"Celebrate My Good Company":
The 2019 Sacred Cycle of Celebrations in Adidam

Devotees celebrating Adi Da's Good Company
We are currently celebrating Da Ratri, the month of February.
January:
Da Ashvamedha		 February:
Da Ratri		 March:
Da Word		 April:
Da Ruchiradam
May:
Da Orpheum		 June:
Da Image-Art		 July:
Da Purnima		 August:
Da Prophecy
September:
Da Self-Confession		 October:
Da Naitauba		 November:
Da Jayanthi		 December:
Da Love-Ananda Leela


Like many of the 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 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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Several sacred calendars are available. The 2019 Sacred History calendar lists Adidam History events for each day of the year. A 2019 Adidam Pocket Calendar is also available. The 2019 Divine Image-Art calendar features an exquisite selection of images from "What Is Not An Idea?" (Geome Two: 2001).
Sacred History Calendar
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Image-Art Calendar click to enlarge


 
January: Da Ashvamedha
 
S M T W T F S
    1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    
 
January is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Self-"Emergence".
 
January 1


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January calendar		   The conclusion of the Great Vigil of Universal Heart-Prayer.
January 10


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


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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


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


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January calendar		  
The conclusion of the Celebration of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Avataric Self-"Emergence".
January 20


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January calendar		   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 on February 26.
January 23


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Seventh Gate - The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary
The Day of the Hermitage Stand at The Mountain Of Attention. (Avatar Adi Da took up residence at the Sanctuary on January 23, 1974.) The Day of the Seed-Establishment of the Clear-Lake Forward Lay Congregationist Order of Adidam Ruchiradam.

 
February: Da Ratri
 
S M T W T F S
          1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28    
 
February is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Conception.
 
February 9


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February calendar		  
Purification Puja circumambulating the Adidam Center in Auckand, New Zealand
The time for Purification Pujas, one of two regularly performed each year. More about them here.
February 10


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February calendar		   The Rite of Fire Purification.
February 18


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February calendar		  
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 24


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February calendar		   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 20.

 
March: Da Word
 
S M T W T F S
          1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            
 
March is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Supreme Word of Divine Avataric Self-Revelation.
 
March 11


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March calendar		  
Adi Da (March 11, 1973)
The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Supreme Word of Divine Avataric Self-Revelation. On March 11 of each year, Adi Da's devotees celebrate the anniversary of Adi Da gifting His devotees with His Supreme Word — His "Good News" (the literal meaning of "Gospel") — in an extraordinary essay that He called, "The Heaven-Born Gospel of The Ruchira Avatar". On March 11, 1973, after reading this essay to His devotees, He engaged them in a consideration about it.
March 13


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March calendar		   The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Gift of "Perfect Knowledge".
March 15


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March calendar		   The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Call to the "Perfect Practice".
March 17


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March calendar		   The conclusion of the Celebration of the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Supreme Word of Divine Avataric Self-Revelation.
March 29


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

 
April: Da Ruchiradam
 
S M T W T F S
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        
 
April is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Adidam Ruchiradam Revelation.
 
April 11


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April calendar		   The Day of the Seed-Establishment of the Naitauba Ruchira Sannyasin Order of Adidam Ruchiradam.
April 12


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April calendar		  
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


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April calendar		  
Ruchira Dham Hermitage
The Day of the Hermitage Stand at Ruchira Dham.
April 13


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April calendar		  
Ruchira Dham Hermitage
The continuation of the Celebration of the Divine Avataric Translation at Ruchira Dham.
April 14


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April calendar		  
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


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April calendar		  
The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of Eternally Established World-Blessing.
April 25


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


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


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April calendar		  
The continuation of the Celebration of the Establishment of the "Radical" Reality-Way of Adidam Ruchiradam.
April 28


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April calendar		  
The conclusion of the Celebration of the Establishment of the "Radical" Reality-Way of Adidam Ruchiradam.

 
May: Da Orpheum
 
S M T W T F S
      1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  
 
May is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the "First Room" Orpheum-Revelation.
 
May 10


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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


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May calendar		  
The continuation of the Celebration of the Completed Orpheum-Revelation.
May 12


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May calendar		  
The conclusion of the Celebration of the Completed Orpheum-Revelation.
May 18


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

 
June: Da Image-Art
 
S M T W T F S
            1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30            
 
June is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Image-Art Revelation.
 
June 22


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June calendar		  
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


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June calendar		  
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 conclusion of the Celebration of the Initiation of Free Light-Imagery.

 
July: Da Purnima
 
S M T W T F S
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      
 
July is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of Da Purnima.
 
