TOVP India Calendar 2022

TOVP India Calendar 2022

“I have given you the Kingdom of God. Now take it, develop it and enjoy it” - Srimad Bhagavatam class, Mayapur, 1973

TEMPLE OF THE VEDIC PLANETARIUM CALENDAR 2022 The TOVP 2022 Calendar is a picture collection of the historic Grand Prabhupada Welcome Ceremony on October 14 & 15, 2021

With the continuing pandemic and resultant obstacles, it is difficult to determine exactly the course of events in 2022 for the TOVP and plan definitive timelines for anticipated accomplishments and goals. And, once those plans are set in motion it is most discouraging to have to postpone them to some unknown future date. In any case, we must continue despite all odds. Although we could not install the new murti of Srila Prabhupada in the TOVP for his 125th Appearance Anniversary Year, being true to the motto, PRABHUPADA IS COMING!, we decided instead to welcome him to the TOVP with a Grand Welcome Ceremony named Prabhupada Vaibhava Darshan Utsav and perform the scheduled abhishekas. His presence in the TOVP now is essential to guide and inspire us to complete the TOVP as soon as possible. Based on the above statements we have also decided to postpone the opening of the Nrsimha Wing and official installation of Srila Prabhupada to 2023. Additionally, the Grand Opening of the TOVP has been rescheduled

for some time in 2024. We request you to please pray to the Lord that there may be no further major delays to our progress, and the above timeline is accomplished. 2022 celebrates five very special events: the Golden Jubilee installation year of chota Radha Madhava, the Centennial Celebration of Srila Prabhupada’s receiving the first verbal order from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati to preach the message of Lord Caitanya in the English language, the 50th Anniversary of the first Gaur Purnima Festival at ISKCON Mayapur and the laying of the TOVP cornerstone by Srila Prabhupada, as well as Jananivas prabhu’s 50 th year as Head Pujari in Mayapur. On March 4 & 5 we have planned a major event to commemorate these five important anniversaries. Once again, we offer this 2022 calendar to our worldwide donors for their pleasure and inspiration. The calendar is available both as a physical calendar in North America and to our worldwide donors on the TOVP website on the Flipbook Collection page.

Photography by Thakur Saranga Das © 2009 - 2022 Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. All rights reserved.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Dear TOVP Donors and Supporters,

Greetings from Sridhama Mayapur and the entire TOVP Team.

I want to thank all our donors and well-wishers who have for almost two years during the pandemic continued to make donations to the TOVP construction. These are indeed very difficult times for everyone. Yet in 2021, despite setbacks and challenges we succeeded in welcoming Srila Prabhupada to the TOVP and continued work on a limited basis. As of now our work schedule has increased further and we hope to ramp it up even more in 2022. With Srila Prabhupada personally present to oversee our progress I feel confident things will go smoothly. Thank you again for your support and I hope this 2022 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.

Ambarisa Das (Alfred Ford), great-grandson of the famous America Industrialist Henry Ford, and Chairman of the Board for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.

Your servant, Ambarisa das

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January 2022

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

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Saturday

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Sri Mahesa Pandita Disapp. Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura Disapp.

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8

Srila Jiva Gosvami Disapp. Sri Jagadisa Pandita Disapp.

Sri Locana Dasa Thakura App.

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15

Break fast 06:20 - 09:57 Sri Jagadisa Pandita App.

Fasting for Putrada Ekadasi

Ganga Sagara Mela

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Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka

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Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja Disapp. Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami App.

Sri Locana Dasa Thakura Disapp.

Sri Jayadeva Gosvami Disapp.

Republic Day

Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi

Break fast 06:17 - 09:59

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This photo is included in honor of His Grace Sriman Pankajanghri Prabhu who also celebrated his 50th Anniversary of service to Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Lord Nrsimhadeva this year

February 2022

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5

Vasanta Pancami Srimati Visnupriya Devi App. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Disapp. Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi App.

