Srila Locana Dasa Thakura Appearance Day: January 10

Jan 1, 1997 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-31 Number-01

Srila Locana Dasa Thakura was born in a brahmana family near Katwa, West Bengal, in 1520. Locana Dasa's father's name was Sri Kamalakara Dasa, and his mother's name was Sri Sadanandi. He was their only son and spent much of his youth living at... read more

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Disappearance Day: February 11

Jan 1, 1997 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-31 Number-01

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura was born in 1674 in the Nadiya district of West Bengal. He had two brothers: Sri Ramabhadra Cakravarti and Sri Raghunatha Cakravarti. Visvanatha received initiation from Sri Krsnacarana Cakravarti, in whose house he lived for a long... read more

Fasting Days for 1997

Jan 1, 1997 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-31 Number-01

FEBRUARY: 13 – Appearance of Sri Advaita Acarya. Fasting till noon. 19 – Appearance of Lord Varaha. Fasting till noon on Ekadasi, the previous day. Feasting today. 20 – Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fasting till noon. 27 –... read more

Srila Rupa Goswami Disappearance Day: August 26

Jul 1, 1996 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-30 Number-04

Srila Rupa Gosvami appeared in 1489 in Karnataka, South India. He was the younger brother of Srila Sanatana Gosvami. Forced by various circumstances, Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami had to work for the Muslim government of Bengal under Nawab Hussein Shah. Rupa... read more

Lord Nrsimhadeva Appearance Day: May 2

May 1, 1996 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-30 Number-03

In the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna says that He appears to protect His devotees and annihilate the demons. A graphic example of the Lord's protection and annihilation can been seen in His incarnation as Lord Nrsimhadeva, a half-man, half-lion. The following... read more

Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura

May 1, 1996 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-30 Number-03

Appearance Day: May 14 Vrndavana Dasa Thakura was the son of Narayani Devi, a niece of Srivasa Thakura, one of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's principal associates. When Narayani was a young girl, Lord Caitanya would give her remnants of His meals. Once the Lord ordered... read more