Gaudiya Festival Dates 2008 to 2009

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga

Gaudiya Festival Dates

2008 to 2009 Sri Gaurabda 523

Also: Californian Vaisnava Calendar with local Ekadasi dates and paran times. Two versions of the calendar: events as a list and as a wall calendar, prepared by Sripad B.P. Janardan Maharaj.

Also: UK Vaisnava Calendar with local Ekadasi dates and paran times. Two versions of the calendar: events as a list and as a wall calendar, prepared by the London devotees.

This calendar is based on the translation of the Bengali Vaisnava Calendar, "Sri Gaudiya Parvva Talika," compiled by Sriyukta Dibyendu Bhattacharyya, M.Sc., B.T., Jyotibhushan, Headmaster.

Translated to English by Sripad Bhakti Nirmal Acharyya Maharaj.

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

2008:	March \| April \| May \| June \| July \| August \| September \| October \| November \| December	These earlier calendars are also available: 2007 to 2008 2006 to 2007 2005 to 2006 2004 to 2005 2003 to 2004 2002 to 2003 2001 to 2002
2009:	January \| February \| March
	Also available as an iCal format Vaisnava Calendar, for Macintosh computers running System X, and PC's using the free 'Sunbird' download, for automatic notification of Ekadasi dates and other special events. This calendar should also now show the same dates for users whose computers are set to different time zones other than Nabadwip's. Made by Sadhu Priya Prabhu of Australia, with dates up to Sri Gaura-Purnima 2009. (16 kilobytes download, then expand and drag to the iCal calendars window.)

MARCH 2008

For earlier dates in 2008, please see the previous calendar: 2007 to 2008.

19. (Wed) Gaura-trayodasi. Parikrama of Sri Godruma and Madhyadvip, Sri Surabhikunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places.

20. (Thu) Gaura-chaturdasi. Adhivas observance ceremony of the Appearance of Sri Gauranga. Parikrama of Sri Koladvip, Sri Ritudvip, Sri Jahnudvip, Sri Modadrumadvip, etc., Old Sri Gaura-Gadadhar Mandir, Vidyanagar Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math, Sri Vrindavan das Thakur's Appearance Place, and the Deity served by Sri Saranga Murari and Vasudeva Datta Thakur.

21. (Fri) Sri Gauravirbhava Paurnamasi. Sri Gaura-Purnima. Divine Appearance of Sri Gauranga. Total fast until moonrise, then no grains. Grand Festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Vasantotsav and Dolyatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special offering of worship and arati. Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita reading and Maha-Sankirttana. Start of 523 Gaurabda year.

VISHNU

22. (Sat) Krishna-pratipad. Paran by 9:43 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival.

26. (Wed) Krishna-panchami. Festival at 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-Gopinathjiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saran Santa Maharaj. Pancham dol.

30. (Sun) Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.

APRIL 2008

2. (Wed) Krishna-ekadasi. Fast. Pap-bimochoni Ekadasi.

3. (Thu) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:37 a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharyya.

10. (Thu) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanujacharyya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bon Maharaj.

12. (Sat) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.

14. (Mon) Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon.

15. (Tue) Gaura-dasami. Paran by 9:31 a.m. for those who fasted the full day.

16. (Wed) Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast.

17. (Thu) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:30 a.m.

20. (Sun) Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu.

MADHUSUDAN

25. (Fri) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna das Babaji Maharaj.

27. (Sun) Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur.

30. (Wed) Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur.

MAY 2008

1. (Thu) Krishna-ekadasi. Fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu.

2. (Fri) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran between 7:13 a.m. and 9:31 a.m.

5. (Mon) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit.

6. (Tue) Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.

7. (Wed) Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.

8. (Thu) Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya good day to start some works.

10. (Sat) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharyya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj.

11. (Sun) Gaura-saptami. Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja).

13. (Tue) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, also of Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi.

15. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi. No Fast.

16. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Paksavarddhini Mahadvadasi. Fast.

17. (Sat) Gaura-trayodasi. Paran by 9:21 a.m.

18. (Sun) Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrisimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa).

19. (Mon) Purnima. Paran by 9:20 a.m. Sri Krishna's Phul-dola and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharyya. Buddha Purnima: Appearance day of Lord Buddha.

