CALENDAR OF BIRTHDAYS & OTHER CELEBRATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2008-2009

(According to Vishuddha Siddhanta Almanac)
 Year 2008
Friday 09 May   Vaishakha Shukla Panchami Shankara Jayanti
 Tuesday 20 May    Vaishakha Purnima Buddha Jayanti
 Wednesday 18 June    Jyaistha Purnima SNANA YATRA
(Special Puja from 7.30 a.m.)
 Friday 18 July    Ashadha Purnima  GURU PURNIMA
(Special Puja from 7.30 a.m.)
 Wednesday 30 July    Ashadha Krishna Trayodashi Swami Ramakrishnananda
 Saturday 16 August    Shravana Purnima Swami Niranjanananda
Sunday 24 August   Shravana Krishna Ashtami KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI
(Special Puja from 7.30 p.m.)
 Friday 29 August   Shravana Krishna Chaturdashi Swami Advaitananda
 Tuesday 23 September   Bhadra Krishna Navami Swami Abhedananda
 Monday 29 September   Bhadra Amavasya Swami Akhandananda
 Tuesday 07 October   Ashwina Shukla Ashtami MAHASHTAMI
(Special Puja from 7.30 a.m.)
 Tuesday 14 October   Ashwina Purnima LAKSHMI PUJA
(Special Puja from 7.30 p.m.)
 Tuesday 28 October   Ashwina Deepanwita Amavasya KALI PUJA
(Whole night Puja from 8.30 p.m.)
 Monday 10 November   Kartika Shukla Dwadashi Swami Subodhananda
 Wednesday 12 November   Kartika Shukla Chaturdashi Swami Vijnanananda
 Thursday 13 November   Kartika Purnima Guru Nanak Jayanti
 Sunday 07 December   Agrahayana Shukla Navami Swami Premananda
Thursday 18 December Agrahayana Krishna Saptami SRI SARADA DEVI (HOLY MOTHER)
(Special Puja from 7.30 a.m.)
 Tuesday 23 December Agrahayana Krishna Ekadashi Swami Shivananda
 Wednesday 24 December   CHRISTMAS EVE
(After Evening Arati)
 Year 2009
Thursday 01 January     KALPATARU UTSAV
(Special Puja from 7.30 a.m.)
 Friday 02 January   Pousha Shukla Shasthi Swami Saradananda
 Saturday 10 January   Pousha Shukla Chaturdashi Swami Turiyananda
 Saturday 17 January   Pousha Krishna Saptami SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
(Special Puja from 7.30 a.m.)
 Wednesday 28 January    Magha Shukla Dwitiya Swami Brahmananda
(Ramanama Sankirtanam after evening Arati)
 Friday 30 January   Magha Shukla Chaturthi Swami Trigunatitananda
 Monday 09 February   Magha Purnima Swami Adbhutananda
 Monday 23 February    Magha Krishna Chaturdashi MAHA SHIVARATRI
(Whole night Puja from 7.30 p.m.)
Friday 27 February   Phalguna Shukla Dwitiya SRI RAMAKRISHNA DEVA
(Special Puja from 7.30 a.m.)
 Wednesday 11 March   Dol Purnima Sri Chaitanya Jayanti
 Saturday 14 March   Phalguna Krishna Chaturthi Swami Yogananda
 Friday 03 April   Chaitra Shukla Navami Ramanavami
(Ramanama Sankirtanam after evening Arati)

EKADASHI DAYS
(Ramanam Sankirtanam after Evening Arati)

April, 2008
On April 16th		 September, 2008
On September 11th
On September 25th		 February, 2009
On February 6th
On February 20th
May, 2008
On May 2nd
On May 15th
On May 31st

October, 2008
On October 11th
On October 24th

March, 2009
On March 7th
On March 22nd
June, 2008
On June 14th
On June 29th		 November, 2008
On November 9th
On November 23rd

April, 2009
On April 5th
July, 2008
On July 14th
On July 29th		 December, 2008
On December 9th
On December 23rd		  
August,2008
On August 12th
On August 27th		 January, 2009
On January 7th
On January 21st		  

REGULAR DISCOURSES

  On Srimat Bhagavad Gita                                    (in Hindi)                      Every Tuesday Evening
  On Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita                             (in Bengali)                   Every Wednesday Evening              

  On Sri Ramakrishna The Great Master                    (in English)                   Every Friday Morning
  On Ramacharit Manas                                         (in Hindi)                      Every Saturday Evening
  On Srimat Bhagavad Gita                                     (in English)                   Every Sunday Evening

Special Bhajans i.e. Ramakrishna Nam, Sarada Nam, Shiva Nam and Shyam Nam Sankirtans on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays respectively, after evening Aratrikam.

Timings of discourses change from month to month. Please enquire from the Mission Office about the exact timings. On Birthdays of the Direct Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna and of other saints, special discourses on their lives and teachings are held after Evening Arati

Books on Ramakrishna-Vivekananda and Vedanta Literature are available at our Sales Counter from 8.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon and from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. and also available at New Delhi and Nizamuddin Railway Stations.
 

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