2013 Adidam Celebration Dates

Devotees celebrating Adi Da's Good Company

We are currently celebrating Da Image-Art, the month of June.

Like many of world's great religious and spiritual traditions, Adidam commemorates its Spiritual Founder, Adi Da Samraj, in an annual, Sacred Cycle of celebrations marking particular great events in His life and work.[1]

Through the communication of the many sacred events of Beloved Adi Da's Incarnation-Life that we Celebrate, we come to know Beloved Adi Da in His Eternal Form, Locating Him through the Sighting of His Eternally-Living Incarnation-Form, and through Integration with the Revelations that He Made for the sake of all.

Ruchiradama Quandra Sukhapur Rani
"One Reality", Adi Da Samrajashram Journal
Vol. 1, #3, May-July, 2012

Know that I Bless you through and beyond time and space. Live a life of celebration. True life, ego-transcending life, is a celebration, a joyous occasion of meeting with others in the universal circumstance of prior unity and in the joy of Communion with the Indivisible Divine Reality.

Avatar Adi Da Samraj
"The Feast of God in Every Body", December 25, 1982

I told you even in the earliest years that the Way of Adidam was a life of celebration. And it is so. . . Now I have given you a Way of life that can be utterly celebrated, that is only about celebration, if you would understand what I am talking about and enter into this relationship with Me rightly, and really do it. It is not boring. It is not depressed. It is not mechanical, mediocre, conventionally pious, puritanical, or obnoxious in any way. The Way of Adidam is a self-transcending and really God-Realizing Way of life, fulfilled by Grace.

Avatar Adi Da Samraj
"Celebrate My Good Company", May 3, 1991

Celebrations are particularly important as opportunities for devotees to come together to invoke Adi Da in the particularly powerful way that occurs when large numbers of devotees participate — and thus to ecstatically re-confirm together that Adi Da is here as the Divine, presently and always.

The annual Sacred Cycle in Adidam is a structure of twelve Holy Months. Each month is devoted to the celebration of a specific aspect of Adi Da's Divine Incarnation and His Gifts of Eternal Divine Agency (listed at the beginning of each month below).[2]

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January: Da Ashvamedha

January is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Self-"Emergence".

January 1		The conclusion of the Great Vigil of Universal Heart-Prayer.

January 10		The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Avataric Self-"Emergence". (This is January 11, Fiji time.)

January 10		The concluding day of the Sovereign-Avataric Celebration of the Great Acception, and also of Danavira Mela, The Season of "Light-In-Everybody". (This is January 11, Fiji time.)

January 12		The continuation of the Celebration of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Avataric Self-"Emergence".

January 13		The conclusion of the Celebration of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Avataric Self-"Emergence".

January 20		The Initiation of the Celebration of the Gift of True Water and Divine Transcendental Spiritual Fire. On this day, the Rite of Water Purification takes place. Devotees devotionally yield the separate self by immersion in the formless Water of Consciousness Itself. Emerging from the Water, the apparent form is cleansed of the presumption of egoity. This Rite prepares the devotee for engaging the process of purification, re-balancing, and regeneration of practice of Adi Da's Reality-Way of Adidam, all of which leads to the Renewal of Sacred Vows.

January 23		Seventh Gate - The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary The Day of the Hermitage Stand at The Mountain Of Attention. The Day of the Seed-Establishment of the Clear-Lake Forward Lay Congregationist Order of Adidam Ruchiradam.


February: Da Ratri

February is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Conception.

February 16		A time for performing Purification Pujas.

February 17		The Rite of Fire Purification.

February 18		Adi Da with his parents as a young child Da Ratri, the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Bodily (Human) Conception of the Divine Person.

February 23		The continuation of Da Ratri, the Celebration of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Bodily (Human) Conception of the Divine Person.

February 24		The conclusion of Da Ratri, the Celebration of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Bodily (Human) Conception of the Divine Person.


March: Da Word

March is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Supreme Word of Divine Avataric Self-Revelation.

