ISKCON Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada "It was Bhaktivinoda Thakura's aspiration that the Europeans, Americans and Indians all together dance jubilantly and chanting "Gaura Hari." So, this temple, Mayapur Chandrodaya temple, is meant for transcendental United Nations. What the United Nations has failed, that will be achieved here by the process recommended by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu."
Arrival Address - January 15, 1976, Mayapur
Copyright BBT. Used with permission.
TEMPLE OF THE VEDIC PLANETARIUM CALENDAR 2023 Dedicated to the loving memory of His Grace Pankajanghri Das and his beloved Mayapur Lord Nrsimhadeva Deity
This will be the second year since the passing of Sriman Pankajanghri prabhu from our vision. We still feel the loss of his association, guidance, compas- sion, bright smile, jovial spirit and service to Prahlad Nrsimhadeva. However, we are consoled by the fact that we are certain of his destination at the lotus feet of the Lord and His eternal service. 2023 will be a momentous year for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, and Pankajanghri will be a part of that, despite his physical absence. In the fall of this year, we will all be celebrating together the historic Grand Opening of the fully completed Nrsimhadeva Hall and altar! From the marbled columns and floor to the dome coffers, the entire East Wing of the temple will mani- fest for all to see in exceptional beauty and majesty.
Nrsimhadeva from various occasions such as aratis, abhishekas, darshans, etc. on Their existing altar, and computer-generated images of Their new altar and hall in the TOVP. One can only imagine what They will look like on Their gorgeous and immense marble and granite altar. We encourage every devotee to further help in the construction work by sponsoring a Nrsimha Brick during the Give To Nrsimha 2023 Fundraiser at the TOVP website: WWW.TOVP.ORG. Your name will be inscribed on the brick and it will be placed underneath the Lord’s altar. This will be a fit way to serve the Lord and also honor his dedicated servant Pankajanghri prabhu, who so much desired for the Lord to move into His new home as soon as possible. Sri Prahlad Nrsimhadeva ji jaya!
The photos in this year’s calendar are a combination of Mayapur Prahlad
Note: This calendar is calculated from the West Coast. For those Ekadasis wherein some East Coast cities’ dates are different, please refer to an authorized ISK- CON calendar service for exact timings in your zone such as: www.gopal.home.sk/gcal Photography by Thakur Saranga Das and Aradhya Gauranga Das Layout by Balaram Dauji Das © 2009-2023 Temple of the Vedic Planetarium
In memory of Lord Nrsimhadeva's dedicated servant, His Grace Pankajanghri Prabhu
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN Dear TOVP Donors and Supporters,
Greetings from Sridham Mayapur and the entire TOVP Team.
I am pleased to inform you that construction work at the TOVP is full- steam ahead, as we move forward to the next milestone event in 2023: the Grand Opening of the completed Nrsimhadeva Wing in the Fall. This will be the forerunner of the 3-month long Grand Opening event of the TOVP in 2024, when Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Sri Pancha Tattva and Sri Nrsimhadeva will be moved into Their long-awaited new home, along with fifteen new Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya murtis. We request every devotee to please pray to Lord Nrsimhadeva to remove all obstacles and clear the path to these successful celebrations as planned. Thank you again and again for your support over these challenging years. I hope this 2023 calendar inspires you further in your dedication to this most important project. All of us at the TOVP wish you a very Krishna conscious New Year in the service of Guru and Gauranga.
Your servant, Ambarisa Dasa
Ambarisa Dasa (Alfred Ford), great-grandson of the famous American Industrialist Henry Ford, and Chairman of the Board for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.
Mayapur Office U.S. Office
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Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
3
5
2
4
6
7
Pürëimä
Putradä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans).
Appearance of Jagadéça Paëòita
Break fast 7:25-8:34
New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day observed
8
9
10 11
12 13 14
Makara-saìkränti
Disappearance of Rämacandra Kaviräja. Appearance of Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé
Variant date for TOR & NYC
Disappearance of Jayadeva Gosvämé
Disappearance of Locana Däsa Öhäkura
15 16 17
18 19 20 21 Amävasyä l
Break fast 7:54-10:41
Ñaö-tilä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Appearance of Puëòaréka Vidyänidhi, Raghunandana Öhäkura, Raghunätha Däsa Gosvämé, & Viñëupriyä Devé. Disappearance of Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura. Vasanta Païcamé Sarasvaté Püjä
Appearance of Advaita Äcärya (fast till noon)
Bhéñmäñöamé
29 30 31
Bhaimé Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Fast till noon for appearance of Lord Varäha; feast tomorrow.
Disappearance of Madhväcärya
Disappearance of Rämänujäcärya
JANUARY
2023
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
3
2
4
Break fast 7:14-10:40
Appearance of Nityänanda Prabhu (fast till noon)
Appeatrance of Lord Varäha
8
9
10 11
5
6
7
Pürëimä
Disappearance of Puruñottama Däsa Öhäkura
Appearance of Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Öhäkura (fast till noon)
Kåñëa Madhurotsava.