TRIVIKRAM

21. (Wed) Krishna-pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.

25. (Sun) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Raya.

31. (Sat) Krishna-ekadasi. Apara Ekadasi. Fast.

JUNE 2008

1. (Sun) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 8:37 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur.

3. (Tue) Amavasya.

4. (Wed) Gaura-pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Calcutta: Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Madana-Mohanjiu installation day festival.

7. (Sat) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu).

13. (Fri) Gaura-dasami. Dasahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu.

14. (Sat) Gaura-ekadasi. Fast of Nirjala-ekadasi (without water).

15. (Sun) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:20 a.m.

16. (Mon) Gaura-trayodasi. Grand Festival of Srila Raghunath das Goswami at Sripat Panihati.

18. (Wed) Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit.

VAMAN

19. (Thu) Krishna-pratipad. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu and Sripad Rishabdev Das Adhikari.

20. (Fri) Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti-sampad.

23. (Mon) Krishna-panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakresvara Pandit.

29. (Sun) Krishna-ekadasi. Yogini Ekadasi. Fast.

30. (Mon) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:25 a.m. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi.

JULY 2008

3. (Thu) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Gundicha Marjana: cleaning Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham, and cleaning all Temples of the Lord.

4. (Fri) Gaura-dvitiya. Rathayatra of Sri Jagannath Dev.

5. (Sat) Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Swarupa Damodara Goswami Prabhu.

7. (Mon) Gaura-panchami. Hera-panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham.

10. (Thu) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari.

12. (Sat) Gaura-dasami. Purna Yatra of Sri Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Disappearance of Srimati Krishnamayi Devi.

14. (Mon) Gaura-ekadasi. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast.

15. (Tue) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 7:52 a.m.

18. (Fri) Guru Purnima. Appearance of Srila Vyasadev. Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Chaturmasya (when started on Purnima as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math).

SRIDHAR

22. (Tue) Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.

23. (Wed) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu.

26. (Sat) Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.

29. (Tue) Krishna-ekadasi. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast.

30. (Wed) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran between 6:33 a.m. and 9:31 a.m.

AUGUST 2008

1. (Fri) Amavasya. Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya-varyya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

5. (Tue) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi das Babaji Maharaj.

8. (Fri) Gaura-saptami. Disappearance of Sripad Ananga Mohan Das Adhikari.

10. (Sun) Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj.

12. (Tue) Gaura-ekadasi. Pavitraropani Ekadasi. Fast. 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.

13. (Wed) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:32 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri das Pandit Goswami.

16. (Sat) Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladeva. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda. Lunar Eclipse at 1:06 a.m.

HRISHIKESH

24. (Sun) Krishna-astami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami. Complete fast until midnight (then no grains).

25. (Mon) Krishna-navami. Sri Nandotsava. Sri Janmastami paran between 8:52 a.m. and 9:31 a.m. Appearance of Visvavarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.

27. (Wed) Krishna-ekadasi. Annada Ekadasi. Fast.

28. (Thu) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 6:11 a.m.

SEPTEMBER 2008

4. (Thu) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu.

7. (Sun) Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi.

8. (Mon) Gaura-astami. Sri Radhastami. Srimati Radharani's appearance at noon. Fast until noon.

11. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi. Parshvaika Ekadasi. Vishnu-srnkala-yoga. Fast.

12. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Vamanadeva. Paran after the worship of Sri Vamanadeva and by 9:29 a.m. Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu.

13. (Sat) Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur.

14. (Sun) Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur.

15. (Mon) Purnima. Visvarupa Mahotsava. End of month long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

PADMANABHA

17. (Wed) Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Goswami Maharaj.

25. (Thu) Krishna-ekadasi. Fasting of Indira Ekadasi.

26. (Fri) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:28 a.m.

OCTOBER 2008

2. (Thu) Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Sri Yukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani.

9. (Thu) Gaura-dasami. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacharyya.

10. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. Fast of Pasankosa Ekadasi.

11. (Sat) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 10:00 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami and Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami.

14. (Tue) Purnima. Saradiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Beginning of Urja-vrata, Damodara-vrata, Karttika-vrata or Niyamaseva-vrata if begun from the purnima day, as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

DAMODAR

17. (Fri) Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharaj.

19. (Sun) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur.

