Appearance day
Nṛsiṁha Caturdaśī
Appearance of Nṛsiṁhadeva
Dates follow the Māyāpur (India) reckoning, the base of most published Vaiṣṇava calendars. The tradition sets each day by the tithi present at local sunrise, so your own date may fall a day earlier or later — see the calendar for your city.
This day marks the appearance of Nṛsiṁhadeva at dusk, from a pillar, to end the reign of Hiraṇyakaśipu and protect his son Prahlāda. In the chart's branch of divine forms this is a - — a descent for one occasion. The tradition reads the form itself as the point: neither man nor animal, neither inside nor outside, neither day nor night, so that a boon built on such distinctions could hold no protection against it.
On the chart
Sources
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa 7.8Direct scriptural support
A study reference, not a devotional instruction. Observance varies by community and is not detailed here.