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12

Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi (Fast till noon for Varahadeva, with feast tomorrow)

Sri Advaita Acarya App. (Fast till noon)

Bhismastami

Sri Madhvacarya Disapp.

Sri Ramanujacarya Disapp.

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19

Break fast 06:10 - 09:57 App. of Lord Varahadeva (Fasting is done yesterday, today is feast)

Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura App.

App. of Sri Nityananda Prabhu (Fast till noon)

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Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura App. (Fast till noon) Sri Purusottama Das Thakura Disapp.

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Feb 5 th

Sri Raghunandana Thakura App. Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami App. Sarasvati Puja

Trisprsa Mahadvadasi Fasting for Vijaya Ekadasi

Break fast 05:59 - 09:52 Sri Isvara Puri Disapp.

March 2022

Sunday

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Saturday

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l e 50 years

Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Disapp. Sri Rasikananda Disapp.

Siva Ratri

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Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura App.

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Gaura Purnima: App. of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (Fast till moonrise)

Fasting for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi

Break fast 05.45 - 09:52 Sri Madhavendra Puri Disapp.

Festival of Jagannatha Misra

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Sri Srivasa Pandita App.

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Break fast 05:32 - 09:38 Sri Govinda Ghosh Disapp.

Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi

April 2022

Sunday

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Saturday

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Sri Ramanujacarya App.

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Sri Balarama Rasayatra Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa App. of Radha Kunda, snana dana

Rama Navami: App. of Lord Sri Ramacandra (Fast till sunset)

Break fast 05:16 - 09:30 Tulasi Jala Dan begins Ambedkar Jayanti

Sri Vamsivadana Thakura App. Sri Syamananda Prabhu App.

Fasting for Kamada Ekadasi

Good Friday

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23

Sri Abhirama Thakura Disapp.

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Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura Disapp.

Fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi

Break fast 06:44 - 09:24

Sri Gadadhara Pandita App.

May 2022

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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7

Aksaya Trtiya Candana Yatra starts (Continues for 21 days)

GIving

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Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) App. Sri Madhu Pandita Disapp. Srimati Jahnava Devi App.

Break fast 04:55 - 09:20 Rukmini Dvadasi

Sri Jayananda Prabhu Disapp. Tulasi Jala Dan ends

Jahnu Saptami

Fasting for Mohini Ekadasi

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Krsna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara Sri Sri Radha-Ramana Devaji App. Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura Disapp.

Nrsimha Caturdasi: App. of Lord Nrsimhadeva (Fast till dusk)

Sri Ramananda Raya Disapp.

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Break fast 04:50 - 09:19 Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura App.

Fasting for Apara Ekadasi

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May 16 th Sri Madhavendra Puri App. Sri Srinivasa Acarya App.

June 2022

Sunday

Monday

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Wednesday

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Friday

Saturday

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Ganga Puja Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana Disapp. Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini App.

Trisprsa Mahadvadasi Fasting for Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi

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Snana Yatra Sri Mukunda Datta Disapp. Sri Sridhara Pandita Disapp.

Break fast 04:49 - 09:20 Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava

Sri Syamananda Prabhu Disapp.

Sri Vakresvara Pandita App.

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25

Sri Srivasa Pandita Disapp.

Fasting for Yogini Ekadasi

Break fast 05:43 - 09:23

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Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Disapp. (Fast till noon) Sri Gadadhara Pandita Disapp.

Gundica Marjana

July 2022

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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2

Ratha Yatra Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami Disapp. Sri Sivananda Sena Disapp.

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9

Hera Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra) Sri Vakresvara Pandita Disapp.

Return Ratha (8 days after Ratha Yatra)

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Guru (Vyasa) Purnima Srila Sanatana Gosvami Disapp. First month of Caturmasya begins (green leafy vegetable fast for one month)

Fasting for Sayana Ekadasi

Break fast 04:57 - 09:27

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Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Disapp.

Srila Lokanatha Gosvami Disapp.

