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All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga
Gaudiya Vaishnava
Calendar
2004 – 2005
(Sri Gaurabda 518 - 519)
Dates and times calculated for:
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram,
Santa Cruz, California
Under the direction of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
Sevaite-President-Acharya:
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
Founder-Acharya: Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram
Santa Cruz, California

12. (Saturday) 17 Govinda. Gaura-tritiya. Grand appearance of
the Holy Deities, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha
Ramanasundarjiu, at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Krishnanusilana Sangha, Kaikhali, Calcutta.
13. (Sunday) 18 Govinda. Gaura-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila
Purusottama Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas
Dasadhikari Prabhu.
21. (Monday) 26 Govinda. Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi. Fast.
22. (Tuesday) 27 Govinda. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:08
to 9:45 a.m. Disappearance celebration of Sripad
Madhavendra Puri.
24. (Thursday) 29 Govinda. Gaura-chaturdasi. Adhivas observance
ceremony of the Appearance of Sri Gauranga.
25. (Friday) 30 Govinda. Sri Gauravirbhava Paurnamasi.
Gaura-Purnima. Divine appearance of Sri Gauranga.
Total fast until moonrise; then no grains. Grand Festival at
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashrams (in Soquel and
San Jose). Vasantotsav and Dolyatra of Sri Sri Radha-
Govinda. Special offering, of worship and arati. Sri
Chaitanya-caritamrta reading and maha-sankirtana.
VISHNU
26. (Saturday) 1 Vishnu. Krishna-pratipada. Anandotsav of Sri
Jagannath Mishra.
30. (Wednesday) 5 Vishnu. Krishna-panchami. Festival at the
appearance place of Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev
Goswami Maharaj. 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.
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15. (Tuesday) 22 Madhava. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of
Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu.
17. (Thursday) 24 Madhava. Gaura-navami. Disappearance of
Sripad Madhvacharya.
18. (Friday) 25 Madhava. Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Srila
Ramanuja Acharya.
19. (Saturday) 26 Madhava. Bhaumi Ekadasi. Fast.
20. (Sunday) 27 Madhava. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:50
to 10:31 a.m. Varaha Dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Varahadeva.
21. (Monday) 28 Madhava. Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of
Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon.
23. (Wednesday) 30 Madhava. Purnima. Sri Krishna’s
Madhurotsava. Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur.
GOVINDA
28. (Monday) 5 Govinda. Krishna-panchami. The festival of the
Divine Appearance of the founder of the worldwide Sri
Chaitanya Math and Gaudiya Maths, Prabhupad Sri
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur.
Disappearance of Srila Purusottama Thakur. Anniversary of
the installation of the Sri Gupta-Govardhan Sri Mandir, Sri
Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip.
MARCH
1. (Tuesday) 6 Govinda. Krishna-sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi
Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.
6. (Sunday) 11 Govinda Vijaya Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of
Sripad Krishna Govinda das Adhikari.
7. (Monday) 12 Govinda. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:30
to 10:12 a.m.
8. (Tuesday) 13 Govinda. Krishna-trayodasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri.
Anniversary of the installation of Sri Sri Sadasiva
Gangadhara, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip.
9. (Wednesday) 14 Govinda. Amavasya (Dark Moon)
10. (Thursday) 15 Govinda. Gaura-pratipada. Disappearance of
Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj,
Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami and Tridandi Swami Srimad
Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaj.
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All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga
Gaudiya Vaisnava
Calendar (2004 – 2005)
Dates and times calculated for the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram,
Santa Cruz, California. It has been adjusted for California by Tridanadi
Swami Bhakti Pavan Janardan with reference to the dates calculated and
used by the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham.
VISHNU
MARCH
7. (Sunday) 1 Vishnu. Krishna-pratipada. Ananda Utsava of Sri
Jagannath Misra.
11. (Thursday) 5 Vishnu. Krishna-sasthi. 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.
13. (Saturday) 7 Vishnu. Krishna-ashtami. Appearance of Srila
Srivas Pandit.
16. (Tuesday) 10 Vishnu. Krishna-ekadasi. Papabimochani
Ekadasi. Fast.
17. (Wednesday) 11 Vishnu. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from
6:15 to 10:16. a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious
arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda
Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra
Bhattacharya.
