BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
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CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:HSNA Calendar 2026 — Calgary
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Edmonton
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:shrimad-bhagwat-katha-2026@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719
SUMMARY:Shrīmad Bhāgwat Katha
DESCRIPTION:6:00–9:00 PM daily — Genesis Centre\, 7555 Falconridge Blvd
  NE\, Calgary\, AB — Pūjya Acharya Shri Vinod Sodiyal Ji (Katha Vyas) 
 — A seven-day recitation of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam\, telling the stori
 es of Lord Krishna and His teachings on dharma\, led by Acharya Shri Vinod
  Sodiyal Ji. Jul 12: Opening & Pothi Yatra · Jul 13–17: Katha · Jul 18
 : Concluding Katha & Maha Aarti. Prashad / Bhandara follows each session.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-pausha@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260103
SUMMARY:Pausha Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:lohri@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260114
SUMMARY:Lohri
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:makar-sankranti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260115
SUMMARY:Makar Sankranti
DESCRIPTION:Surya Dev (Sun) — Marks the Sun's sidereal entry into Caprico
 rn (Makara)\, heralding the auspicious Uttarayan half-year of longer days\
 , celebrated with sesame sweets\, kite-flying\, and prayers to Surya Dev.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:vasant-panchami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260124
SUMMARY:Vasant Panchami
DESCRIPTION:Maa Saraswati — Honours Goddess Saraswati\, the presiding dei
 ty of knowledge\, music\, and the arts\, on the fifth tithi of Magha Shukl
 a\, the day on which Vasant (spring) is traditionally welcomed.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bhishma-ashtami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
SUMMARY:Bhishma Ashtami
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ratha-saptami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
SUMMARY:Ratha Saptami
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-magha@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260202
SUMMARY:Magha Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:maha-shivratri@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260216
SUMMARY:Maha Shivratri
DESCRIPTION:Lord Shiva — The great night of Lord Shiva\, observed on Phal
 guna Krishna Chaturdashi with an all-night vigil\, fasting\, and abhisheka
 \; considered the most auspicious of Lord Shiva's festivals.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:solar-eclipse-2026-02-17@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260218
SUMMARY:Annular Solar Eclipse (Sūrya Grahaṇa)
DESCRIPTION:Not visible from Calgary — no sūtak observed locally.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:phulera-dooj@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260219
SUMMARY:Phulera Dhooj
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:holika-dahan@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260303
SUMMARY:Holika Dahan
DESCRIPTION:Lord Vishnu / Prahlada — The bonfire lit on Phalguna Purnima 
 commemorates the burning of the demoness Holika and the miraculous surviva
 l of the devotee Prahlada: the triumph of devotion over pride and evil.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-phalguna@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260303
SUMMARY:Phalguna Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:holi@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260304
SUMMARY:Holi (Dhulandi)
DESCRIPTION:The festival of colours observed the morning after Holika Dahan
 \, celebrating the arrival of spring and the joy of divine love with colou
 red powders\, water\, and community revelry.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:lunar-eclipse-2026-03-03@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260304
SUMMARY:Total Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahaṇa)
DESCRIPTION:Visible in Calgary. Sūtak: Mar 2\, 5:49 p.m. to Mar 3\, 6:17 a
 .m. (Calgary).