Appearance of Narottama Däsa Öhäkura
16
15
17
18
12 13 14
Break fast 6:57-10:08
Vijayä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Disappearance of Éçvara Puré
Valentine’s Day
19 20 21
22
23
24
25
Amävasyä l
Disappearance of Jagannätha Däsa Bäbäjé &Rasikänanda Öhäkura
Appearance of Puruñottama Däsa Öhäkura
Çiva Rätré
Ash Wednesday
Presidents’ Day
26
27
28
2023
FEBRUARY
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
3
2
4
Break fast 6:39-10:27
Disappearance of Mädhavendra Puré
Ämalaké vrata Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
8
9
10 11
5
6
7
Pürëimä
Gaura-pürëimä (fast till moonrise)
Festival of Jagannätha Miçra
12 13 14
15 16 17
18
Päpamocané Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Break fast 7:16-11:17
Daylight Saving Time begins.
Disappearance of Govinda Ghoña
Appearance of Çréväsa Öhäkura
St. Patrick’s Day
19 20 21 Amävasyä l
22
23
24
25
Appearance of Rämänujäcärya
Spring begins.
26
27
28
29 30 31
Appearance of Lord Rämacandra (fast till sunset)
Variant date for NYC only MARCH
2023
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
Kämadä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
8
3
5
2
4
6
7
Pürëimä
Balaräma Räsayäträ, Kåñëa-vasanta-räsa. Appearance of Vaàçévadana Öhäkura & Çyämänanda Prabhu.
Break fast 6:39-10:50
Good Friday
Passover begins at sunset.
15
9
10 11
12 13 14
Disappearance of Våndävana Däsa Öhäkura
Disappearance of Abhiräma Öhäkura
Easter
22
16 17
18 19 20 21 Amävasyä l
BEGINS TODAY
Akñaya Tritéya
Varüthiné Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Candana-yäträ begins (continues for 21 days).
Appearance of Gadädhara Paëòita
Break fast 6:32-10:57
29
23
24
25
26
27
28
Appearance of Sétä Devé (Räma’s consort) & Jähnavä Devé.
30
Variant date for TOR & NYC
Disappearance of Madhu Paëòita
Jahnu Saptami
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APRIL
2023
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
3
5
1
2
4
6
Pürëimä
Disappearance of Parameçvaré Däsa Öhäkura. Appearance of
ENDS TODAY
Break fast 6:02-10:34
Appearance of Lord Nåsiàhadeva (fast till dusk)
Mohiné Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Appearance of Rukmiëé Devé
Disappearance of Jayänanda Prabhu
Çré Çré Rädhä-ramaëa, Mädhavendra Puré & Çréniväsa Äcärya
Give to Nrsimha 12 Day Matching Fundraiser WWW.TOVP.ORG
8
9
10 11
12 13
7
Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
Disappearance of Rämänanda Räya
14
15 16 17
18 19 20 Amävasyä l
Break fast 5:59-10:44
Aparä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Appearance of Våndävana Däsa Öhäkura
Mother’s Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29 30 31
Disappearance of Baladeva Vidyäbhüñaëa.
Gaìgä Püjä. Appearance of Gaìgämätä Gosväminé
Päëòava Nirjalä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Break fast 7:17-10:42
Memorial Day
MAY
2023
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
3
2
Pürëimä
Snäna-yäträ.
Disappearance of Mukunda Datta & Çrédhara Paëòita
Päëihäöi Ciòä-dadhi Festival
8
9
10
5
4
6
7
Appearance of Vakreçvara Paëòita
Disappearance of Çyämänanda Prabhu
15 16 17 Amävasyä l
11
12 13 14
Disappearance of Çréla Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura & Gadädhara Paëòita (fast till noon)
Yoginé Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Disappearance of Çréväsa Öhäkura
Break fast 5:47-10:42
22
23
24
18 19 20 21
Ratha-yäträ in Puré.
Disappearance of Svarüpa Dämodara Gosvämé & Çivänanda Sena
Guëòicä Märjana
Disappearance of Vakreçvara Paëòita
Father’s Day
Juneteenth
Summer begins.
29 30
25
26
27
28
Çayanä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Break fast 5:51-10:46
JUNE
2023
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
Canada Day
8
3
5
2
4
6
7
Pürëimä
Guru (Vyäsa) Pürëimä.
Disappearance of Sanätana Gosvämé.
First month of Cäturmäsya begins
(fast from cooked green leafy vegetables for one month).
Disappearance of Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé
Canada Day observed.
Independence Day
15
9
10 11
12 13 14
Kämikä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
ISKCON incorporated in New York City, 1966.
Disappearance of Lokanätha Gosvämé
Break fast 5:59-6:46
16 17 Amävasyä l
18 19 20 21
22
Begin Purñottama- adhika Mäsa. Suspend Cäturmäsya for one month.
29
23
24
25
26
27
28
30 31
Break fast 6:11-10:55
Padminé Ekädaçé u (fast from grains & beans)
u Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
JULY
2023
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
3 1
5 3
2
4 2
6 4
7 5
Pürëimä
8 6
9 7
10 11 8 9
12 13 14 11 10 12
Paramä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Break fast 6:23-10:58
15 16 17 13 14 15 Amävasyä l
18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19
Resume first month of Cäturmäsya.
