Calendar Year 2018, Vikram Samvat 2074-75 - …

1 Calendar year 2018 , Vikram Samvat 2074-75 . Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland 2018 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event Jan 01 Mon Posha Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) New year Jan 04 Thurs Posha Krishna 3 (Trit#y!) Omkarananda Mah!sam!dhi Day Havan and Pujan Jan 12 Fri Posha Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) Swami Vivekananda Jayant . Jan 14 Sun Posha Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Sankr!nti Jan 22 Mon Mah! Shukla 5 (Panchami) Vasant Panchami Feb 13 Tues Mah! Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Mah! Shivar!tri Feb 14 Wed Mah! Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Valentine's day Mar 01 Thurs F!lgun Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Holi Mar 03 Sat F!lgun Krishna 3 (Trit#y!)

2 Tuk r m Punya Tith . Mar 07 Wed F!lgun Krishna 6 (Shashti) Ekn th Shashti Mar 18 Sun Chaitra Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) Chaitri Navar!tri / Gudi Padavo Mar 25 Sun Chaitra Shukla 9 (Navami) R!m Navami Mar 29 Thurs Chaitra Shukla 13 (Trayodashi) Mah!vir Jayant#. Mar 30 Fri Chaitra Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Good Friday Mar 31 Sat Chaitra Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Hanum!n Jayant#. Apr 01 Sun Chaitra Krishna 1 (Pratipad!) Easter Sunday Apr 12 Thurs Chaitra Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) Sr# Vallabh!ch!rya Jayant#. Apr 18 Wed Vaish!kha Shukla 3 (Trit#y!) Akshaya Trit#y! / Parashur m Jayanti Apr 20 Fri Vaish!kha Shukla 5 (Panchami) @dya Shankar! Jayant#.

3 Sri R!m!nuj!ch!rya Jayant#. Apr 30 Mon Vaish!kha Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Buddha Jayanti-Buddha Purnim! May 01 Tues Vaish!kha Krishna 1 (Pratipad!) N!rad Jayant#. May 13 Sun Vaish!kha Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Mother's day June 17 Sun Jyeshth! Shukla 4 (Chaturthi) Father's day June 23 Sat Jyeshth! Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) G!yatri Jayant#. June 28 Thurs Jyeshth! Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Kabir Jayant#. July 14 Sat Ash!dh Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Rathy tr . July 23 Mon Ash!dh Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Dev Shayani Ek!dashi Ch!turm!s Vrata starts July 27 Fri Ash!dh Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Guru P%rnima Aug 15 Wed Shr!van Shukla 5 (Panchami) Independence Day / Shri Arvind Jayant.

4 Aug 17 Fri Shr!van Shukla 7 (Saptami) Tulsid s Jayanti Aug 26 Sun Shr!van Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Raksh! Bandhan -1- Calendar year 2018 , Vikram Samvat 2074-75 . Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland 2018 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event Sep 03 Mon Shr!van Krishna 8 (Ashtami) Krishna Janm!shtami / Gny nadev Jayant . Sep 08 Sat Shr!van Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Shivananda Saraswati, Rishikesh, Jayant#. Sep 09 Sun Shr!van Krishna 30 (Am!vasya) Grandparent's day Sep 13 Thurs Bh!drapad Shukla 4 (Chaturthi) Ganesh Chaturthi Sep 24 Mon Bh!drapad Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Anant Chaturdashi Oct 02 Tues Bh!

5 Drapad Krishna 8 (Ashtami) Mah!tm! G!ndhi Jayant#. Oct 10 Wed Ashwin Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) Navar!tri begins Oct 16 Tues Ashwin Shukla 7 (Saptami) Sarasvati @v!han / Durg! Saptami Oct 17 Wed Ashwin Shukla 8 (Ashtami) Durg! Ashtami / Sarasvati P jan / Mah Ashtami Oct 18 Thurs Ashwin Shukla 10 (Dashami) Vijay! Dashami / Sarasvati-Visarjan Shirdi S!i B!b! Punya Tithi Oct 24 Wed Ashwin Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Sharad P%rnim! Nov 04 Sun Ashwin Krishna 12 (Dv!dashi) Guru Dv!dashi / W!gh B!ras Nov 05 Mon Ashwin Krishna 13 (Trayodashi) Dhan Theras (Trayodashi). Nov 06 Tues Ashwin Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Narak Chaturdashi / Hanum!n P%jan Nov 07 Wed Ashwin Krishna 30 (Am!)