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ugadi-gudi-padwa@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260320
SUMMARY:Chaitra Navratri / Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:gangaur@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322
SUMMARY:Gangaur / Gauri Puja
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:yamuna-chhath@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260324
SUMMARY:Yamuna Chhath
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:rama-navami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260327
SUMMARY:Rama Navami
DESCRIPTION:Lord Rama — Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama\, the seventh a
 vatar of Lord Vishnu and the ideal of dharmic kingship\, on Chaitra Shukla
  Navami at madhyahna\, the moment of his birth.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:swaminarayan-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260327
SUMMARY:Swaminarayan Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:chaitra-navratri-parana@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260328
SUMMARY:Chaitra Navratri Parana
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-chaitra@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260402
SUMMARY:Chaitra Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hanuman-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260402
SUMMARY:Hanuman Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Lord Hanuman — Marks the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman\, 
 the embodiment of devotion\, strength\, and selfless service\, observed on
  Chaitra Shukla Purnima with recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:mesha-sankranti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260414
SUMMARY:Mesha Sankranti / Baisakhi
DESCRIPTION:Surya Dev (Sun) — The Sun's sidereal entry into Mesha (Aries)
  marks the Hindu solar New Year and the harvest festival of Baisakhi\, cel
 ebrated widely across North India and the diaspora.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:parashurama-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
SUMMARY:Parashurama Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:akshaya-tritiya@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260420
SUMMARY:Akshaya Tritiya
DESCRIPTION:An inherently auspicious tithi (Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya) on wh
 ich any charitable act\, investment\, or new beginning is believed to bear
  undying (akshaya) fruit.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ganga-saptami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260423
SUMMARY:Ganga Saptami
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:sita-navami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260425
SUMMARY:Sita Navami
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:narasimha-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260430
SUMMARY:Narasimha Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:koorm-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501
SUMMARY:Koorm Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-vaishakha@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
SUMMARY:Vaishakha Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:narad-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
SUMMARY:Narad Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:shani-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
SUMMARY:Shani Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:vat-savitri-vrat@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
SUMMARY:Vat Savitri Vrat
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ganga-dussehra@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:Ganga Dussehra
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-adhika-jyeshtha@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531
SUMMARY:Adhika Jyeshtha Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:vat-purnima-vrat@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260629
SUMMARY:Vat Purnima Vrat
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-jyeshtha@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260629
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260630
SUMMARY:Jyeshtha Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:jagannath-rath-yatra@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260716
SUMMARY:Jagannath Rath Yatra
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-ashadha@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730
SUMMARY:Ashadha Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:guru-purnima@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730
SUMMARY:Guru Purnima
DESCRIPTION:Veda Vyasa / Guru — Dedicated to the reverence of one's spiri
 tual teacher\, observed on the full moon of Ashadha\, traditionally the bi
 rth anniversary of Veda Vyasa\, compiler of the scriptures.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:solar-eclipse-2026-08-12@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260813
SUMMARY:Total Solar Eclipse (Sūrya Grahaṇa)
DESCRIPTION:Visible in Calgary. Sūtak: Aug 11\, 10:11 p.m. to Aug 12\, 11:
 02 a.m. (Calgary).
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hariyali-teej@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260815
SUMMARY:Hariyali Teej
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:nag-panchami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260817
SUMMARY:Nag Panchami
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:varalakshmi-vrat@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822
SUMMARY:Varalakshmi Vrat
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:onam@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260827
SUMMARY:Onam (Thiruvonam)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:raksha-bandhan@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828
SUMMARY:Raksha Bandhan
DESCRIPTION:Sisters tie a protective thread (rakhi) on their brothers' wris
 ts on Shravana Purnima\, invoking the bond of love and mutual protection t
 hat transcends the household.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-shravana@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828
SUMMARY:Shravana Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:lunar-eclipse-2026-08-27@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828
SUMMARY:Partial Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahaṇa)
DESCRIPTION:Visible in Calgary. Sūtak: Aug 27\, 11:33 a.m. to Aug 27\, 11:
 52 p.m. (Calgary).
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:kajari-teej@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260830
SUMMARY:Kajari Teej
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:balram-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260902
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260903
SUMMARY:Balram Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:krishna-janmashtami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260904
SUMMARY:Krishna Janmashtami
DESCRIPTION:Lord Krishna — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna\, the eig
 hth avatar of Lord Vishnu\, at midnight on Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami\, ob
 served with fasting\, devotional singing\, and the Dahi Handi tradition.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hartalika-teej@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
SUMMARY:Hartalika Teej
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ganesh-chaturthi@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260915
