Today
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Pratipat, Gaura (bright) pakṣa Kārtika (Dāmodara) māsa · Gaurābda 540 Nakṣatra: Viśākhā
7 songs to sing todayGovardhana Pūjā
The day Kṛṣṇa lifted Govardhana Hill to shelter the people of Vraja. Sing the glories of Girirāja.
Bali Daityarāja Pūjā
King Bali is honoured on this day. He gave everything he had, even himself, to Lord Vāmanadeva, and is one of the twelve great devotees (mahājanas).
Appearance day of Srila Rasikananda Prabhu
The Preacher Who Crossed Every Caste Line in Odisha
- Appeared
- Kartika, night of Dipamalika (Diwali), Sakabda 1512 (c. 1590 AD)
- Place
- Rohini (Rayni), on the Subarnarekha River, Mallabhumi region (present-day Bengal-Odisha border)
Rasikananda Prabhu was born to Raja Achyuta Deva and his wife Bhavani Devi in the village of Rohini, also called Rayni. He was born in the Bengali month of Kartika, on the lamp-lit night of the Dipamalika festival. Today that same night is widely kept as Diwali. Traditional dating places the year at Sakabda 1512, roughly 1590 AD. Rohini stood on the banks of the Subarnarekha, the "river of the golden line," in a territory then called Mallabhumi.
Songs to sing
Dates and fasting times follow the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar (GCal) for Vrindavan. Times in your town can differ by a few minutes.