# Vaiṣṇava Calendar > Sacred days and festivals observed by followers of Śrīla Prabhupāda --- ## Appearance Days *Celebrating the advent of the Lord and His pure devotees* - [[wiki/events/janmastami|Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī]] - [[wiki/events/gaura-purnima|Gaura-pūrṇimā]] - [[wiki/events/srila-prabhupada-appearance|Śrīla Prabhupāda's Appearance]] - [[wiki/events/nityananda-trayodasi|Nityānanda Trayodaśī]] - [[wiki/events/nrsimha-caturdasi|Nṛsiṁha Caturdaśī]] - [[wiki/events/rama-navami|Rāma-navamī]] - [[wiki/events/radhashtami|Rādhāṣṭamī]] - [[wiki/events/balarama-jayanti|Balarāma Jayantī]] --- ## Disappearance Days *Honoring the departure of great Vaiṣṇavas* - [[wiki/events/srila-prabhupada-disappearance|Śrīla Prabhupāda's Disappearance]] - [[events/bhaktisiddhanta-disappearance|Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī]] - [[events/bhaktivinoda-disappearance|Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura]] --- ## Ekādaśī *The eleventh day of each lunar fortnight—a day for fasting and increased devotion* - [[wiki/events/ekadasi|About Ekādaśī]] — General guide to fasting - [[wiki/events/gita-jayanti|Gītā Jayantī]] — Mokṣadā Ekādaśī, the day Bhagavad-gītā was spoken - [[wiki/events/nirjala-ekadasi|Nirjalā Ekādaśī]] — The waterless fast --- ## Festivals *Major celebrations in the Vaiṣṇava calendar* - [[wiki/events/ratha-yatra|Ratha-yātrā]] - [[wiki/events/govardhana-puja|Govardhana-pūjā]] - [[wiki/events/makara-sankranti|Makara-saṅkrānti]] - [[wiki/events/kartika|Kārtika]] — The holiest month --- *Dates vary yearly based on the Vedic lunar calendar. See [[wiki/events/calendar-2025|2025 Calendar]] for this year's dates.*