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Here is a list of upcoming special days (fasting days and celebrations) that are generally observed by Vaishnavas. Because of the somewhat complicated procedures of calculating these calendars, the days may vary on different parts of the world, and be calculated differently in different traditions. Here, we present a list of upcoming special days for the upcoming 6 months, in 4 different parts of the world. The dates have been calculated for some central location of respective continent, and may vary for other parts of the continent.


 Europe
 North America
 Australia
 India
Ekaadas''ii 20 December 2011
 20 December 2011 21 December 2011
 21 December 2011
Ekaadas''ii 4 January 2012
 4 January 2012 5 January 2012
 4 January 2012#
Ekaadas''ii 19 January 2012
 19 January 2012# 19 January 2012 19 January 2012
Ekaadas''ii 3 February 2012
 3 February 2012 4 February 2012
 3 February 2012
Ekaadas''ii 17 February 2012
 17 February 2012 18 February 2012
 17 February 2012
Ekaadas''ii 4 March 2012
 4 March 2012 4 March 2012 4 March 2012
Holii
 8 March 2012
 7 March 2012
 8 March 2012 8 March 2012
Ekaadas''ii 18 March 2012
 17 March 2012
 18 March 2012 18 March 2012
Raama Navamii
 1 April 2012
 31 March 2012
 1 April 2012 1 April 2012
Ekaadas''ii 3 April 2012
 2 April 2012
 3 April 2012 3 April 2012
Ekaadas''ii 16 April 2012
 16 April 2012 17 April 2012#
 16 April 2012
Ekaadas''ii 2 May 2012
 2 May 2012 2 May 2012 2 May 2012
Ekaadas''ii 16 May 2012
 16 May 2012# 16 May 2012 16 May 2012
Ekaadas''ii 31 May 2012#
 31 May 2012 1 June 2012
 1 June 2012
Ekaadas''ii 14 June 2012#
 14 June 2012 15 June 2012
 15 June 2012

NOTE: Ekaadas''ii is a special fasting day, observed by many Vaishnavas and also by non-Vaishnava Hindus. In some traditions, the fasting is sometimes done on the following day instead, and is then called mahaa-dvaadas''ii. The exact details vary from one tradition to another.

NOTE(2): For those dates, which are marked with a "#"-sign, the day should be observed on a different date for certain parts of the continent. Please see the maps at www.vaishnava-calendar.info for more information.