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Gaudiya Festival Dates

for Nabadwip

2024 to 2025 - Sri Gaurabda 539

and
Worldwide local Ekadashi dates

The full Calendar for Nabadwip is here, below this introduction.

Worldwide local Ekadashi dates supplement until Sri Gaura Purnima 2025, is now online.

Following Srila Gurudev Srila Govinda Maharaj's directives, only Ekadashi (or Mahadvadashi when applicable) days and their breaking fast times the next day are separately calculated for worldwide locations, other dates are followed according to the calendar of Nabadwip.

With appreciation to Sripad B.A. Dandi Maharaj who prepared this year's calendar and Ekadashi calculations.



All dates and times listed here are calculated for Kolkata, India, as referred to at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham.

During his 21st World Tour, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj instructed that throughout the world the devotees will follow this calendar for all dates except for Ekadashis which may be calculated locally according to the lunar calendar.

In this way the days of appearance, disappearance, and other Pastimes of the Lord and His devotees will be observed on the actual day they took place in India, rather than according to the technical local calculation of the 'tithi' (lunar day) which often had devotees observing, for example, the appearance of Mahaprabhu a day before He actually appeared here in Nabadwip.

The 2024-2025 calendar is compiled by Sripad Bhakti Ashraya Dandi Maharaj following the method used by Srila Gurudev, Srila Guru Maharaj and Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur.

Earlier calendars:
2023 to 2024
2022 to 2023
2021 to 2022
2020 to 2021
2019 to 2020
2018 to 2019
2017 to 2018
2016 to 2017
2015 to 2016
2014 to 2015
2013 to 2014
2012 to 2013
2011 to 2012
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
2008 to 2009
2007 to 2008
2006 to 2007
2005 to 2006
2004 to 2005
2003 to 2004
2002 to 2003
2001 to 2002

The full Nabadwip calendar 2024 to 2025

February 2024

GOVINDA

27. (Tue) Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik Siddhanti Maharaj.

29. (Thu) Krishna Panchami. The 151st divine appearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Anniversary festival of the installation of Sri Gupta Govardhan Sri Mandir, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Disappearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.

 

March 2024

1. (Fri) Krishna Shashthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.

6. (Wed) Krishna Ekadashi. Vijaya Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Govinda Das Adhikari.

7. (Thu) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:59 and 09:53.

9. (Sat) Krishna Chaturdashi. Sri Sri Shivaratri (optional fast). Disappearance of Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram.

10. (Sun) Amavasya. Anniversary festival of the installation of Sri Sadashiva Gangadhar, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip.

11. (Mon) Gaura Pratipad. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami, and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj.

12. (Tue) Gaura Dvitiya. Appearance of Sripad Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj.

13. (Wed) Gaura Tritiya. Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Radha Ramanasundar Jiu installation anniversary festival, at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Kaikhali, Kolkata.

14. (Thu) Gaura Chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas Das Adhikari Prabhu.

15. (Fri) Gaura Shashthi. Disappearance of Sriyukta Tarangini Devi.

20. (Wed) Gaura Ekadashi. No fast today (because next day is Mahadvadashi). Adhivas festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. Beginning of annual seven day festival.

21. (Thu) Gaura Dvadashi. Vyanjuli Mahadvadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama begins. Parikrama of Sri Ishodyan, Sri Yoga Pith (Sriman Mahaprabhu's appearance place), Srivas Angan, Sri Nrisimha Mandir, Sri Advaita Bhavan, Murari Gupta Bhavan, Sri Chaitanya Math, the Temple of Sri Sri Gandharvika-Giridhari and Sriman Mahaprabhu surrounded by the Acharyas of the four Vaishnava sampradayas, Srila Prabhupad's Samadhi Mandir, Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi, Sri Kazi Samadhi, Sharadanga Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sridhar Angan, and Sri Antardwip. Disappearance of Sripad Madhavendra Puri.

22. (Fri) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:45 and 05:47. Parikrama of Praudha Maya, Vriddha Shiva, Sri Vishnu Priya's Deity of Sri Gauranga, Sri Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi Mandir, Sri Koladwip, and other places.

23. (Sat) Gaura Trayodashi. Parikrama of Sri Godrumadwip and Sri Madhyadwip, Sri Surabhi Kunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places.