SUMMARY:Ganesh Chaturthi
DESCRIPTION:Lord Ganesha — Marks the birth of Lord Ganesha\, the remover 
 of obstacles and bestower of wisdom\, on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi\, the
  first of a ten-day festival of murti installation and puja.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:rishi-panchami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916
SUMMARY:Rishi Panchami
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:vishwakarma-puja@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
SUMMARY:Vishwakarma Puja
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:radha-ashtami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
SUMMARY:Radha Ashtami
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:anant-chaturdashi@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
SUMMARY:Anant Chaturdashi
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ganesh-visarjan@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
SUMMARY:Ganesh Visarjan
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pitru-paksha-begins@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
SUMMARY:Pitru Paksha Begins (Bhadrapada Purnima)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-bhadrapada@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
SUMMARY:Bhadrapada Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:sharadiya-navratri@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012
SUMMARY:Navratri / Ghatasthapana
DESCRIPTION:Maa Durga — Nine nights honouring the nine forms of Goddess D
 urga beginning on Ashwina Shukla Pratipadā\; the most widely observed Nav
 ratri of the year\, culminating in Vijayadashami.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:kalparambha@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017
SUMMARY:Kalparambha
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:navpatrika-puja@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018
SUMMARY:Navpatrika Puja
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:durga-ashtami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
SUMMARY:Durga Ashtami
DESCRIPTION:Maa Mahagauri — The eighth day of Navratri\, honouring Maa Ma
 hagauri (the eighth form of Goddess Durga) and marked by special puja\, Sa
 ndhi Puja at the Ashtami–Navami junction\, and kanya puja.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:maha-navami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020
SUMMARY:Maha Navami
DESCRIPTION:Maa Siddhidatri — The ninth and final day of Navratri\, dedic
 ated to Maa Siddhidatri and celebrated with Ayudha Puja (worship of tools 
 and implements)\, setting the stage for Vijayadashami.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:vijayadashami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021
SUMMARY:Vijayadashami (Dussehra)
DESCRIPTION:Lord Rama / Maa Durga — Commemorates Lord Rama's victory over
  Ravana and the Goddess Durga's victory over Mahishasura: the triumph of d
 harma over adharma\, observed on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-ashwina@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026
SUMMARY:Ashwina Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:karva-chauth@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029
SUMMARY:Karva Chauth
DESCRIPTION:Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise on Kartika Krishna 
 Chaturthi\, offering prayers for their husbands' long life and the strengt
 h of the marital bond.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ahoi-ashtami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
SUMMARY:Ahoi Ashtami
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:govatsa-dwadashi@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106
SUMMARY:Govatsa Dwadashi
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:dhanteras@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107
SUMMARY:Dhanteras
DESCRIPTION:Maa Lakshmi / Bhagwan Dhanvantari — The first day of the Diwa
 li cluster\, on which Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Dhanvantari (the divine phy
 sician) are worshipped at pradosha\, the auspicious hour to welcome prospe
 rity and health.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:kali-chaudas@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107
SUMMARY:Kali Chaudas
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:naraka-chaturdashi@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
SUMMARY:Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
DESCRIPTION:Lord Krishna / Maa Kali — Celebrates Lord Krishna's defeat of
  the demon Narakasura\; the ritual Abhyanga Snana (oil bath) at pre-dawn w
 ith Chaturdashi current removes the fourteen-fold affliction.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:diwali-lakshmi-puja@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
SUMMARY:Diwali / Lakshmi Puja
DESCRIPTION:Maa Lakshmi — The Festival of Lights (Amavasya of Kartika)\, 
 when Goddess Lakshmi is welcomed with diyas\, fireworks\, and Lakshmi Puja
  at pradosha\, symbolising light conquering darkness.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:govardhan-puja@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261110
SUMMARY:Govardhan Puja / Annakut
DESCRIPTION:Lord Krishna / Govardhan — Commemorates Lord Krishna lifting 
 the Govardhan Hill to shelter Braj from Indra Dev's storms\, celebrated wi
 th Annakut (a mountain of food offerings) on Kartika Shukla Pratipadā.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bhai-dooj@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
SUMMARY:Bhai Dooj
DESCRIPTION:Brothers and sisters affirm their bond on Kartika Shukla Dwitiy
 a: sisters perform aarti and apply tilak on their brothers' foreheads\, in
 voking Lord Yama's blessings for long life.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:chhath-puja@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115
SUMMARY:Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:kansh-vadh@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261120
SUMMARY:Kansh Vadh
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:tulsi-vivah@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261122
SUMMARY:Tulsi Vivah
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-kartika@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125
SUMMARY:Kartika Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:kalabhairav-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201
SUMMARY:Kalabhairav Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:vivah-panchami@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261214
SUMMARY:Vivah Panchami
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:gita-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261220
SUMMARY:Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi)
DESCRIPTION:Lord Krishna — Marks the day Lord Krishna imparted the Bhagav
 ad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra\, observed on Margashi
 rsha Shukla Ekadashi as the birthday of the Gita.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:dattatreya-jayanti@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261224
SUMMARY:Dattatreya Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:purnima-snana-margashirsha@hsna.ca
DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261224
SUMMARY:Margashirsha Purnima (Snana-Dana)
DESCRIPTION:Computed via the Drik Panchang standard\; pending HSNA review.
END:VEVENT
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