6 Vasya) Dip!vali / Sh!rad! P%jan /. Lakshmi P%jan Nov 08 Thurs K!rtik Shukla 1 (Pratipad!) N%tan Varsha / Annak t Vikram Samvat 2075. Nov 09 Fri K!rtik Shukla 2 (Dvitiy!) Bh!i Beej (Sisters invite brothers for meal). Nov 12 Mon K!rtik Shukla 5 (Panchami) L!bha Pa]chami Nov 14 Wed K!rtik Shukla 7 (Saptami) Jalar!m Jayant#. Nov 19 Mon K!rtik Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) Dev %thi Ek!dashi / Tulasi Viv!ha Ch!turm!s ends Nov 22 Thurs K!rtik Shukla 14 (Chaturdashi) Thanksgiving Day Nov 23 Fri K!rtik Shukla 15 (P%rnim!) Dev Div!li / Guru Nanak Jayant#. Dec 19 Wed M!rgashirsha Shukla 11 (Ek!dashi) G t Jayant . Dec 22 Sat M!rgashirsha Shukla 15 (P%rnim!

7 Datt!treya Jayant#. Dec 24 Mon M!rgashirsha Krishna 2 (Dvitiy!) X-mas-Eve Dec 25 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna 3 (Trit#y!) X-mas-Day / Omkarananda Jayant#. Dec 31 Mon M!rgashirsha Krishna 10 (Dashami) Silvester - New year 's Eve 2019. Jan 01 Tues M!rgashirsha Krishna 11 (Ek!dashi) New year 2019. Jan 04 Fri M!rgashirsha Krishna 14 (Chaturdashi) Omkarananda Mah!sam!dhi Day Havan and P jan -2- Calendar year 2018 , Vikram Samvat 2074-75 . Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram Winterthur, Switzerland Observe following performances in celebration of main festivals: On RAMNAVAMI: Recitations of R!maraksha Stotra, Sunderkand, R!

8 M Dhoon: R!m R!m R!m R!m, S#ta-R!m S#ta-R!m . On HANUMAN JAYANTI: Recitation (11 or 40 times) of Hanum!n Ch lisa and Sundarkand, near R mpariv r. And R maraksha-Stotra in the beginning and at the end. Recitation of the Mantra: R ma Lakshmana J naki jay bolo Hanum na ki. (Note: When R ma's name is recited, Hanum n is certainly present there). On GURUPURNIMA: Guru P jan, recitation of Gurusaptashati. Recitation of the Mantra: Om Dr!m Datt!trey!ya namah. On KRISHNA JANAMASHTAMI: Recitation of the Mantra: Shri Krishnah sharanam mama . Recitation of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, at least chapters 9, 12, 15 and 18. On GANESH CHATURTHI and 10 days Ganesh Utsav in Bhadrapad.

9 Recitation in sound voice of OM Gam Ganapataye namah near Ganesha Murti. Recitation of 21 times Ganesha Atharvashirsha. On SOMVATI AMAVASYA and in Shravan M s in Shiva-Temple. Recitation in low voice: OM namah Shiv ya OM. Tryambakam yajamahe OM namah Shiv ya . On DATTATREYA JAYANTI: Low sound recitation of Dattan ma-Sank#rtanam and Digambara Dhoon near Datta M rti. Recitation of Mantra: Om Dr!m Datt!trey!ya namah . -3- year 2018 - Vikram Samvat 2074-75 year 2018 - EK@DASHI Vikram Samvat 2074-75 . On each occasion recitation of 21 times Ganesha-Atharvashirsha Recitation of Narayana-Sukta and Vishnu-Sahasranama Vin!yak Chaturthi in Shukla Paksha Sankashta Chaturthi in Krishna Paksha (before P%rnim!)

10 , Fullmoon) (between fullmoon and new moon). Date Day Maas Paksha Chaturth Date Day Month Paksha Tithi Name Jan 05 Fri Posha Krishna Sankashta Jan 12 Fri Posha Krishna 11 Shaqtil!-Ek!dash#. Jan 21 Sun M!gha Shukla Vin!yak Jan 28 Sun M!gha Shukla 11 Jay!-Ek!dash#. Feb 03 Sat M!gha Krishna Sankashtha Feb 11 Sun M!gha Krishna 11 Vijay!-Ek!dash#. Feb 19 Mon F!lgun Shukla Vin yak Feb 26 Mon F!lgun Shukla 11 Mar 05 Mon F!lgun Krishna Sankashta Mar 13 Tues F!lgun Krishna 11 P!pmochani-Ek!dash#. Mar 21 Wed Chaitra Shukla Vin yak Mar 27 Tues Chaitra Shukla 11 K!mad!-Ek!dash#. Apr 12 Thurs Chaitra Krishna 11 Var%thin#-Ek!dash#. Apr 03 Tues Chaitra Krishna Sankashta Ang!