20. (Saturday) 14 Vishnu. Amavasya. (Dark Moon)
25. (Thursday) 19 Vishnu. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of
Sripad Ramanujacharya and Sri Srimad Bhakti Hrdaya Bon
Maharaj.
27. (Saturday) 21 Vishnu. Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi
Swami Srimat Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.
29. (Monday) 23 Vishnu. Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast
until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra, at noon.
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APRIL
1. (Thursday) 26 Vishnu. Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast.
2. (Friday) 27 Vishnu. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:51 to
7:58 a.m. Damanakaropanotsav.
4. (Sunday) 29 Vishnu. Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Balarama.
Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila
Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu.
MADHUSUDANA
9. (Friday) 5 Madhusudana. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance
of Sripad Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj.
11. (Sunday) 7 Madhusudana. Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of
Sripad Abhiram Thakur.
13. (Tuesday) 9 Madhusudana. Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of
Srila Vrindavana das Thakur.
15. (Thursday) 11 Madhusudana. Krishna-ekadasi. Varuthini
Ekadasi. Fast. Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi
Prabhu’s disappearance.
16. (Friday) 12 Madhusudana. Krishna-trayodasi. Break fast from
6:32 to 10:56 a.m.
18. (Sunday) 14 Madhusudana. Amavasya. (Dark Moon)
Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit.
19. (Monday) 15 Madhusudana. Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of
Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.
21. (Wednesday) 17 Madhusudana. Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of
Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichara Jajavar Maharaj.
22. (Thursday) 18 Madhusudana. Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of
Aksaya-tritiya, 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev.
24. (Saturday) 20 Madhusudana. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of
Sripad Sankaracharya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami
Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj.
26. (Monday) 22 Madhusudana. Gaura-saptami. Jahnu saptami.
Sri Jahnavi Puja.
28. (Wednesday) 24 Madhusudana. Gaura-navami. Appearance of
Sri Nityananda-shakti, Sri Jahnava Devi and also of Sri
Rama-shakti, Sri Sita Devi.
30. (Friday) 26 Madhusudana. Mohini Ekadasi. Fast.
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14. (Friday) 20 Narayana. Gaura-panchami. Festival in rememberance
of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s sannyas-lila.
20. (Thursday) 26 Narayana. Gaura-ekadasi.Putrada Ekadasi.
Fast.
21. (Friday) 27 Narayana. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 7:18 to
10:39 a.m.
24. (Monday) 30 Narayana. Purnima. Pusyabhisheka Yatra of Sri
Krishna.
MADHAVA
27. (Thursday) 3 Madhava. Krishna-tritiya. Appearance of Srila
Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila
Ramachandra Kaviraj.
29. (Saturday) 5 Madhava. Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance of
Sripad Jadavendu Bhakti Chandan.
31. (Monday) 7 Madhava. Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila
Jayadeva Goswami Prabhu.
FEBRUARY
2. (Wednesday) 9 Madhava. Krishna-ashtami. Disappearance of
Srila Lochan das Thakur.
5. (Saturday) 12 Madhava. Sat-tila Ekadasi. Fast.
6. (Sunday) 13 Madhava. Krishna-trayodasi. Break fast from
7:06 to 10:37 a.m.
8. (Tuesday) 15 Madhava. Amavasya (Dark Moon)
9. (Wednesday) 16.Madhava. Gaura-pratipada. Disappearance of
Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurav Vaikhanas Maharaj.
Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhari das Adhikary.
10. (Thursday) 17 Madhava. Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of
Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj.
12. (Saturday) 19 Madhava. Gaura-panchami. Sri Krishna Vasant
Pancami. Sri Saraswati Puja. Appearance day of Vishnu
Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila
Raghunath Das Goswami, and Srila Raghunandana Thakur.
Disappearance of Srila Viswanath Cakravarti Thakur, Tridandi
Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj and Tridandi
Swami Srimad Bhakti Swarupa Parvat Maharaj.
14. (Monday) 21 Madhava. Gaura-saptami. Appearance of
Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.
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19. (Sunday) 23 Keshava. Gaura-navami. Appearance of Tridandi
Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.
20. (Monday) 24 Keshava. Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of
Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman Maharaj.
21. (Tuesday) 25 Keshava. Mokshada Ekadasi. Fast.
