TOVP India Calendar 2023

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, compassion, 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 Pan- kajanghri 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 manifest for all to see in exceptional beauty and majesty.

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 Nrsimhadeva from various occasions such as aratis, abhishekas, darshans, etc. on Their existing altar,

Note: If you need to confirm any dates we suggest an authorized ISKCON calendar service such as: www.gopal.home.sk/gca 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

Canada Office

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Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1

3

5

2

4

6

7

Pürëimä 

Putradä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans).

Appearance of Jagadéça Paëòita

Break fast 6:18-9:53

New Year’s Day

New Year’s Day observed

8

9

10 11

12

13

14

Disappearance of Rämacandra Kaviräja. Appearance of Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé

Disappearance of Jayadeva Gosvämé

Disappearance of ­ Locana Däsa Öhäkura

15

16

17

18

19 20 21 Amävasyä l

Ñaö-tilä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Break fast 6:20-9:58

Makara-saìkränti

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)

29 30 31

Disappearance of Madhväcärya

Disappearance of Rämänujäcärya

Bhéñmäñöamé

2023

JANUARY

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1

3

2

4

Bhaimé Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Fast till noon for appearance of Lord Varäha; feast tomorrow.

Break fast 6:16-9:58

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

15

18

17

16

12

13

14

Disappearance of Éçvara Puré

Vijayä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Break fast 6:07-9:56

19 20 21 Amävasyä l

24

22

23

25

Disappearance of Jagannätha Däsa Bäbäjé &Rasikänanda Öhäkura

Appearance of ­ Puruñottama Däsa Öhäkura

Çiva Rätré

26

27

28

FEBRUARY

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1

3

2

4

Break fast 5:56-9:51

Ämalaké vrata Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Disappearance of Mädhavendra Puré

8

9

10 11

5

6

7

Pürëimä 

Festival of Jagannätha Miçra

Gaura-pürëimä (fast till moonrise)

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Päpamocané Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Daylight Saving Time begins.

Appearance of Çréväsa Öhäkura

19 20 21 Amävasyä l

22

23

24

25

Break fast 5:42-8:10

Disappearance of Govinda Ghoña

26

27

28

29 30 31

Appearance of Lord Rämacandra (fast till sunset)

Appearance of Rämänujäcärya

MARCH

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1

8

3

5

2

4

6

7

Pürëimä 

Balaräma Räsayäträ, Kåñëa-vasanta-räsa.

Appearance of Vaàçéva- dana Öhäkura & Çyämän- anda Prabhu.

Kämadä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

First Day of Vaisakha (Madhusudan Month)

Break fast 5:27-6:27

15

9

10 11

12

13

14

Disappearance of Våndävana Däsa Öhäkura

Disappearance of Abhiräma Öhäkura

Tulasi Jala Dan begins

22

16

17

18

19 20 21 Amävasyä l

BEGINS TODAY

Varüthiné Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Appearance of Gadädhara Paëòita

Break fast 5:14-9:29

29

23

24

25

26

27

28

Akñaya Tritéya

Candana-yäträ begins (continues for 21 days).

Appearance of Sétä Devé (Räma’s consort) & Jähnavä Devé.

30

Disappearance of Madhu Paëòita

Jahnu Saptami

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APRIL

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

3

5

1

2

4

6

Pürëimä 

Disappearance of Parameçvaré Däsa Öhäkura. Appearance of

Çré Çré Rädhä-ramaëa, Mädhavendra Puré & Çréniväsa Äcärya

ENDS TODAY

Break fast 5:02-9:23

Appearance of Lord Nåsiàhadeva (fast till dusk)

Mohiné Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Disappearance of Jayänanda Prabhu

Appearance of Rukmiëé Devé

Last day of Vaisakha (Madhusudana Masa)

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8

9

10 11

12

13

7

Disappearance of Rämänanda Räya

14

15

16

17

18

19 20

Amävasyä l

Aparä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Break fast 6:43-9:20

Appearance of Våndävana Däsa Öhäkura

Tulasi Jala Dan ends

21

23

24

25

26

27

22

28

29 30 31

Disappearance of Baladeva Vidyäbhüñaëa.

Päëòava Nirjalä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Gaìgä Püjä. Appearance of Gaìgämätä Gosväminé

MAY

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1

3

2

Pürëimä 

Päëihäöi Ciòä-dadhi Festival

Break fast 4:49-9:19

8

9

10

5

4

6

7

Snäna-yäträ.

Disappearance of Mukunda Datta & Çrédhara Paëòita

Disappearance of Çyämänanda Prabhu

Appearance of Vakreçvara Paëòita

15

16

17

11

12

13

14

Yoginé Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Disappearance of Çréväsa Öhäkura

Break fast 4:49-8:34

22

23

24

18

19 20 21

Amävasyä l

Ratha-yäträ in Puré.

