Notes: All timings are represented in 24-hour notation in local time of Acton, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
Matsya Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord Vishnu. Matsya was the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu during Satya Yuga. In this incarnation, Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of a fish and protected King Satyavrata, Prajapatis and the Saptarishis from Jalapralaya.
Special Puja is organized in Lord Vishnu temples. Matsya Jayanti day falls during Chaitra Navratri and usually coincides with Gangaur festivities.
To read detailed description about Matsya Avatara of Lord Vishnu, please visit - Matsya Incarnation.
Lord Matsya is the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu among the ten incarnations. Lord Vishnu incarnated as Matsya to protect the world from destruction and to free the Vedas from a demon named Hayagriva.
108 Names of Lord Matsya, also called Ashtottara Shatanamavali with video are given on this page.
Lord Vishnu is the protector of the entire universe and one of the Trimurti. It is believed that, this visible world is the dream of Lord Vishnu sleeping in Kshirsagar. On this page you can get many information related to Lord Vishnu.
The list of the ten major incarnations of Lord Vishnu and the dates of their birth anniversaries are given on this page. From this page you can also get interesting information about all the incarnations.
Lord Vishnu keeps taking various incarnations forms from for the welfare of the universe. Here is the ten main incarnations of Lord Vishnu have been described in the religious scriptures as Dashavatara. According to religious scriptures, Kalki incarnation, one of the Dashavatars, is going to appear at the end of the present Kaliyuga.
A complete list of Ekadashi dates is given here. Go through the Ekadashi fasting dates list here so that you never miss fasting on Ekadashi. Ekadashi fast is observed with great enthusiasm by the devotees of Lord Vishnu.
ISKCON devotees can get the complete list of ISKCON Ekadashi fasting dates here. This list will prove highly informative and useful to those who observe the fast of Ekadashi as per the ISKCON.
The list of Mantras used in the worship and chanting of Lord Vishnu is available on this page. Some of these Mantras are legendary and some are Vedic. Along with this, the powerful Yantra of Lord Vishnu can also be seen from this page.