22. (Wednesday) 26 Keshava. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from
7:18 to 10:30 a.m.
25. (Saturday) 29 Keshava. Purnima. Disappearance of Tridandi
Swami Srimad Bhakti Pradip Tirtha Maharaj.
NARAYANA
28. (Tuesday) 3 Narayana. Krishna-dvitiya. The grand celebration
of the divine appearance day of Sri Chaitanya
Sarasvat Math Acharya and Sevaite Om Vishnupad
Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
29. (Wednesday) 4 Narayana. Krishna-tritiya. The festival of the
inauguration of the Temple of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha
Gopinathjiu in Sripat Bamunpara, West Bengal.
30. (Thursday) 5 Narayana. Krishna-chaturthi. The
Disappearance festival of the founder of the worldwide Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Maths and Sri Gaudiya Maths,
Prabhupad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami
Thakur.
JANUARY (2005)
6. (Thursday) 12 Narayana. Krishna-ekadasi. Saphala Ekadasi.
Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad
Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj.
7. (Friday) 13 Narayana. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 7:22
to 10:37 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudeva Srauti
Maharaj.
8. (Saturday) 14. Narayana. Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of
Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan das Thakur.
10. (Monday) 16 Narayana. Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of Srila
Locan das Thakur.
12. (Wednesday) 18 Narayana. Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of
Srila Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadish Pandit.
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MAY
1. (Saturday) 27 Madhusudana. Gaura-dvadasi. Rukmini
Dwadasi Vrata. Break fast from 6:13 to 10:48 a.m.
3. (Monday) 29 Madhusudana. Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrisimhachaturdasi:
Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Fast until dusk.
Then no grains. Anniversary of the arrival of Srila Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math.
4. (Tuesday) 30 Madhusudana. Purnima. Sri Krishna’s Phuladola
and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari Das
Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya. Buddha
Purnima: appearance day of Lord Buddha.
TRIVIKRAMA
5. (Wednesday) 1 Trivikrama. Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance
of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharanga Goswami
Maharaj.
8. (Saturday) 4 Trivikrama. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance
of Srila Ramananda Raya.
14. (Friday) 10 Trivikrama. Apara Ekadasi. Fast.
15. (Saturday) 11 Trivikrama. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from
5:59 to 10:43 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das
Thakur.
18. (Tuesday) 14 Trivikrama. Amavasya. (Dark Moon)
19. (Wednesday) 15 Trivikrama. Gaura-pratipada. Sri Chaitanya
Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
Radha-Madana-Mohan Jiu installation day festival.
20. (Thursday) 16 Trivikrama. Gaura-dvitiya. Sri Sri Guru
Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari Jiu installation day festival
at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram in Santa Cruz.
22. (Saturday) 18 Trivikrama. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of
Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda
Vidyaratna Prabhu).
29. (Saturday) 25 Trivikrama. Gaura-dasami. Dashara. Sri Ganga
Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini.
Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu.
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30. (Sunday) 26 Trivikrama. Nirjal Ekadasi. Fast.
31. (Monday) 27 Trivikrama. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from
5:50 to 7:33 a.m. Mahotsav of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami
at Sripat Panihati.
JUNE
2. (Wednesday) 29 Trivikrama. Gaura-chaturdasi. Snan Yatra
(bathing) of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila
Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit.
VAMAN
3. (Thursday) 1 Vaman. Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance of
Srila Syamananda Prabhu. Sri Rishabdeb Prabhu’s disappearance
observance.
4. (Friday) 2 Vaman. Krishna-dvitiya. Sri Gaurahari Bhaktisampad
Prabhu’s disappearance celebration.
6. (Sunday) 4 Vaman. Krishna-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila
Vakresvara Pandit.
13. (Sunday) 11 Vaman. Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi. Fasting for
Yogini Ekadasi.
14. (Monday) 12 Vaman. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:58
to 6:11 a.m. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi.
17. (Thursday) 15 Vaman. Amavasya. (Dark Moon)
Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit and Srila
Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur.
18. (Friday) 16 Vaman. Gaura-pratipada. Gundica Marjana:
cleaning Gundica Temple at Sri Puri Dham.
19. (Saturday) 17 Vaman. Gaura-dvitiya. Rathayatra of Sri
Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Swarupa Damodara
Goswami Prabhu.