24. (Sun) Gaura Chaturdashi. Adhivas observance ceremony of the appearance of Sri Gauranga. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip, Sri Modadrumadwip, Old Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhar Mandir, Vidya Nagar Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math, Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's appearance place, and the Deity served by Sri Saranga Murari and Vasudev Datta Thakur.

25. (Mon) Purnima. Sri Gauravirbhava Paurnamasi. Sri Gaura Purnima. Divine appearance of Sri Gauranga. Full fast until moonrise, then no grains. Grand festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Vasantotsav and Dol Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special offering of worship and arati. Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita reading and mahasankirtan. End of year 538 Gaurabda.

VISHNU

26. (Tue) Krishna Pratipad. Sri Gaura Purnima paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:41 and 09:43 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival. Start of year 539 Gaurabda.

30. (Sat) Krishna Panchami. Festival at the appearance place of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripat Hapaniya: grand appearance of the Holy Deities of Sripat Hapaniya, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinath Jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. Pancham Dol.

 

April 2024

2. (Tue) Krishna Ashtami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.

3. (Wed) Krishna Navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vigraha Bhiksu Goswami Maharaj.

5. (Fri) Krishna Ekadashi. Papa Vimochani Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

6. (Sat) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:30 and 07:23. Festival in honour of Sriman Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Varaha Nagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendrachandra Bhattacharya Mahoday.

13. (Sat) Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanuja Acharya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.

15. (Mon) Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.

17. (Wed) Gaura Navami. Sri Rama Navami. Full fast until noon. Appearance at noon of Sri Ramachandra.

19. (Fri) Gaura Ekadashi. Kamada Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

20. (Sat) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:11 and 09:27. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

23. (Tue) Purnima. Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Balaram. Appearance of Srila Vamshi Vadanananda Thakur and Srila Shyamananda Prabhu.

MADHUSUDAN

29. (Mon) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj.

30. (Tue) Krishna Saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur.

 

May 2024

3. (Fri) Krishna Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.

4. (Sat) Krishna Ekadashi. Varuthini Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu.

5. (Sun) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:06 and 09:24.

7. (Tue) Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.

8. (Wed) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami.

9. (Thu) Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.

10. (Fri) Gaura Dvitiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandan Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannathdev. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.

11. (Sat) Gaura Chaturthi. Aksaya Tritiya: a good day to start some works (because tritiya tithi is short, kshaya).

12. (Sun) Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sripad Shankar Acharya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj.

15. (Wed) Gaura Saptami. Jahnu Saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga Puja).

17. (Fri) Gaura Navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-shakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, and Sri Rama-shakti, Sri Sita Devi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj.

19. (Sun) Gaura Ekadashi. Mohini Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

20. (Mon) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 04:58 and 09:28.

22. (Wed) Gaura Chaturdashi. Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi: appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa).

23. (Thu) Purnima. Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi paran (in Nabadwip) between 04:57 and 09:23 a.m. Sri Krishna's Phul Dol and Salila Bihar. Buddha Purnima: appearance day of Lord Buddha. Disappearance of Srila Parameshvari Das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya.

TRIVIKRAM

24. (Fri) Krishna Pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.

28. (Tue) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Ray.

 

June 2024

1. (Sat) Krishna Navami. Disappearance of Sripad Santosh Krishna Das Adhikari Prabhu.

3. (Mon) Krishna Dvadashi. Apara Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Appearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.

4. (Tue) Krishna Trayodashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 04:56 and 09:22.

7. (Fri) Gaura Pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Kolkata: Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan Mohan Jiu's installation day festival.

10. (Mon) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu).

16. (Sun) Gaura Dashami. Dashahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladev Vidyabhushan Prabhu.

17. (Mon) Gaura Ekadashi. (No fast today because tomorrow is Mahadvadashi.)

18. (Tue) Gaura Dvadashi. Mahadvadashi. Nirjala Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

19. (Wed) Paran (in Nabadwip) between 04:55 and 05:52.

20. (Thu) Trayodashi. Grand festival of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami at Sripat Panihati.

22. (Sat) Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit.

VAMAN

23. (Sun) Krishna Pratipad. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu and Sripad Rishabdev Das Adhikari.

