Disappearance day

Disappearance of Śrīla Prabhupāda

Date
13 November 2026
Tithi
Kārtika kṛṣṇa-caturthī — the fourth day of the dark fortnight of Kārtika

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.

Prabhupāda left the world at Vṛndāvana in November 1977, having in twelve years established the tradition's worldwide institutional presence and left behind a large body of translation and commentary. The day is kept across communities. His editions of the Bhāgavatam, the Gītā and the are among the sources cited throughout this site.

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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.