calendario vaisnava scsmath

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga

Gaudiya Vaishnava
Festival Calendar
(2008 – 2009)
Sri Gaurabda 523

Founder Acharyya—Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj
President Acharyya—Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
London, United Kingdom (valevole anche per l'Italia)

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.
Ekadasi dates and paran times are calculated for London, United Kingdom.
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 Ekadasis and their associated paran (break fast) times 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 great 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 in Nabadwip.

Start of 523 Gaurabda year.
VISHNU
MARCH 2008
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 between 6:27 and 10:45 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-ekadasi. No Fast. Paran by 9:31 a.m. for those who fasted the full day
for Rama-navami.
16. (Wed) Gaura-dvadasi. Damanakaropana Maha-dvadasi. Fasting for Kamada
Ekadasi.
17. (Thu) Gaura-trayodasi. Paran between 05:56 and 10:32 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 05:27 a.m. and 10:21 a.m.
5. (Mon) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit.
6. (Tue) Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka
Paramahamsa Maharaj.
MAY 2008 cont…
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. Fast.
16. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran between 05:04 and 10:13 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 between 04:46 and 10:08 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.
JUNE 2008 cont…
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 between 04:40 and 10:08 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.
VAMANA
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 between 04:45 and 10:11 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.
JULY 2008 cont…
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.
13. (Sun) Gaura-ekadasi. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast.
14. (Mon) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran between 04:57 and 10:16 a.m.
18. (Fri) Purnima. 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.
28. (Mon) Krishna-ekadasi. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast.
29. (Tue) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran between 05:17 and 10:23 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 between 05:50 and 10:30 a.m. Disappearance of Srila
Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri das Pandit Goswami.
AUGUST 2008 cont…
16. (Sat) Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladeva. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of
Sri Sri Radha Govinda. Lunar Eclipse
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.
26 . Krishna-ekadasi. No Fast
27. (Wed) Krishna-dvadasi. Maha-dvadasi. Fasting for Annada Ekadasi.
28. (Thu) Krishna-trayodasi. Paran between 06:03 and 10:35 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 between 06:27 and 10:40 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.
SEPTEMBER 2008 cont…
25. (Thu) Krishna-ekadasi. Fasting of Indira Ekadasi.
26. (Fri) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran 06:50 and 10:44 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 between 07:14 and 10:49 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. 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.
24. (Fri) Krishna-ekadasi. Fasting of Rama Ekadasi.
25. (Sat) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran between 07:39 and 10:56 a.m. Subha Vijay festival of
Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu at Sripat Panihati.
27. (Mon) Krishna-chaturdasi. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu
Mandirs.
OCTOBER 2008 cont…
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. Bhratridvitiya
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 between 07:07 and 10:05 a.m.
12. (Wed) Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila
Kasisvar Pandit. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Promod Puri
Maharaj.
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.
NOVEMBER 2008 cont…
24. (Mon) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran between 07:31 and 10:15 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-dvadasi. Trisparsa Mahadvadasi. Fast.
10. (Wed) Gaura-trayodasi. Paran between 07:53 and 10:27 a.m.
NARAYAN
14. (Sun) Krishna-dvitiya. The Grand 80th Appearance celebration of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math Acharyya and Sevaite 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.
22. (Mon) Krishna-ekadasi (UK). Saphala Ekadasi. Fast.
23. (Tue) Krishna-dvadasi (UK). Paran between 08:03 and 10:35 a.m. Disappearance of
Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj.
24. (Wed) Krishna-dvadasi (India). Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudeva Srauti
Maharaj.
DECEMBER 2008 cont…
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 between 08:02 and 10:39 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 & Sripad
Bhakti Sampat Madhusudan Maharaj.
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-trayodasi. Paran between 07:49 and 10:38 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.
JANUARY 2009 cont…
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 between 07:26 and 10:32 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 135th 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. Fast. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Govinda das
Adhikari.
21. (Sat) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran between 06:59 and 10:23 a.m.
23. (Mon) Krishna-chaturdasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri. (Optional fast.)
FEBRUARY 2009 cont…
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 between 06:26 and 10:10 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.
MARCH 2009 cont…
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.