24. (Mon) Krishna Dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti Sampad Prabhu (because the dvitiya tithi is short).

26. (Wed) Krishna Panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakreshvar Pandit.

 

July 2024

2. (Tue) Krishna Ekadashi. Yogini Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi.

3. (Wed) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:00 and 07:03.

5. (Fri) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur.

6. (Sat) Gaura Pratipad. Gundicha Marjan: cleaning at the Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham, and cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.

7. (Sun) Gaura Dvitiya. Ratha Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu.

11. (Thu) Gaura Shashthi. Hera Panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay in Sri Puri Dham.

14. (Sun) Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari.

15. (Mon) Gaura Dashami. Punar Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev (Return car festival).

16. (Tue) Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Disappearance of Sriyukta Krishnamayi Devi.

17. (Wed) Gaura Ekadashi. Shayan Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

18. (Thu) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:05 and 09:30.

21. (Sun) Purnima. Sri Guru Purnima. Appearance of Srila Vyasadev. Disappearance of Srila Sanatan Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Chaturmasya (when started on Purnima as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math). Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Bimal Avadhut Maharaj.

SRIDHAR

23. (Tue) Krishna Dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.

26. (Fri) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu.

28. (Sun) Krishna Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.

31. (Wed) Krishna Ekadashi. Kamika Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

 

August 2024

1. (Thu) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:11 and 09:33.

4. (Sun) Amavasya. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

8. (Thu) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamshi Das Babaji Maharaj.

10. (Sat) Gaura Shashti. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vijay Trivikram Maharaj.

11. (Sun) Gaura Saptami. Disappearance of Sripad Ananga Mohan Das Adhikari.

15. (Thu) Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj.

16. (Fri) Gaura Ekadashi. Pavitraropani Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Beginning of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda and start of the one month festival of Sri Hari Smaran at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

17. (Sat) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:17 and 05:19. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri Das Pandit Goswami.

19. (Mon) Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladev. Full fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda.

HRISHIKESH

24. (Sat) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Vilas Tapasvi Maharaj.

27. (Tue) Krishna Ashtami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmashtami. Full fast until midnight, then no grains.

28. (Wed) Krishna Navami. Sri Nandotsav. Sri Janmashtami paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:20 and 09:32 a.m. Appearance of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.

30. (Fri) Krishna Dvadashi. Ananda Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

31. (Sat) Krishna Trayodashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:21 and 09:32.

 

September 2024

8. (Sun) Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu.

10. (Tue) Gaura Saptami. Sri Lalita Saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi.

11. (Wed) Gaura Ashtami. Sri Radhashtami. Srimati Radharani's appearance at noon. Full fast until noon.

14. (Sat) Gaura Ekadashi. Parshva Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

15. (Sun) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:26 and 09:30. Appearance of Sri Vamanadev. Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu.

16. (Mon) Gaura Trayodashi. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur.

17. (Tue) Gaura Chaturdashi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur.

18. (Wed) Purnima. Vishvarup Mahotsav. End of month-long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

PADMANABHA

20. (Fri) Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj (becase the dvitiya tithis is short, kshaya).

28. (Sat) Krishna Ekadashi. Indira Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

29. (Sun) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:31 and 09:29.

 

October 2024

3. (Thu) Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.

5. (Sat) Gaura Tritiya. Disappearance of Sriyukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani.

6. (Sun) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Dayita Damodar Maharaj.

13. (Sun) Gaura Ekadashi. Papankusha Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhva Acharya. (Because of kshaya.)

14. (Mon) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 07:55 and 09:28. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, and Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami.

17. (Thu) Purnima. Sharadiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Beginning of Urja Vrata, Damodar Vrata, Kartik Vrata and Niyam-seva Vrata if begun from the purnima day, as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

DAMODAR

20. (Sun) Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirup Puri Maharaj.

22. (Tue) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.

23. (Wed) Krishna Shashthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.

25. (Fri) Krishna Ashtami. Bahulashtami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha Kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

26. (Sat) Krishna Navami. The grand 130th appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Founder-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu. Disappearance of Sripad Sakhi Charan Das Babaji Maharaj.

28. (Mon) Krishna Ekadashi. Rama Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

29. (Tue) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:44 and 09:28. Festival in honour of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Sripat Panihati.

