All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga
Gaudiya Festival Dates
2011 to 2012 - Sri Gaurabda
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All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga Gaudiya Festival Dates 2011 to 2012 - Sri Gaurabda
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| All dates and times listed here are calculated for Kolkata, India, as referred to at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham. |
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This
calendar is based on the translation of the Bengali Vaisnava Calendar,
"Sri Gaudiya Parvva Talika," compiled by Sriyukta Dibyendu
Bhattacharya, M.Sc., B.T., Jyotibhushan, Headmaster.
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Translated to English by Sripad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj.
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2011:
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March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
These earlier calendars are also available:
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2012:
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January | February | March | |
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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 as followed in Nabadwip. Made by Sadhu Priya Prabhu of Australia, with dates up to Sri Gaura-Purnima 2012. (16 kilobytes download, then expand and drag to the iCal calendars window.) |
For earlier dates in 2011, please see the previous calendar: 2010 to 2011.
17. (Thu) Gaura-trayodasi. Paran by 6:53 a.m. Parikrama of Sri Godruma and Madhyadvip, Sri Surabhikunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places.
18. (Fri) 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.
19. (Sat) 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 526 Gaurabda year.
VISHNU
20. (Sun) Krishna-pratipad. Paran by 9:45 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival.
24. (Thu) 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. Pancham Dol.27. (Sun) Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.
28. (Mon) Krishna-navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vigraha Bhiksu Goswami Maharaj.
30. (Wed) Krishna-ekadasi. Pap-bimochani Ekadasi. Fast.
31. (Thu) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:39 a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharya.
8. (Fri) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanujacharya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bon Maharaj.
10. (Sun) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.
12. (Tue) Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon.
14. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast.
15. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:32 a.m. Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and this year will be the Installation of Sri Murti of His Divine Grace in his Samadhi Mandir.
18. (Mon) Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu.
MADHUSUDAN
22. (Fri) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna das Babaji Maharaj.
24. (Sun) Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur.
27. (Wed) Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan das Thakur.
28. (Thu) Krishna-ekadasi. No Fast. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu.
29. (Fri) Krishna-dvadasi. Byanjuli Mahadvadasi. Fast.
30. (Sat) Krishna-trayodasi. Paran by 6:13 a.m.
3. (Tue) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit.
4. (Wed) Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.
5. (Thu) Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
6. (Fri) Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya good day to start some works.
8. (Sun) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj.
10. (Tue) Gaura-saptami. Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja).
12. (Thu) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, and Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi.
13. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. No Fast.
14. (Sat) Gaura-dvadasi. Fasting of Mohini Ekadasi.
15. (Sun) Gaura-trayodasi. Paran by 9:22 a.m.
16. (Mon) Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrsimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrsimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa).
17. (Tue) Purnima. Sri Nrsimha-chaturdasi paran by 9:22 a.m. Sri Krishna's Phul-dola and Salil Bihar. Buddha Purnima: Appearance day of Lord Buddha. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya.
TRIVIKRAM
18. (Wed) Krishna-pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.
22. (Sun) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Raya.
28. (Sat) Krishna-ekadasi. Apara Ekadasi. Fast.
29. (Sun) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:21 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur.
1. (Wed) Amavasya.
2. (Thu) Gaura-pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Calcutta: Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Madana-Mohanjiu installation day festival.
5. (Sun) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu).
11. (Sat) Gaura-dasami. Dasahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu.
12. (Sun) Gaura-ekadasi. Nirjalla Ekadasi. Fast. (without water).
13. (Mon) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 7:11 a.m.
14. (Tue) Gaura-trayodasi. Grand Festival of Srila Raghunath das Goswami at Sripat Panihati.
15. (Wed) Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit.
VAMAN
16. (Thu) Krishna-pratipad. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu and Sripad Rishabdev Das Adhikari.
17. (Fri) Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti-sampad Prabhu.
20. (Mon) Krishna-panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakresvara Pandit.
27. (Mon) Krishna-ekadasi. Yogini Ekadasi. Fast.
