast 6:36 - 10:43
Srila Haridasa Thakura Disap. • Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC . Fast till noon for Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s appearance
Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada Third month of Caturmasya begins (milk fast for one month)
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Break fast 8:51 - 10:43 • Variant date for TOR & NYC
Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the USA, 1965
• Fasting for Indira Ekadasi
Autumn begins
29
30
Kalasamvara Das
OCTOBER 2024
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Ramacandra Vijayotsava Sri Madhvacarya App.
Yom Kippur begins sunset
Durga Puja
13
14
15
16
17 Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra Sri Murari Gupta Disap. Laksmi Puja Fourth month of Caturmasya begins (urad dal fast for one month) Begin Damodar-vrata (Karttika)
18
19
Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami Disap. Break fast 6:57 - 10:44 Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples Day Thanksgiving (Canada)
Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Appearance of Radha- Kunda
Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura Disap.
Snana Dana Bahulastami
Sri Virabhadra App.
27
28
29
30
31
October 14 th
Break fast 7:09 - 10:47 • Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami Disap.
• Fasting for Rama Ekadasi
Dipa Dana, Dipavali
Aradhya Gauranga Das
NOVEMBER 2024 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
• Go Puja. Go Krda. • Govardhana Puja. Bali Daityaraja Puja Sri Rasikananda App.
• Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami Disap. Sri Dhananjaya Pandita Disap. Sri Srinivasa Acarya Disap.
Sri Vasudeva Ghosh Disap. Daylight Saving Time ends. (clocks back)
Srila Prabhupada Disap. (Fast till noon)
Election Day
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Sri Krsna Rasayatra Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage) Sri Nimbarkacarya App. Last day of Bhisma Pancaka Last day of Kartik
Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi First day of Bhisma Pancaka • Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
• Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Disap. (Fast till noon)
Disappearance of Bhugarbha Gosvami & Kasisvara Pandita
Veterans Day
Break fast 6:24 - 9:52
End of Caturmasya
Katyayani vrata begins
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura Disap.
Sri Saranga Thakura Disap.
Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa Disap. Break fast 6:37 - 9:59
Thanksgiving (USA)
Thakur Saranga Das
DECEMBER 2024 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Odana sasthi
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita
Break fast 6:49 - 08:58
Katyayani vrata ends
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Disap. (Fast till noon)
Winter begins
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Christmas
Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi Sri Devananda Pandita Disap.
Sri Mahesa Pandita Disap. Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura Disap.
Hanukkah begins at sunset.
Break fast 6:57 - 10:15
29
30
31
Sri Locana Dasa Thakura App.
New Years’s Eve
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