22. (Tuesday) 20 Vaman. Gaura-panchami. Hera-pancami. Sri Sri
Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham.
25. (Friday) 23 Vaman. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of Sripad
Ajita Krishna Brahmacari.
27. (Sunday) 25 Vaman. Gaura-dasami. Purna Yatra of Sri
Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). Disappearance of
Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.
Disappearance of Srimati Krishnamayi Devi.
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19. (Friday) 23 Damodar. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of Sri
Gadadhara das Goswami, Srila Dhananjaya Pandit and Srila
Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Gosthashtami,
Go-puja and Go-gras dan.
22. (Monday) 26 Damodar. Sri Utthana Ekadasi. Fast. Utthan of
Sri Hari (Sri Hari waking up). Disappearance of Om
Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kisora das
Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad
Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj. Sri Bhisma-
Panchaka.
23. (Tuesday) 27 Damodar. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:55
to 8:10 a.m.
25. (Thursday) 29 Damodar. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of
Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kasisvar Pandit.
26. (Friday) 30 Damodar. Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Krishna.
Arrival of Sri Gauranga Sundar to Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Seva Ashram in San Jose. Disappearance of
Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka
Acharya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyamaseva vratas if begun
from the Purnima day (as in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math).
KESHAVA
DECEMBER
8. (Wednesday) 12 Keshava. Utpanna Ekadasi. Fast.
Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila
Kaliya Krishna das.
9. (Thursday) 13 Keshava. Krishna-trayodasi. Break fast from
7:10 to 10:24 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.
11. (Saturday) 15 Keshava. Amavasya (Dark Moon)
Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan.
16. (Thursday) 20 Keshava. Gaura-sasthi and Odan-sasthi.
Grand festival for honoring the appearance of Sri Sri
Nitai Chaitanya Deities at Sri Puri Dham, Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math.
18. (Saturday) 22 Keshava. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of
Srila Madhusudan das Babaji Maharaj.
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DAMODAR
30. (Saturday) 3 Damodar. Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of
Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharaj.
NOVEMBER
1. (Monday) 5 Damodar. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of
Srila Narottama das Thakur.
2. (Tuesday) 6 Damodar. Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila
Bhakti Vicara Jajavar Maharaj.
5. (Friday) 9 Damodar. Krishna-ashtami. Bahulashtami.
Manifestation day of Sri Radha-kunda. Sannyas day of Srila
Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
6. (Saturday) 10 Damodar. Krishna-navami. Grand Appearance
festival of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya
Astottara-sata Sri Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu.
Disappearance of Sripad Sakhicharan das Babaji Maharaj.
8. (Monday) 12 Damodar. Rama Ekadasi. Fast.
9. (Tuesday) 13 Damodar. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from
6:41 to 10:08 a.m. Subha Vijay festival of Sri Gauranga
Mahaprabhu at Sripat Panihati.
11. (Thursday) 15 Damodar. Krishna-chaturdasi. Dipavali.
Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.
12. (Friday) 16 Damodar. Gaura-pratipada. Sri Govardhan-puja.
Go-puja (cow-worship) and Go-Krida (the pleasure of the cows).
Appearance of Srila Rasikananda Prabhu. Annakut Mahotsava:
Grand festival at Srila Sridhar Swami Sevashram (in Sri
Govardhan) and other Maths. Balidaityaraj-puja.
13. (Saturday) 17 Damodar. Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila
Vasu Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami
Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj. Bhratri-dvitiya krityam
(festival where brothers and sisters honor each other).
15. (Monday) 19 Damodar. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance festival
of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupada.
16. (Tuesday) 20 Damodar. Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of
Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.
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28. (Monday) 26 Vaman. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast. Sleeping time of
Sri Hari.
29. (Tuesday) 27 Vaman. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:51 to
10:45 a.m.
JULY
1. (Thursday) 29 Vaman. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of
Srila Sanatana Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Caturmasya.
SRIDHAR
3. (Saturday) 2 Sridhar. Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of
Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.
6. (Tuesday) 5 Sridhar. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of
Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu.
9. (Friday) 8 Sridhar. Krishna-ashtami. Disappearance of Srila
Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.
12. (Monday) 11 Sridhar. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast.
13. (Tuesday) 12 Sridhar. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:59
to 10:49 a.m.