March 3		The Day of the Eternal Vow. It is also the concluding day of the Celebration of the Gift of True Water and Divine Transcendental Spiritual Fire, which began on January 22.

March 11		The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Supreme Word of Divine Avataric Self-Revelation.

March 13		The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Gift of "Perfect Knowledge".

March 15		The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Call to the "Perfect Practice".

March 16		Adi Da's Five Principal Books of Comprehensive Address The continuation of the Celebration of the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Supreme Word of Divine Avataric Self-Revelation.

March 17		The conclusion of the Celebration of the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Supreme Word of Divine Avataric Self-Revelation.

March 29		The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Four Thorns of Heart-Instruction.


April: Da Ruchiradam

April is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Adidam Ruchiradam Revelation.

April 11		The Day of the Seed-Establishment of the Naitauba Ruchira Sannyasin Order of Adidam Ruchiradam.

April 12		Adi Da giving Darshan at Lopez Island, shortly after the Ruchira Dham Event The Supreme Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Avataric Translation at Ruchira Dham Hermitage.

April 12		Ruchira Dham Hermitage The Day of the Hermitage Stand at Ruchira Dham.

April 13		Ruchira Dham Hermitage The continuation of the Celebration of the Divine Avataric Translation at Ruchira Dham.

April 14		Adi Da giving Darshan at Lopez Island, shortly after the Ruchira Dham Event The conclusion of the Celebration of the Divine Avataric Translation at Ruchira Dham.

April 21		The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of Eternally Established World-Blessing.

April 25		The Melrose Ashram: opening night The Day of the Seed-Establishment of the Melrose Lay Congregationist Order of Adidam Ruchiradam.

April 25		The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Establishment of the "Radical" Reality-Way of Adidam Ruchiradam.

April 27		The continuation of the Celebration of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Establishment of the "Radical" Reality-Way of Adidam Ruchiradam.

April 28		The conclusion of the Celebration of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Establishment of the "Radical" Reality-Way of Adidam Ruchiradam.


May: Da Orpheum

May is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the "First Room" Orpheum-Revelation.

May 10		Adi Da reciting from His Orpheum Trilogy The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Completed Orpheum-Revelation. "The Orpheum is a Direct Expression and Sign of My Own Person and Life . . . Indeed, it is upon the Base of My Orpheum Trilogy that I have Revealed and Given the entirety of My Divine Avataric Teaching-Revelation." (The Aletheon)

May 11		The continuation of the Celebration of the Completed Orpheum-Revelation.

May 12		The conclusion of the Celebration of the Completed Orpheum-Revelation.

May 18		The Day of the Establishment of the Sapta Na Sannyasin Order of Adidam Ruchiradam.


June: Da Image-Art

June is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Image-Art Revelation.

June 22		Eurydice One: The Illusory Fall of The Bicycle Into The Sub-Atomic Parallel Worlds of Primary Color and Point of View - Part Three: The Abstract Narrative In Geome and Linead (Second Stage) - 1, 2 2007, 2010 Lacquer on aluminum 96 x 96" The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Initiation of Free Light-Imagery.

June 23		The conclusion of the Celebration of the Initiation of Free Light-Imagery.


July: Da Purnima

July is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of Da Purnima.

July 9		The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of Parama-Sapta-Na Sannyas.

July 12		The Day of the Seed-Establishment of the Muliwai Lay Renunciate Order of Adidam Ruchiradam.

July 13		The continuation of the Celebration of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of Parama-Sapta-Na Sannyas.

July 14		The conclusion of the Celebration of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of Parama-Sapta-Na Sannyas.

July 22		The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Celebration of Da Purnima.

July 23		The Day of the Hermitage Stand at Da Love-Ananda Mahal.

July 23		The Day of Is-Peace 723.

July 27		The continuation of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Celebration of Da Purnima.

July 28		The conclusion of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Celebration of Da Purnima.


August: Da Prophecy

August is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Prophesied Completing of the Great Tradition.

August 5		The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Acknowledgement by Swami Muktananda.