22 20 21 23
24 22
25 23
26 24 25 27
28 26
29 Disappearance of Raghunandana Öhäkura & Vaàçédäsa Bäbäjé
29 30 31 27 28
30 31
Pürëimä
Appearance of Lord Balaräma (fast till noon). Second month of Cäturmäsya begins (fast from yogurt).
Paviträropaëä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Break fast 6:36-11:00
Disappearance of Rüpa Gosvämé & Gaurédäsa Paëòita
Çréla Prabhupäda’s departure for the USA, 1965
Jhülana-yäträ begins (ends on August 30th).
Jhülana-yäträ ends.
AUGUST
2023
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
2
8
9
5
3
6
7
4
Appearance of Çréla Prabhupäda (fast till noon)
Labor Day (USA and Canada)
Kåñëa Janmäñöamé (fast till midnight)
Nandotsava
10 11
12 13 14 Amävasyä l
15 16
Annadä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset.
Break fast 6:48-11:01
17
18 19 20 21
22
23
Appearance of Sétä Öhäkuräëé (Advaita’s consort)
Rädhäñöamé (fast till noon)
Autumn begins.
24
25
26
27
28
29 30
Pürëimä
Disappearance of HaridäsaÖhäkura
Viçvarüpa Mahotsava. Çréla Prabhupäda’s acceptance of sannyäsa, 1959.
Break fast 7:01-11:01
Pärçvä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Appearance of Lord Vämanadeva
Fast till noon for appearance of Lord Vämanadeva.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Appearance (Fast till noon)
Third month of Cäturmäsya begins (fast from milk).
Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC.
Yom Kippur begins at sunset.
Appearance of Jéva Gosvämé
2023
SEPTEMBER
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
3
5
2
4
6
7
Çréla Prabhupäda’s arrival in the USA, 1965
8
9
10 11
12 13 14 Amävasyä l
Columbus Day Thanksgiving (Canada) Indirä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Break fast 9:18-11:03
Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC.
15 16 17
18 19 20 21
Durga Puja
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Pürëimä
Break fast 7:28-11:05
Çré Kåñëa Çäradéya Räsa-yäträ.
Disappearance of Raghunätha Däsa Gosvämé, Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé & Kåñëadäsa Kaviräja Gosvämé
Lakshmi Puja
Disappearance of Muräri Gupta.
Päçäìkuçä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Rämacandra Vijayotsava.
Begin fourth month of Cäturmäsya (fast from urad dhal for one month).
Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC.
Variant date for NYC only.
Appearance of Madhväcärya
29 30 31
Begin Dämodara-vrata (Kärttika).
OCTOBER
2023
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
3
2
4
Disappearance of Narottama Däsa Öhäkura
8
9
10 11
5
6
7
Appearance of Rädhä-kuëòa.
Snäna Däna.
Bahuläñöamé
Ramä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Appearance of Vérabhadra Prabhu.
Daylight Saving Time ends.
Break fast 6:43-10:10
Veterans Day (Observed)
Veterans Day
Election Day
15 16 17
18
12 13 14
Amävasyä l
Govardhana-püjä.
Go-püjä. Go-kréòä.
Disappearance of Çréla Prabhupäda (fast till noon)
Appearance of Rasikänanda Prabhu
Dépa Däna, Dépävalé (Kälé-püjä)
Disappearance of Väsudeva Ghoña
19 20 21
22
23
24
25
Utthänä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)
Gopäñöamé. Goñöhäñöamé.
Disappearance of Bhügarbha Gosvämé & Käçéçvara Paëòita
Disappearance of Gadädhara Däsa Gosvämé, Dhanaïjaya Paëòita & Çréniväsa Äcärya
First day of Bhéñma- païcaka.
Break fast 6:15-10:17
Thanksgiving (USA)
End of Cäturmäsya.
29 30
26
27
28
Pürëimä
Kåñëa Räsa-yäträ.
Marriage of Tulasé & Çälagräma.
Appearance of Nimbärkäcärya.
Kätyäyané-vrata begins.
Last day of Bhéñma-païcaka.
End Damodara-vrata (Last day of Kärttika.)
Variant date for NYC only.
NOVEMBER
2023
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
2
8
9
3
5
4
6
7
Utpannä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans).
Disappearance of Käliya Kåñëa Däsa Break fast 7:13-10:26
Disappearance of Narahari Sarakära Öhäkura.
Hanukkah begins at sunset.
15 16
10 11
12 13 14
Amävasyä l
Disappearance of Säraìga Öhäkura
23
22
17
18 19 20 21
Mokñadä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans).
Disappearance of Maheça Paëòita & Uddhäraëa Datta Öhäkura
Advent of the Bhagavad-gétä
Break fast 7:22-10:33
Winter begins.
Oòana Ñañöhé
29 30
24
25
26
27
28
Pürëimä
31
Disappearance of Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Öhäkura (fast till noon)
New Year’s Eve
Kätyäyané-vrata ends.
Christmas
2023
DECEMBER
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