20. (Mon) Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.

22. (Wed) Krishna-astami. Bahulastami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha-kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

23. (Thu) Krishna-navami. The Grand 114th Appearance Day Celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Founder President Acharyya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya-varyya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu. Disappearance of Sripad Sakhicharan das Babaji Maharaj.

24. (Fri) Krishna-ekadasi. No Fast.

25. (Sat) Krishna-dvadasi. Fasting for Rama Ekadasi. Subha Vijay festival of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu at Sripat Panihati.

26. (Sun) Krishna-trayodasi. Paran by 9:27 a.m.

27. (Mon) Krishna-chaturdasi. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.

28. (Tue) Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.

29. (Wed) Gaura-pratipada. Go-puja (cow-worship) and Go-krida (the pleasure of the cows). Sri Govardhan-puja. Annakut Mahotsava: Grand festival and puja to Sri Sri Anu Giriraj at Srila Sridhar Swami Sevashram in Sri Govardhan and Sri Gupta-Govardhan-puja festival at Sri Govinda Kunda in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip. Balidaityaraj-puja.

30. (Thu) 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).

NOVEMBER 2008

2. (Sun) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Visvarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.

3. (Mon) Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.

6. (Thu) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhara das Goswami, Srila Dhananjaya Pandit and Srila Srinivas Acharyya Prabhu. Sri Gopastami, Sri Gosthastami, Go-puja and Go-gras dan.

9. (Sun) Gaura-ekadasi. Fast of Sri Utthana Ekadasi. Disappearance of Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kisora das Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj. Sri Bhisma-Panchaka.

10. (Mon) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:30 a.m.

12. (Wed) Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kasisvar Pandit.

13. (Thu) Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Krishna. Installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Gandharvva-Rasabiharijiu, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Sri Vrindavan. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Acharyya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyamaseva vratas when began from the Purnima day (as in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math).

KESHAVA

23. (Sun) Krishna-ekadasi. Utpanna Ekadasi. Fast.

24. (Mon) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:35 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishna Das.

25. (Tue) Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.

27. (Thu) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan.

DECEMBER 2008

4. (Thu) Gaura-sasthi and Oran-sasthi. Grand festival for honouring the appearance of Sri Sri Nitai-Chaitanya Deities at Sri Puri Dham, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

6. (Sat) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan das Babaji Maharaj.

7. (Sun) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.

8. (Mon) Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman Maharaj.

9. (Tue) Gaura-ekadasi. Trisparsa Mahadvadasi. Fast.

10. (Wed) Gaura-trayodasi. Paran by 9:42 a.m.

NARAYAN

14. (Sun) Krishna-dvitiya. The Grand 80th Appearance Day Celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Sevaite President Acharyya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

15. (Mon) Krishna-tritiya. Festivals at the appearance place of Srila B.S.Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his youth pastimes place: Bamunpara and Nadanghat festivals.

16. (Tue) Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.

23. (Tue) Krishna-ekadasi. Saphala Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj.

24. (Wed) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:50 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudeva Srauti Maharaj.

25. (Thu) Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan das Thakur.

28. (Sun) Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Srila Lochan das Thakur.

30. (Tue) Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadish Pandit.

JANUARY 2009

7. (Wed) Gaura-ekadasi. Fasting of Putrada Ekadasi. Appearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.

8. (Thu) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:56 a.m.

11. (Sun) Purnima. Pusyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna.

MADHAVA

13. (Tue) Krishna-tritiya. Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj. Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to Katwa to take sannyas.

14. (Wed) Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance of Sripad Jadavendu Bhakti Chandan.

15. (Thu) Festival in remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila.

16. (Fri) Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Jayadeva Goswami Prabhu.

18. (Sun) Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lochan das Thakur.

21. (Wed) Krishna-ekadasi. No Fast.

22. (Thu) Krishna-dvadasi. Baynjuli Mahadvadasi. Fast.

23. (Fri) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 6:54 a.m.

27. (Tue) Gaura-pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurav Vaikhanas Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhuri das Adhikari.

28. (Wed) Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj.

31. (Sat) Gaura-panchami. Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami. Sri Saraswati Puja. Appearance day of Sri Vishnu Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunath das Goswami, and Srila Raghunandana Thakur. Disappearance of Srila Viswanath Chakravarti Thakur, Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Svarupa Parvat Maharaj.