August 10		The continuation of the Celebration of the Acknowledgement by Swami Muktananda.

August 11		The conclusion of the Celebration of the Acknowledgement by Swami Muktananda.


September: Da Self-Confession

September is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Self-Confession.

September 6		The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of Completed Teaching-Submission — "Da Santosha": Adi Da's Declaration of the Completion of His Work with devotees at Pacific Harbor, Fiji, on September 6, 1994.

September 10		The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Re-Awakening — "Da Re-Awakening": Adi Da's Divine Re-Awakening at the Vedanta Temple on September 10, 1970.

September 13		The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Disclosure — "Da Mahavakya": Adi Da Revealed His Name "Da" on September 13, 1979.

September 14		continuation of the Celebration of the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Self-Confession.

September 15		conclusion of the Celebration of the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Self-Confession.


October: Da Naitauba

October is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Eternal Hermitage Stand at Adi Da Samrajashram, which focuses on the broad scope of Adi Da's Empowerment of Naitauba for all time.

October 22		The Day of Native Establishment Beyond East and West (honoring Bhagavan Adi Da’s acceptance of Fijian Citizenship in 1993); and the Initiation of the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Celebration of the Great Acception.

October 26		Adi Da first steps onto Naitauba Island at 1:32 pm, October 27, 1983 (Fiji time). Naitauba Padavara Mela (The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the First Footstep on the Great Island-Hermitage of Adi Da Samrajashram in 1983).

October 27		Adi Da Empowers Padukas at Padavara Loka on October 27, 1993. The conclusion of Naitauba Padavara Mela (The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the First Footstep on the Great Island-Hermitage of Adi Da Samrajashram in 1983).

October 31		The time for Purification Pujas — one of two regularly performed each year. This one coincides with the secular celebration of Halloween (or "All Souls Day").


November: Da Jayanthi

November is The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Incarnation and the Divine Mahasamadhi.

November 2		The start of the Celebration of the Supreme Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Human Birth of the Divine Person.

November 3		The Supreme Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Human Birth of the Divine Person.

November 10		The Installation of the Divine Spirit-Tree of Light and the Initiation of Danavira Mela (The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Celebration of the Divine Hero of Giving) or The Season of "Light-in-Everybody", as part of the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Celebration of the Great Acception. Adi Da: "The tree at Danavira Mela time is a symbol. It represents something in the human scale. The Danavira Mela tree represents the human nervous system and the esoteric psycho-physical structures that have been associated with the Spiritual process in all traditions, including the Light that shines from above. The Danavira Mela tree is a representation of that. It is a symbolic tree-like form, a 'Tree of Life' kind of form." (from The Danavira Mela Book)

November 18		The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Empowerment of Atma Nadi Shakti Loka (honoring Bhagavan Adi Da's initial empowerment of the Brightness Temple in 1993).

November 23		The start of the Celebration of Supreme Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Mahasamadhi.

November 24		The continuation of the Celebration of Supreme Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Mahasamadhi.

November 26		The Supreme Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Mahasamadhi (honoring Bhagavan Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi, 2008). This is November 27, Fiji time.

November 29		The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Eternal Bodily Establishment at Atma Nadi Shakti Loka (honoring Bhagavan Adi Da’s Interment at the Brightness Temple in 2008).


December: Da Love-Ananda Leela

December is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the All-Revealing Leela of the Divine Person.

December 23		The beginning of the period of Danavira Mela gifting (traditionally initiated by Avatar Adi Da's Blessing of Prasad cookies).

December 31		Ocean view from Tat Sundaram, Trinidad. The Day of the Hermitage Stand at Tat Sundaram.

December 31		The start of the Great Vigil of Universal Heart-Prayer. Blessing of the Danu Daru (Sacred Firewood).

[1]	A monthly Prasad Day was the original form of Celebration within Adidam.

[2]	Wall calendars featuring the annual Sacred Cycle of Holy Months and listing the day-by-day events from the history of Adidam are available, with photos of Adi Da or Adi Da's Image-Art.

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