Appearance day

Appearance of Śrīla Prabhupāda

Vyāsa-pūjā

Date
5 September 2026
Tithi
Bhādra kṛṣṇa-navamī — the ninth day of the dark fortnight of Bhādra (Nandotsava, the day after Janmāṣṭamī)

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.

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda (1896–1977) was a disciple of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī who, in his late sixties, travelled from Kolkata to New York and over the following decade established the tradition's presence worldwide and translated and commented on the Bhāgavata and the Gītā at length. His appearance day falls the day after Janmāṣṭamī. Much of the English-language source material this site draws on is his.

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Sources

  • Gauḍīya paramparā recordsChart / explanatory tradition

A study reference, not a devotional instruction. Observance varies by community and is not detailed here.