Disappearance of Çréla Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura & Gadädhara Paëòita (fast till noon)

Disappearance of Svarüpa Dämodara Gosvämé & Çivänanda Sena

Disappearance of Vakreçvara Paëòita

Guëòicä Märjana

29 30

25

26

27

28

Çayanä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

JUNE

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1

Break fast 4:53-9:24

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

15

9

10 11

12

13

14

Kämikä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Disappearance of Lokanätha Gosvämé

ISKCON incorporated in New York City, 1966.

Break fast 4:58-9:27

16

17

18

19 20 21

22

Amävasyä l

Begin Purñottama- adhika Mäsa. Suspend Cäturmäsya for one month.

29

23

24

25

26

27

28

30 31

Padminé Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Break fast 5:05-9:30

JULY

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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 10 11 13

14 12

Paramä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

15 13

16 14 15 17

18 16

19 20 21 17 18 19

Amävasyä l

Resume first month of Cäturmäsya.

Break fast 5:11-8:21

22 20 21 23

24 22

25 23

26 24 25 27

28 26

Disappearance of Raghunandana Öhäkura & Vaàçédäsa Bäbäjé

29 30 31 27 28 29

31 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 5:16-9:30

Disappearance of Rüpa Gosvämé & Gaurédäsa Paëòita

Jhülana-yäträ begins (ends on August 30th).

Jhülana-yäträ ends.

AUGUST

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1

2

Çréla Prabhupäda’s departure for the USA, 1965

8

9

3

5

4

6

7

Appearance of Çréla Prabhupäda (fast till noon)

Kåñëa Janmäñöamé (fast till midnight)

Nandotsava

10 11

12

13

14

15

16

Amävasyä l

Annadä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Break fast 5:21-9:29

17

18

19 20 21

22

23

Appearance of Sétä Öhäkuräëé (Advaita’s consort)

Rädhäñöamé (fast till noon)

24

25

26

27

28

29 30

Pürëimä 

Disappearance of HaridäsaÖhäkura

Viçvarüpa Mahotsava. Çréla Prabhupäda’s acceptance of sannyäsa, 1959.

Break fast 5:26-9:27

Pärçvä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Appearance of Lord Vämanadeva

Third month of Cäturmäsya begins (fast from milk).

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Appearance (Fast till noon)

Fast till noon for appearance of Lord Vämanadeva.

Appearance of Jéva Gosvämé

SEPTEMBER

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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

Indirä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Break fast 5:31-9:25

15

16

17

18

19 20 21

Durga Puja

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Pürëimä 

Çré Kåñëa Çäradéya Räsa-yäträ.

Break fast 5:38-9:26

Lakshmi Puja

Disappearance of Raghunätha Däsa Gosvämé, Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé & Kåñëadäsa Kaviräja Gosvämé

Disappearance of Muräri Gupta.

Rämacandra Vijayotsava.

Begin fourth month of Cäturmäsya (fast from urad dhal for one month).

Appearance of Madhväcärya

Päçäìkuçä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

29 30 31

Begin Dämodara-vrata (Kärttika).

OCTOBER

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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.

Ramä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Appearance of Vérabhadra Prabhu.

Bahuläñöamé

Break fast 5:46-9:29

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

Gopäñöamé. Goñöhäñöamé.

Utthänä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans)

Disappearance of Gadädhara Däsa Gosvämé, Dhanaïjaya Paëòita & Çréniväsa Äcärya

First day of Bhéñma- païcaka.

Break fast 5:56-9:33

29 30

26

27

28

Pürëimä 

Kåñëa Räsa-yäträ.

Marriage of Tulasé & Çälagräma.

Disappearance of Bhügarbha Gosvämé & Käçéçvara Paëòita

Appearance of Nimbärkäcärya.

Last day of Bhéñma-païcaka. Last day of Kärttika.

End of Cäturmäsya.

Kätyäyané-vrata begins.

NOVEMBER

2023

Monday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1

2

8

9

3

5

4

6

7

Utpannä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans).

Disappearance of Narahari Sarakära Öhäkura.

16

15

10 11

12

13

14

Amävasyä l

Break fast 6:06-7:15

Disappearance of Käliya Kåñëa Däsa

Disappearance of Säraìga Öhäkura

23

22

17

18

19 20 21

Disappearance of Maheça Paëòita & Uddhäraëa Datta Öhäkura

Mokñadä Ekädaçé (fast from grains & beans).

Advent of the Bhagavad-gétä

Winter begins.

Oòana Ñañöhé

29 30

24

25

26

27

28

Pürëimä 

Break fast 6:14-6:26

31

Disappearance of Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Öhäkura (fast till noon)

Kätyäyané-vrata ends.

Christmas

New Year’s Eve

DECEMBER

2023

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