28. (Tue) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:25 a.m. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi.
1. (Fri) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur.
2. (Sat) Gaura-pratipad. Gundicha Marjana: cleaning Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham, and cleaning all Temples of the Lord.
3. (Sun) Gaura-dvitiya. Rathayatra of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu.
6. (Wed) Gaura-panchami. Hera-panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham.
8. (Fri) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari.
10. (Sun) Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Disappearance of Srimati Krishnamayi Devi.
11. (Mon) Gaura-ekadasi. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast. Purna Yatra of Sri Jagannath Dev (Return car festival).
12. (Tue) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:29 a.m.
15. (Fri) Sri 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
17. (Sun) Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.
20. (Wed) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu.
23. (Sat) Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.
26. (Tue) Krishna-ekadasi. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast.
27. (Wed) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:31 a.m.
30. (Sat) Amavasya. Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
3. (Wed) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi das Babaji Maharaj.
6. (Sat) Gaura-saptami. Disappearance of Sripad Ananga Mohan Das Adhikari.
8. (Mon) Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj.
9. (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.
10. (Wed) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:32 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri Das Pandit Goswami.
13. (Sat) Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladeva. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda.
HRISHIKESH
22. (Mon) Krishna-astami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami. Complete fast until midnight (then no grains).
23. (Tue) Krishna-navami. Sri Nandotsava. Sri Janmastami paran by 9:25 a.m. Appearance of Visvavarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
25. (Thu) Krishna-ekadasi. Annada Ekadasi. Fast.
26. (Fri) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:31 a.m.
2. (Fri) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu.
4. (Sun) Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi.
5. (Mon) Gaura-astami. Sri Radhastami. Srimati Radharani's appearance at noon. Fast until noon.
8. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi. Parshvaikadasi. Vishnu-srinkala-yoga. Fast.
9. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Vamanadeva. Paran after the worship of Sri Vamanadeva and by 9:30 a.m. Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu.
10. (Sat) Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur.
11. (Sun) Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur.
12. (Mon) Purnima. Visvarupa Mahotsava. End of month long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
PADMANABHA
14. (Wed) Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Goswami Maharaj.
23. (Fri) Krishna-ekadasi. Indira Ekadasi. Fast.
24. (Sat) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:29 a.m.
28. (Wed) Gaura-pratipad. Grand celebration of the Appearance festival of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Acharya and Sevaite Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
30. (Fri) Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Sri Yukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani.
6. (Thu) Gaura-dasami. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacharya.
7. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. No Fast.
8. (Sat) Gaura-dvadasi. Paksavarddhini Mahadvadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami and Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami.
9. (Sun) Gaura-trayodasi. Paran by 9:27 a.m.
11. (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
15. (Sat) Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharaj.
17. (Mon) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur.
18. (Tue) Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
20. (Thu) Krishna-astami. Bahulastami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha-kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
21. (Fri) Krishna-navami. The Grand 117th Appearance Day Celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Founder President Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu. Disappearance of Sripad Sakhicharan das Babaji Maharaj.
23. (Sun) Krishna-ekadasi. Rama Ekadasi. Fast.
24. (Mon) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:07 a.m. Subha Vijay festival of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu at Sripat Panihati.
25. (Tue) Krishna-chaturdasi. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.
26. (Wed) Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.
27. (Thu) 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.
28. (Fri) 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).
30. (Sun) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Visvarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
31. (Mon) Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.
3. (Thu) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhara das Goswami, Srila Dhananjaya Pandit and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopastami, Sri Gosthastami, Go-puja and Go-gras dan.
6. (Sun) Gaura-ekadasi. Sri Utthana Ekadasi. Fast. 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.
7. (Mon) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:29 a.m.
9. (Wed) Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kasisvar Pandit.
10. (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 Acharya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyamaseva vratas when began from the Purnima day (as in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math).
KESHAVA
21. (Mon) Krishna-ekadasi. Utpanna Ekadasi. Fast.
22. (Tue) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:35 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishna Das.