31. (Thu) Krishna Chaturdashi. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.

 

November 2024

1. (Fri) Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs. Go Puja (cow-worship) and Go Krida (the pleasure of the cows).

2. (Sat) Gaura Pratipad. Sri Govardhan Puja before 18:55 (in Nabadwip). Grand Annakut Mahotsav ('Rice Mountain Festival') at Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram in Sri Govardhan and in our Temples around the world.

3. (Sun) Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila Vasudev Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj. Bhratri Dvitiya krityam (festival where brothers and sisters honour each other).

5. (Tue) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.

6. (Wed) Gaura Panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.

9. (Sat) Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay Pandit, and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Goshthastami, Go Puja, and Go Gras-dan.

12. (Tue) Gaura Ekadashi. Sri Utthan Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj. Sri Bhishma Panchaka.

13. (Wed) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:53 and 09:32.

15. (Fri) Purnima. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kashishvar Pandit (due to kshaya). Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Rasa Bihari Jiu, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Sri Vrindavan. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Acharya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyama-seva vratas when began from Purnima (as in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math).

KESHAVA

21. (Thu) Krishna Shashthi. Oran Shashthi. Grand festival for honouring the appearance of Sri Sri Nitai-Chaitanya-jiu at Sri Puri Dham, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

26. (Tue) Krishna Ekadashi. Utpanna Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Disappearance of Sriyukta Dhananjay Das Prabhu.

27. (Wed) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 10:27 and 16:49. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishnadas.

28. (Thu) Krishna Trayodashi. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.

 

December 2024

1. (Sun) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan.

9. (Mon) Gaura Navami. Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan Das Babaji Maharaj (due to kshaya). Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.

10. (Tue) Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Shraman Maharaj.

11. (Wed) Gaura Ekadashi. Moksada Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

12. (Thu) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 06:13 and 09:45.

NARAYANA

17. (Tue) Krishna Dvitiya. The grand 96th appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

18. (Wed) Krishna Tritiya. Festivals at the appearance place of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his youth Pastimes places: Bamunpara and Nadan Ghat.

19. (Thu) Krishna Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.

26. (Thu) Krishna Ekadashi. Saphala Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj.

27. (Fri) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 06:16 and 09:50. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudev Shrauti Maharaj.

28. (Sat) Krishna Trayodashi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan Das Thakur.

31. (Tue) Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.

 

January 2025

2. (Thu) Gaura Tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.

10. (Fri) Gaura Ekadashi. Putra Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Appearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.

11. (Sat) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 06:25 and 07:44.

13. (Mon) Purnima. Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to Katwa to take sannyas. Pushyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaisnava Maharaj.

MADHAVA

15. (Wed) Krishna Dvitiya. Remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila.

16. (Thu) Krishna Tritiya. Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj.

17. (Fri) Krishna Chaturthi. Disappearance of Sripad Yadavendu Bhakti Chandan.

20. (Mon) Krishna Shashthi. Disappearance of Srila Jayadev Goswami.

22. (Wed) Krishna Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.

25. (Sat) Krishna Ekadashi. Shat-tila Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

26. (Sun) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 06:25 and 10:02.

30 (Thu) Gaura Pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurava Vaikhanas Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhuri Das Adhikari.

31. (Fri) Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj.

 

February 2025

2. (Sun) Gaura Chaturthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj.

3. (Mon) Gaura Panchami. Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami. Appearance day of Sri Vishnu Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, and Srila Raghunandan Thakur. Disappearance of Srila Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur, Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj, and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Svarup Parvat Maharaj. Sri Saraswati Puja.

5. (Wed) Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya (due to kshaya). Disappearance of Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu.

6. (Thu) Gaura Navami. Disappearance of Srila Madhva Acharya.

7. (Fri) Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharya.

8. (Sat) Gaura Ekadashi. Bhaimi Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

9. (Sun) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 06:19 and 10:01. Varaha Dvadashi. Appearance of Lord Varaha.

10. (Mon) Gaura Trayodashi. Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Grand festival and installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda Jiu at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Ekachakra Dham.

12. (Wed) Purnima. Sri Krishna's Madhurotsav. Appearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.

GOVINDA

15. (Sat) Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik Siddhanti Maharaj.

