I really hope everyone got this illuminating letter from ShyamasundaraPrabhu

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Ajamila Prabhu wrote;

 

> I was disappointed.

>

> He essentially said that proper fasting on Janmasthami may cause a riot!!!

> :-) It seems he's not bothered to try to make such an auspicious change.

> He suggested someone else set up a separate website and provide the info.

> He is in charge of the Vaisnava Calendar yet he can't be bothered to put

> at least the tithi ending time of the most important fasting day of the

> entire year, Sri Krishna Janmasthami?? This can only be described as

> uninterested and irresponsible.

 

I never said that I was not interested in making the tithi ending timings

available to the devotees that wanted to know. It would be a nice service to

do so and there are plans for that in place. However, the first priority is

to provide more basic information.

 

But it is a fact that the calendar committee is not much interested in

getting involved in all the details of fasting instructions. It is

potentially complicated and controversial. Let the pandits battle it out on

their private sites! :-)

 

Your servant, Bhaktarupa Das