23. (Wed) Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.
25. (Fri) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan.
30. (Wed) 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.
2. (Fri) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan das Babaji Maharaj.
4. (Sun) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.
5. (Mon) Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman Maharaj.
6. (Tue) Gaura-ekadasi. Moksada Ekadasi. Fast.
7. (Wed) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:47 a.m.
10. (Sat) Purnima.
NARAYAN
12. (Mon) Krishna-dvitiya. The Grand 83nd Appearance Day Celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Sevaite President Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
13. (Tue) Krishna-tritiya. Festivals at the appearance place of Srila B.S.Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his youth pastimes place: Bamunpara and Nadanghat festivals.
14. (Wed) Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.
21. (Wed) Krishna-ekadasi. Trisprsa Mahadvadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj.
22. (Thu) Krishna-trayodasi. Paran by 9:49 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudeva Srauti Maharaj. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan das Thakur.
25. (Sun) Gaura-pratipad. (Christmas Day.) Appearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.
27. (Tue) Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadish Pandit.
1. (Sun) (New Year's Day.)
5. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi Putrada Ekadasi. Fast.
6. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:56 a.m. Appearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.
9. (Mon) Purnima. Pusyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna.
MADHAVA
12. (Thu) Krishna-tritiya. Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj.
13. (Fri) Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance of Sripad Jadavendu Bhakti Chandan.
14. (Sat) Krishna-panchami. Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to Katwa to take sannyas.
15. (Sun) Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Jayadev Goswami.
16. (Mon) Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur. Remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila.
19. (Thu) Krishna-ekadasi. Sat-tila Ekadasi. Fast.
20. (Fri) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 10:00 a.m.
24. (Tue) Gaura-pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurav Vaikhanas Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhuri das Adhikari.
25. (Wed) Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj.
28. (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.
30. (Mon) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.
31. (Tue) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu.
1. (Wed) Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Srila Madhvacharya.
2. (Thu) Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanujacharya.
3. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. Bhaimi Ekadasi. Fast.
4. (Sat) Gaura-dvadasi. Varaha Dvadasi. Appearance of Lord Varahadev. Paran after the worship of Varahadev and between 9:12 a.m and 10:01 a.m.
5. (Sun) Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon. Grand festival and installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Ekachakra Dham.
6. (Mon) Gaura-chaturdasi. Paran by 10:00 a.m. for those who fasted the previous day.
7. (Tue) Purnima. Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Sri Krishna's Madhurotsava.
GOVINDA
10. (Fri) Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik Siddhanti Maharaj.
12. (Sun) Krishna-panchami. The 139th 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.
13. (Mon) Krishna-sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.
18. (Sat) Trisprsa Mahadvadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Govinda das Adhikari.
19. (Sun) Krishna-trayodasi. Paran by 9:58 a.m.
20. (Mon) Krishna-chaturdasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri. (Optional fast.)
21. (Tue) Amavasya. Paran by 9:55 a.m. for those who fasted. Anniversary Festival of the installation of Sri Sadasiva Gangadhara, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip.
22. (Wed) Gaura-pratipad. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaj.
24. (Fri) Gaura-tritiya. Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Gandharva-Radha-Ramanasundarjiu installation anniversary festival, at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Kaikhali, Kolkata.
26. (Sun) Gaura-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purusottama Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas Dasadhikari Prabhu.
27. (Mon) Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of Srimati Tarangini Devi.
3. (Sat) Gaura-dasami. Adhivas Festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. Beginning of annual seven day festival.
4. (Sun) 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, Acharya Chatustya Samanita, Sri Sri Gandharvika Giridhari and Sriman 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.
5. (Mon) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:52 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad 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.
6. (Tue) Gaura-trayodasi.Parikrama of Sri Godruma and Madhyadvip, Sri Surabhikunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places.
7. (Wed) 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.
8. (Thu) 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 527 Gaurabda year.
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9. (Fri) Krishna-pratipad. Paran by 9:50 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival.
13. (Tue) Krishna-sasthi. 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. 2011: |
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