17. (Mon) Krishna Panchami. The 152nd divine appearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Anniversary festival of the installation of Sri Gupta Govardhan Sri Mandir, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Disappearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.

18. (Tue) Krishna Shashthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.

24. (Mon) Krishna Ekadashi. Vijaya Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Govinda Das Adhikari.

25. (Tue) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 06:08 and 09:57.

27. (Thu) Krishna Chaturdashi. Sri Sri Shivaratri (optional fast). Disappearance of Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram.

28. (Fri) Amavasya. Anniversary festival of the installation of Sri Sadashiva Gangadhar, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip.

 

March 2025

1. (Sat) Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami, and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj (due to kshaya). Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj.

2. (Sun) Gaura Tritiya. Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Radha Ramanasundar Jiu installation anniversary festival, at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Kaikhali, Kolkata.

3. (Mon) Gaura Chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas Das Adhikari Prabhu.

4. (Tue) Gaura Panchami. Disappearance of Sriyukta Tarangini Devi.

9. (Sun) Gaura Dashami. Adhivas festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. Beginning of annual seven day festival.

10. (Mon) Gaura Ekadashi. Amalaki Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama begins. Parikrama of Sri Ishodyan, Sri Yoga Pith (Sriman Mahaprabhu's appearance place), Srivas Angan, Sri Nrisimha Mandir, Sri Advaita Bhavan, Murari Gupta Bhavan, Sri Chaitanya Math, the Temple of Sri Sri Gandharvika-Giridhari and Sriman Mahaprabhu surrounded by the Acharyas of the four Vaishnava sampradayas, Srila Prabhupad's Samadhi Mandir, Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi, Sri Kazi Samadhi, Sharadanga Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sridhar Angan, and Sri Antardwip

11. (Tue) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:55 and 09:31. Parikrama of Praudha Maya, Vriddha Shiva, Sri Vishnu Priya's Deity of Sri Gauranga, Sri Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi Mandir, Sri Koladwip, and other places. Disappearance of Sripad Madhavendra Puri.

12. (Wed) Gaura Trayodashi. Parikrama of Sri Godrumadwip and Sri Madhyadwip, Sri Surabhi Kunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places.

13. (Thu) Gaura Chaturdashi. Adhivas observance ceremony of the appearance of Sri Gauranga. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip, Sri Modadrumadwip, Old Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhar Mandir, Vidya Nagar Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math, Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's appearance place, and the Deity served by Sri Saranga Murari and Vasudev Datta Thakur.

14. (Fri) Purnima. Sri Gauravirbhava Paurnamasi. Sri Gaura Purnima. Divine appearance of Sri Gauranga. Full fast until moonrise, then no grains. Grand festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Vasantotsav and Dol Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special offering of worship and arati. Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita reading and mahasankirtan. End of year 539 Gaurabda.

VISHNU

15. (Sat) Krishna Pratipad. Sri Gaura Purnima paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:52 and 09:49 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival. Start of year 540 Gaurabda.

19. (Wed) Krishna Panchami. Festival at the appearance place of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripat Hapaniya: grand appearance of the Holy Deities of Sripat Hapaniya, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinath Jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. Pancham Dol.

22. (Sat) Krishna Ashtami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.

23. (Sun) Krishna Navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vigraha Bhiksu Goswami Maharaj.

25. (Tue) Krishna Ekadashi. Papa Vimochani Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

26. (Wed) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:41 and 09:43. Festival in honour of Sriman Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Varaha Nagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendrachandra Bhattacharya Mahoday.

 

April 2025

3. (Thu) Gaura Shashti. Appearance of Sripad Ramanuja Acharya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj, (due to kshaya).

4. (Fri) Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.

6. (Sun) Gaura Navami. Sri Rama Navami. Full fast until noon. Appearance at noon of Sri Ramachandra.

8. (Tue) Gaura Ekadashi. Kamada Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip).

9. (Wed) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran (in Nabadwip) between 05:27 and 09:35. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

12. (Sat) Purnima. Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Balaram. Appearance of Srila Vamshi Vadanananda Thakur and Srila Shyamananda Prabhu.

 

Kindly note that the next 'Gaudiya Festival Dates' published from Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math will only be available around Sri Gaura-Purnima, 2025.

 


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