All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga
The Vaisnava Calendar
for the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math for 2007 to 2008 calculated for Kolkata, India. Start of 522 Gaurabda year Festivities for the 12 Vaisnava months starting from March 2007. Yours in the service of Sri Guru & Gauranga.
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Contents: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data according to Indian Standard Time: 1 Visnu Sunday, March 4, 2007 Krishna-pratipada. Paran by 9:52 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:52 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival. Friday, March 9, 2007 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. Monday, March 12, 2007 Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit. Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Krishna-dasami. Festival at Appearance Place of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripat Bamunpara. Thursday, March 15, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Pap-bimochoni Ekadasi. Fast Friday, March 16, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 09:46 a.m. Break of fast between 05:49 to 09:46 a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharyya. Friday, March 23, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanujacharyya Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bon Maharaj. Sunday, March 25, 2007 Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. Monday, March 26, 2007 11:32:08 AM IST 9. Navami Shukla paksha Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:36:53 AM IST 10. Dashami Shukla paksha Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon. * Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Paran by 9:40 a.m. for those who fasted the full day. ** Break of fast between sunrise and 9:40 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast. Friday, March 30, 2007 3:33:55 PM IST 13. Trayodashi Shukla paksha Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 09:40 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:40 a.m. Damanakaropana Dvadasi Monday, April 2, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Appearance of Srila Syamananda Prabhu. 2 MadhusudanSunday, April 8, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna das Babaji Maharaj. Tuesday, April 10, 2007 Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur. Friday, April 13, 2007 Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. Saturday, April 14, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Varuthini Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu. Sunday, April 15, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 09:31 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:31 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Amavasya (new-moon). Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit. Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. Thursday, April 19, 2007 Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
Friday, April 20, 2007 Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya – good day to start some works. Saturday, April 21, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharyya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj. Monday, April 23, 2007 Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja). Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, Appearance of Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi. Saturday, April 28, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Mohini-ekadasi fasting. Sunday, April 29, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 09:28 a.m. Rukmini Dvadasi vrata. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:28 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2007 Sri Nrisimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa). * Wednesday, May 2, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). 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. 3 Trivikram Thursday, May 3, 2007 Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. Monday, May 7, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Raya. Sunday, May 13, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Apara-Ekadasi. Fast. Monday, May 14, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 09:22 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:22 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. Wednesday, May 16, 2007 4:33:13 AM IST 15. Amavasya Krishna paksha Purushottam TrivikramSunday, May 27, 2007 Gaura Ekadasi. Fasting for Padmini Ekadasi. Monday, May 28, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 09:21 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:21 a.m. Monday, June 11, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Fasting for Parama Ekadasi. Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 09:22a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:22 a.m. Trivikrama continues Saturday, June 16, 2007 Gaura-pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Calcutta: Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Madana-Mohanjiu installation day festival. Monday, June 18, 2007 Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu). Monday, June 25, 2007 Gaura-dasami. Dasahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu. Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Fast of Nirjjala-ekadasi (without water). Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 09:25 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:25 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2007 Gaura-trayodasi. Grand Festival of Srila Raghunath das Goswami at Sripat Panihati Saturday, June 30, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit. 4 Vamana Sunday, July 1, 2007 Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu Sripad Rishabdev Das Adhikari. Monday, July 2, 2007 Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti-sampad. Thursday, July 5, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakresvara Pandit. Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Yogini Ekadasi. Fast. Thursday, July 12, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:29 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:29 a.m. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi. Saturday, July 14, 2007 Amavasya (new-moon). Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit Disappearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Sunday, July 15, 2007 Gaura-pratipad. Gundicha Marjana: cleaning Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham, and cleaning all Temples of the Lord. Monday, July 16, 2007 Gaura-dvitiya. Rathayatra of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Swarupa Damodara Goswami Prabhu. Thursday, July 19, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Hera-panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham. Saturday, July 22, 2007 Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari. Monday, July 23, 2007 Gaura-navami. Purna Yatra of Sri Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). Thursday, July 26, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Disappearance of Srimati Krishnamayi Devi. Friday, July 27, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:30 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 30, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Chaturmasya (when started on Purnima–as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math). (green leafy vegetable fast for one month) 5 Sridhar Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj. Friday, August 3, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Monday, August 6, 2007 Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu. Thursday, August 9, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast. Friday, August 10, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:33 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:33 a.m. Sunday, August 12, 2007 Amavasya (new-moon). Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya-varyya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Thursday, August 16, 2007 Friday, August 17, 2007 Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi das Babaji Maharaj. Monday, August 20, 2007 Gaura-saptami. Disappearance of Sripad Ananga Mohan Das Adhikari. Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj. Friday, August 24, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Pavitraropani Ekadasi. Fast. Beginning of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda Start of the one month festival of Sri Hari Smaran at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Saturday, August 25, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:32 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:32 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami Disappearance of Srila Gauri das Pandit Goswami. Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Appearance of Sri Baladeva. Fast until noon. * End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda. Second month of Caturmasya begins. (yogurt fast for one month) 6 Hrisikesha Tuesday, September 4, 2007 Krishna-astami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami. Complete fast until midnight (then no grains). * Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Krishna-navami. Sri Janmastami paran before 9:31 a.m. ** Break of fast between sunrise and 9:31 a.m. Sri Nandotsava. Appearance of Visvavarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad. Friday, September 7, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Annada Ekadasi. Fast. Saturday, September 8, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:30 a.m. Break fast 05:21 - 09:30 Break of fast between sunrise and 9:52 a.m. Sunday, September 16, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu. Monday, September 17, 2007 Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi. Thursday, September 20, 2007 Gaura-astami. Sri Radhastami. Srimati Radharani’s appearance at noon. Fast until noon. * Sunday, September 23, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Parshvaika Ekadasi. Fast. Monday, September 24, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Vamanadeva. Paran after the worship of Sri Vamanadeva and by 9:28 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:28 a.m. Appearance of Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu. Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur. Third month of Caturmasya begins. (milk fast for one month) Purnima (full-moon). Visvarupa Mahotsava. End of month long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. 7 Padmanabha Friday, September 28, 2007 Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. Saturday, October 6, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Indira Ekadasi. Fast. Sunday, October 7, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:27 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:27 a.m. Sunday, October 14, 2007 Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Sri Yukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani. Sunday, October 21, 2007 Gaura-dasami. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacharyya. Monday, October 22, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Pasankosa Ekadasi. Fast Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:27 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:27 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath das Goswami, Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami Disappearance of Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami. Friday, October 26, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). 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. Fourth month of Caturmasya begins. (urad dal fast for one month) 8 Damodara Sunday, October 28, 2007 Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharaj. Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. Friday, November 2, 2007 Krishna-astami. Bahulastami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha-kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Saturday, November 3, 2007 Krishna-navami. Grand 113th Appearance festival of 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. Monday, November 5, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Rama Ekadasi. Fast. Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:29 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:29 a.m. Subha Vijay festival of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu at Sripat Panihati. Thursday, November 8, 2007 Krishna-chaturdasi. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs. Friday, November 9, 2007 Amavasya (new-moon). Dipavali. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs. Sunday, November 11, 2007 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. Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Gaura-tritiya. 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). Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Visvarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad. Thursday, November 15, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. Sunday, November 18, 2007 Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhara das Goswami, Disappearance of Srila Dhananjaya Pandit Disappearance of Srila Srinivas Acharyya Prabhu. Sri Gopastami, Sri Gosthastami, Go-puja and Go-gras dan. Wednesday, November 21, 2007 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. Thursday, November 22, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:34 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:34 a.m. Friday, November 23, 2007 Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami Disappearance of Srila Kasisvar Pandit. Saturday, November 24, 2007 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). 9 Keshava Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Utpanna Ekadasi. Fast. Thursday, December 6, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:40 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:40 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur Disappearance of Srila Kaliya Krishna Das. Friday, December 7, 2007 Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur. Sunday, December 9, 2007 Amavasya (new-moon). Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan. Saturday, December 15, 2007 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. Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan das Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman Maharaj. Thursday, December 20, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Moksa Ekadasi. Fast. Friday, December 21, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:48 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:48 a.m. 10 Narayana Tuesday, December 25, 2007 Krishna-dvitiya. The grand celebration of the 78th Anniversary of the Divine Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Acharyya and Sevaite Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Krishna-tritiya. Festivals at the appearance place of Srila B.S.Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his youth pastimes place: Bamunpara and Nadanghat festivals. Thursday, December 27, 2007 Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance festival of the founder of the worldwide Sri Chaitanya Maths and Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Friday, January 4, 2008 Krishna-ekadasi. Saphala Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit Disappearance of Srimad Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj. Saturday, January 5, 2008 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:55 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:55 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudeva Srauti Maharaj. Sunday, January 6, 2008 Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit Disappearance of Srila Uddharan das Thakur. Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of Srila Lochan das Thakur. Friday, January 11, 2008 Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu Disappearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit. Saturday, January 19, 2008 Gaura-ekadasi. Putrada Ekadasi. Fast. Sunday, January 20, 2008 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:59 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:59 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Purnima (full-moon). Pusyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna. 11 Madhava Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Krishna-pratipad. Festival in remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila. Saturday, January 26, 2008 Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance of Sripad Jadavendu Bhakti Chandan. Sunday, January 27, 2008 Krishna-panchami. Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj. Monday, January 28, 2008 Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Jayadeva Goswami Prabhu. Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Lochan das Thakur. Sunday, February 3, 2008 Krishna-ekadasi. Sat-tila Ekadasi. Fast. Monday, February 4, 2008 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:59 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:59 a.m. Friday, February 8, 2008 Gaura-pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurav Vaikhanas Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhuri das Adhikari. Saturday, February 9, 2008 Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. Monday, February 11, 2008 Gaura-panchami. Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami. Sri Saraswati Puja. Appearance day of Sri Vishnu Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Appearance of Srila Raghunath das Goswami, Appearance of Srila Raghunandana Thakur. Disappearance of Srila Viswanath Chakravarti Thakur, Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Svarupa Parvat Maharaj. Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharyya. Disappearance of Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu. Friday, February 15, 2008 Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Sripad Madhvacharyya. Saturday, February 16, 2008 Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanujacharyya. Sunday, February 17, 2008 Gaura-ekadasi. Bhaimi Ekadasi. Fast. Monday, February 18, 2008 Gaura-dvadasi. Varaha Dvadasi. Paran after the worship of Varahadev and before 9.57 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:57 a.m. Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon. * Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Gaura-chaturdasi. Paran by 9:56 a.m. for those who fasted the previous day. ** Break of fast between sunrise and 9:56 a.m. Thursday, February 21, 2008 Purnima (full-moon). Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Sri Krishna’s Madhurotsava 12 Govinda Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Krishna-panchami. The festival of the Divine Appearance of the founder of the worldwide Sri Chaitanya Math and 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. Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Krishna-sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. Monday, March 3, 2008 Krishna-ekadasi. Fast of Viyay Ekadasi. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Govinda das Adhikari. Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Paran by 9:52 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:52 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008 Krishna-chaturdasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri. (Optional fast.) Friday, March 7, 2008 Amavasya (new-moon). Paran by 9:50 a.m. for those who fasted. ** Break of fast between sunrise and 9:50 a.m. Anniversary Festival of the installation of Sri Sadasiva Gangadhara, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Saturday, March 8, 2008 Gaura-pratipat. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj, Disappearance of Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaj. Monday, March 10, 2008 Gaura-tritiya. Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Ramanasundarjiu installation anniversary festival, at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Kaikhali, Kolkata. Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Gaura-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purusottama Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas Dasadhikari Prabhu. Sunday, March 16, 2008 Gaura-dasami. Adhivas Festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. Beginning of annual seven day festival. Monday, March 17, 2008 Gaura-ekadasi. Fast. Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi 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. Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:45 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:45 a.m. Parikrama of Prodamaya Briddha Shiva, Sri Vishnupriya’s own Deity of Sri Gauranga, Sri Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj’s Samadhi Mandir, Koladvip, etc. Disappearance of Sripad Madhavendra Puri. Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Gaura-trayodasi. Parikrama of Sri Godruma and Madhyadvip, Sri Surabhikunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places. Thursday, March 20, 2008 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. Friday, March 21, 2008 Purnima 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. 1 VisnuSunday, March 23, 2008 Krishna-pratipada. Paran by 9:43 a.m. ** Break of fast between sunrise and 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. Thursday, March 27, 2008 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 Santa Maharaj. Tithi Start Times for India Standard Time Zone | |||
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