Today@Dal

See below for a sample of dates to observe, reflect, celebrate or promote throughout the university community. The full calendar is available on the HREHP website.

August 25
Sri Krishna Jayanti (HI)
The celebration of the birth of Lord Shri Krishna, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, believed to have been born about five thousand years ago in Mathura in “Dwapar Yuga.”

August 29
Paryushana – Parva (JA)
Paryusana is a time when the laity take on vows of study and fasting with a spiritual intensity similar to temporary monasticism. The duration of Paryusana is for eight days for Swetambar jains and ten days for digambar jains. It comes at the time when the wandering monks take up temporary residence for the monsoon period or cāturmāsa or “four-month.”