The incorporation of ISKCON in New York

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30

Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi

Break fast 05:03 - 09:29

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August 2022

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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3

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5

6

Sri Vamsidasa Babaji Disapp. Sri Raghunandana Thakura Disapp.

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Lord Balarama App. (Fast till noon) Jhulana Yatra ends Second month of Caturmasya begins (yogurt fast for one month)

Fasting for Pavitraropana Ekadasi Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins

Break fast 05:09 - 09:31 Srila Rupa Gosvami Disapp. Sri Gauridasa Pandita Disapp.

Last day of the first Caturmasya month

Srila Prabhupada’s departure for the USA

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15

16

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20

Sri Krsna Janmastami: App. of Lord Sri Krsna (Fast till midnight)

Nandotsava Srila Prabhupada App. (Fast till noon)

Independence Day

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27

Fasting for Annada Ekadasi

Break fast 05:15 - 08:32

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31

September 2022

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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3

Sep 7th

Srila Jiva Gosvami App. (Fast till noon for Bhaktivinoda Thakura, with feast tomorrow)

Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita’s consort) App.

4

5

6

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10

Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava Bhadra Purnima Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada Third month of Caturmasya begins (milk fast for one month)

Break fast 05:20 - 09:29 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura App. (Fasting is done yesterday, today is feast)

Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi App. of Lord Vamanadeva (Fasting till noon, with feast tomorrow)

Ananta Caturdasi Vrata Srila Haridasa Thakura Disapp. Last day of the second Caturmasya month

Radhastami: App. of Srimati Radharani (Fast till noon)

11

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Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the USA

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Fasting for Indira Ekadasi

Break fast 06:02 - 09:27

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30

October 2022

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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2

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8

Break fast 05:30 - 07:28 Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami Disapp. Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami Disapp. Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami Disapp.

Ramacandra Vijayotsava Sri Madhvacarya App. Dussehra

Durga Puja Gandhi Jayanti

Last day of the third Caturmasya month

Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi

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10

11

12

13

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15

Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra Sri Murari Gupta Disapp. Laksmi Puja Fourth month of Caturmasya begins (urad dal fast for one month)

Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura Disapp.

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Bahulastami

Sri Virabhadra App.

Fasting for Rama Ekadasi

Break fast 05:36 - 09:26

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29

Go Puja, Go Krda, Govardhana Puja

Bali Daityaraja Puja Sri Rasikananda App.

Srila Prabhupada Disapp. (Fast till noon)

Dipa dana, Dipavali, (Kali Puja)

Sri Vasudeva Ghosh Disapp.

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31

November 2022

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

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3

4

5

Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Disapp. (Fasting till noon, with feast tomorrow) First day of Bhisma Pancaka

Gopastami, Gosthastami Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami Disapp. Sri Dhananjaya Pandita Disapp. Sri Srinivasa Acarya Disapp.

Jagaddhatri Puja

Break fast 05:44 - 09:27

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7

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10

11

12

Sri Krsna Rasayatra Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage) Sri Nimbarkacarya App. Last day of Bhisma Pancaka

Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami Disapp. Sri Kasisvara Pandita Disapp. Last day of the fourth Caturmasya month

Katyayani vrata begins

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Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura Disapp.

Break fast 05:54 - 09:32 Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa Disapp.

Sri Saranga Thakura Disapp.

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30

Odana Sasthi

December 2022

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita

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10

Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi

Break fast 06:03 - 09:39

Katyayani vrata ends

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17

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Disapp. (Fast till noon)

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Ekadasi (suitable for fasting) , Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi Sri Devananda Pandita Disapp.

Sri Mahesa Pandita Disapp. Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura Disapp.

Break fast 08:08 - 09:46

Sri Locana Dasa Thakura App.

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Srila Jiva Gosvami Disapp. Sri Jagadisa Pandita Disapp.

Christmas Day

This photo was taken in Paris, 1974 on the occasion of Srila Prabhupada being presented with the first French Gita, and is the image the murti for the TOVP is designed from.