July 9


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July calendar		   The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of Parama-Sapta-Na Sannyas.
July 12


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July calendar		   The Day of the Seed-Establishment of the Muliwai Lay Renunciate Order of Adidam Ruchiradam.
July 16


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July calendar		  
The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Celebration of Da Purnima.
July 20


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July calendar		   The continuation of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Celebration of Da Purnima.
July 21


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July calendar		   The conclusion of the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Celebration of Da Purnima.
July 23


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July calendar		  
The Day of Is-Peace 723.
July 23


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July calendar		   The Day of the Hermitage Stand at Da Love-Ananda Mahal. On July 23, 1978, Adi Da moved from Muliwai (on Oahu, Hawaii), to Establish the Empowered Sanctuary, Da Love-Ananda Mahal on Kauai, Hawaii, and to take up residence at His residence, Free Standing Man (at Da Love-Ananda Mahal), for the first time.

 
August: Da Prophecy
 
S M T W T F S
        1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
 
August is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Prophesied Completing of the Great Tradition.
 
August 5


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August calendar		  
Da Acknowledgement, the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Acknowledgement by Swami Muktananda.
August 10


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August calendar		   The continuation of Da Acknowledgement, the Celebration of the Acknowledgement by Swami Muktananda.
August 11


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August calendar		   The conclusion of Da Acknowledgement, the Celebration of the Acknowledgement by Swami Muktananda.

 
September: Da Self-Confession
 
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30          
 
September is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Self-Confession.
 
September 6


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Arrival at Adi Da Samrajashram, shortly after the event of September 7, 1994
The September 7 Event, the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of Completed Teaching-Submission: Adi Da's Declaration of the Completion of His Work with devotees, and the establishment of His Eternal Spiritual Presence in all the conditional realms, at Pacific Harbor, Fiji, on September 6, 1994 (September 7, 1994, Fiji time).
September 10


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Da Re-Awakening, the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Re-Awakening: Adi Da's Divine Re-Awakening at the Vedanta Temple on September 10, 1970.
September 13


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September calendar		  
In the sand: the Sanskit symbol, "Da".
Da Mahavakya, the Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Disclosure: Adi Da Revealed His Name "Da" on September 13, 1979.
September 14


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September calendar		   The continuation of the Celebration of the Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Self-Confession.
September 15


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

 
October: Da Naitauba
 
S M T W T F S
    1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    
 
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


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October calendar		  
Adi Da puts on His "third hat", in celebration of His Fijian Citizenship
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


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October calendar		  
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). During this Celebration, we commemorate Adi Da's Empowerment and Transformation of the Island of Naitauba, Fiji, into His Hermitage and Blessing-Seat for the whole world. For more, read the Celebration pamphlet, Naitauba Padavara Mela.
October 27


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Adi Da Empowers Padukas at Padavara Loka on October 27, 1993.
The conclusion of the Celebration of Naitauba Padavara (The First Footstep on the Great Island-Hermitage of Adi Da Samrajashram in 1983).
October 31


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October calendar		   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"). More about Purification Pujas here.

 
November: Da Jayanthi
 
S M T W T F S
          1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
 
November is The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the Divine Avataric Incarnation and the Divine Mahasamadhi.
 
November 3


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November calendar		  
Adi Da Jayanthi, the Supreme Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Human Birth of the Divine Person.
November 9


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November calendar		  
The Installation of the Divine Spirit-Tree of Light ("Tree Trimming Day") 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). More about Danavira Mela here.
November 18


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The Outshining Brightness Temple
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 26


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The Supreme Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Divine Mahasamadhi (honoring Bhagavan Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi, 2008). This is November 27, Fiji time. The three-day Mahasamadhi Vigil begins at 5:05pm Fiji Time.
November 27


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November calendar		   The continuation of the three-day Mahasamadhi Vigil.
November 28


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November calendar		   The continuation of the three-day Mahasamadhi Vigil.
November 29


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November calendar		   The Great Sovereign-Avataric Holy Day of the Eternal Bodily Establishment at Atma Nadi Shakti Loka (honoring the Interment of Bhagavan Adi Da's Divine Body at the Brightness Temple in 2008). The three-day Mahasamadhi Vigil ends at 5:05pm Fiji time.

 
December: Da Love-Ananda Leela
 
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31        
 
December is The Sovereign-Avataric Holy Month of the All-Revealing Leela of the Divine Person.
 
December 23


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December calendar		  
The beginning of the period of Danavira Mela gifting, traditionally initiated by Avatar Adi Da's Blessing of Prasad cookies (hence the day is also known as "Cookie Day").
December 31


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


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December calendar		   The start of the Great Vigil of Universal Heart-Prayer. It is also the day for the Blessing of the Danu Daru (Sacred Firewood).

FOOTNOTES
[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.


Quotations from and/or photographs of Avatar Adi Da Samraj used by permission of the copyright owner:
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