16. (Friday) 15 Sridhar. Amavasya. Disappearance of Om
Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyavarya Sri Srila
Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
(Note: Sridhar Month continues after the Purushottama Month.)
PURUSHOTTAMA
17. (Saturday) 1 Purushottama. Gaura-pratipada: first day of
Purushottama month.
27. (Tuesday) 11 Purushottama. Gaura-ekadasi. Padmini
Ekadasi. Fast.
28. (Wednesday) 12 Purushottama. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast
from 6:10 to 10:53 a.m.
31. (Saturday) 15 Purushottama. Purnima.
AUGUST
11. (Wednesday) 26 Purushottama. Krishna-ekadasi. Parama
Ekadasi. Fast.
12. (Thursday) 27 Purushottama. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast
from 6:23 to 10:56 a.m.
15. (Sunday) 30 Purushottama. Amavasya.
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SRIDHAR (cont.)
19. (Thursday) 19 Sridhar. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of
Srila Vamsi das Babaji Maharaj.
22. (Sunday) 22 Sridhar. Gaura-saptami. Sripad Ananga Mohan
Das Adhikari disappearance day.
24. (Tuesday) 24 Sridhar. Gaura-navami. Disappearance of
Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj.
26. (Thursday) 26 Sridhar. Trisprisa Mahadvadasi. Fasting for
Pavitraropani Ekadasi. 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.
Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri das
Pandit Goswami.
27. (Friday) 27 Sridhar. Gaura-trayodasi. Break fast from 6:35 to
10:58 a.m.
29. (Sunday) 29 Sridhar. Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladeva.
Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha
Govinda.
HRISHIKESH
SEPTEMBER
6. (Monday) 8 Hrishikesh. Krishna-ashtami. Sri Sri Krishna
Janmashtami. Complete fast until midnight. (Then no grains).
7. (Tuesday) 9 Hrishikesh. Krishna-navami. Sri Nandotsava. Sri
Janmashtami break-fast (paran) after sunrise. Appearance of
Visvavarenya Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupada.
9. (Thursday) 11 Hrishikesh. Annada Ekadasi. Fast.
10. (Friday) 12 Hrishikesh. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from
10:42 to 10:59 a.m.
14. (Tuesday) 16 Hrishikesh. Amavasya (Dark Moon)
18. (Saturday) 20 Hrishikesh. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of
Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu.
20. (Monday) 22 Hrishikesh. Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami.
Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi.
21. (Tuesday) 23 Hrishikesh. Gaura-ashtami. Sri Radhashtami.
Srimati Radharani’s appearance at noon. Fast until noon.
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24. (Friday) 26 Hrishikesh. Parsva Ekadasi. Fast.
25. (Saturday) 27 Hrishikesh. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from
6:59 to 10:51 a.m. Sri Vaman Dvadasi. Appearance of Sri
Vamanadeva. Appearance of Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu.
26. (Sunday) 28 Hrishikesh. Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of
Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinod Thakur.
27. (Monday) 29 Hrishikesh. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of
Srila Haridas Thakur. Sri Ananta Chaturdasi vrata. Visvarupa
Mahotsava. End of month long festival at Nabadwip, Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
PADMANABHA
29. (Wednesday) 2 Padmanabha. Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of
Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Goswami Maharaj.
OCTOBER
9. (Saturday) 12 Padmanabha. Indira Ekadasi. Fast.
10. (Sunday) 13 Padmanabha. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from
7:11 to 11:00 a.m.
13. (Wednesday) 16 Padmanabha. Amavasya (Dark Moon)
16. (Saturday) 19 Pabmanabha. Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of
Sri Yukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani.
19. (Tuesday) 22 Padmanabha. Gaura-saptami. Sri Sri Durgapuja.
22. (Friday) 25 Padmanabha. Gaura-dasami. Vijay utsav of Sri
Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacharya.
23. (Saturday) 26 Padmanabha. Pasankosa Ekadasi. Fast.
24. (Sunday) 27 Padmanabha. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from
7:25 to 11:03 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath das
Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami and Srila
Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami.
27. (Wednesday) 30 Padmanabha. Purnima. Saradiya Rasa Yatra
of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta.
Beginning of Urja-vrata, Damodara-vrata, Kartika-vrata or
Niyamaseva-vrata when begun from the purnima day.
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