FEBRUARY 2009

2. (Mon) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharyya.

3. (Tue) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu.

4. (Wed) Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Srila Madhvacharyya.

5. (Thu) Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanujacharyya.

6. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi. Varaha Dvadasi.

7. (Sat) Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon. Paran after the worship of Nityananda Prabhu and before 9:59 a.m. Festival in Ekachakra Dham.

8. (Sun) Gaura-chaturdasi. Paran by 9:59 a.m. for those who fasted the previous day.

9. (Mon) Purnima. Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Sri Krishna's Madhurotsava.

GOVINDA

14. (Sat) Krishna-panchami. The 136th Divine Appearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Anniversary Festival of the installation of Sri Gupta-Govardhan Sri Mandir, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Disappearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.

15. (Sun) Krishna-sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.

20. (Fri) Krishna-ekadasi. No Fast. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Govinda das Adhikari.

21. (Sat) Krishna-dvadasi. Paksavarddhini Mahadvadasi. Fast.

22. (Sun) Krishna-trayodasi. Paran by 9:56 a.m.

23. (Mon) Krishna-chaturdasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri. (Optional fast.)

24. (Tue) Amavasya. Paran by 9:51 a.m. for those who fasted. Anniversary Festival of the installation of Sri Sadasiva Gangadhara, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip.

26. (Thu) Gaura-pratipad. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaj.

28. (Sat) Gaura-tritiya. Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Ramanasundarjiu installation anniversary festival, at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Kaikhali, Kolkata.

MARCH 2009

1. (Sun) Gaura-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purusottama Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas Dasadhikari Prabhu.Disappearance of Srimati Tarangini Devi.

6. (Fri) Gaura-dasami. Adhivas Festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. Beginning of annual seven day festival.

7. (Sat) Gaura-ekadasi. Amlaki Ekadasi. Fast. Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama begins. Parikrama of Sri Ishodyan, Sri Yogapitha (Sriman Mahaprabhu's Appearance Place), Srivas Angan, Sri Nrisimha Mandir, Sri Advaita Bhavan, Murari Gupta Bhavan, Sri Chaitanya Math, Acharyya Chatustya Samanita, Sri Sri Gandharvika Giridhari and Sri Mahaprabhu Mandir, Srila Prabhupad's Samadhi Mandir, Srila Gaura Kishora das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi Prabriti, Sri Kazi Samadhi, Sharadanga Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sridhar Angan and Sri Simantadvip, Sri Rudradvip, Sri Antardvip.

8. (Sun) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:50 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Madhavendra Puri. Parikrama of Praudhamaya, Briddha Shiva, Sri Vishnupriya's own Deity of Sri Gauranga, Sri Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi Mandir, Koladvip, etc.

9. (Mon) Gaura-trayodasi. Parikrama of Sri Godruma and Madhyadvip, Sri Surabhikunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places.

10. (Tue) Gaura-chaturdasi. Adhivas observance ceremony of the Appearance of Sri Gauranga. Parikrama of Sri Koladvip, Sri Ritudvip, Sri Jahnudvip, Sri Modadrumadvip, etc., Old Sri Gaura-Gadadhar Mandir, Vidyanagar Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math, Sri Vrindavan das Thakur's Appearance Place, and the Deity served by Sri Saranga Murari and Vasudeva Datta Thakur.

11. (Wed) Sri Gauravirbhava Paurnamasi. Sri Gaura-Purnima. Divine Appearance of Sri Gauranga. Total fast until moonrise, then no grains. Grand Festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Vasantotsav and Dolyatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special offering of worship and arati. Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita reading and Maha-Sankirttana. Start of 524 Gaurabda year.

VISHNU

12. (Thu) Krishna-pratipad. Paran by 9:48 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival.

16. (Mon) 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 Gopinathjiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram.
Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saran Shanta Maharaj.

Kindly note that the next "Gaudiya Festival Dates" published from Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math will only be available around Sri Gaura-Purnima, 2009.

2008:	March \| April \| May \| June \| July \| August \| September \| October \| November \| December	These earlier calendars are also available: 2007 to 2008 2006 to 2007 2005 to 2006 2004 to 2005 2003 to 2004 2002 to 2003 2001 to 2002
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