MARCH 2005

 

 

MONTH OF GOVINDA

25th. (Fri) Gaura-Purnima. Appearance of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu. Total fast until moonrise. Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja and Srila Bhakti Bhavana Visnu Maharaja.

 

MONTH OF VISNU

26th. (Sat) Krsna-pratipada. Paran by 9:41 a.m. Anandotsava of Jagannatha Misra.

 

 

 

APRIL 2005

 

2nd. (Sat) Krsna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivasa Pandita.

5th. (Tue) Krsna-ekadasi. Fast. Papa-vimocani Ekadasi.

6th. (Wed) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran by 6:47 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosa Thakura.

13th. (Wed) Gaura-pancami. Appearance of Sri Ramanujacarya.

18th. (Mon) Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance of Lord Ramacandra. Appearance at noon.

19th. (Tue) Paran by 9:29 a.m. for those who fasted the full day.

20th. (Wed) Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast.

21th. (Thu) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:28 a.m.

23rd. (Sat) Gaura-caturdasi. Tulasi-Salagrama jala-dana begins.

24th. (Sun) Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krsna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakura and Srila Syamananda Prabhu.

 

MONTH OF MADHUSUDANA

29th. (Fri) Krsna-pancami. Disappearance of Srila Krsna Dasa Babaji Maharaja.

30th. (Sat) Krsna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhirama Thakura.

 

 

MAY 2005

 

3rd. (Tue) Krsna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura.

4th. (Wed) Varuthini Ekadasi. Fast.

5th. (Thu) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:23 a.m.

8th. (Sun) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandita.

11th. (Wed) Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Candana-yatra of Lord Jagannatha. Aksaya-tritiya.

13th. (Fri) Gaura-pancami. Appearance of Sri Sankaracarya.

15th. (Sun) Jahnu-saptami. Sri Ganga-puja.

17th. (Tue) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Srimati Jahnava Devi and Sri Sita Devi, consort of Lord Rama.

19th. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi. No Fast.

20th. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Fasting for Rukmini Dvadasi.

21st. (Sat) Gaura-trayodasi. Paran by 9:20 a.m. End of Tulasi-Salagrama jala-dana.

22nd. (Sun) Gaura-caturdasi. Sri Nrsimha-caturdasi. Grand festival and abhiseka for Sri Yoga-Narasimha at Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha. Full fast until after sunset.

23rd. (Mon) Purnima. Paran by 9:20 a.m. Sri Krsna's Phula-dola and Salila-vihara. Disappearance of Srila Paramesvari Dasa Thakura. Appearance of Srila Srinivasa Acarya. Appearance day of Lord Buddha.

 

 

MONTH OF TRIVIKRAMA

28th. (Sat) Krsna-pancami. Disappearance of Srila Raya Ramananda.

30th. (Mon) Krsna-saptami. End of Candana-yatra.

 

 

JUNE 2005

 

 

2nd. (Thu) Krsna-ekadasi. No Fast.

3rd. (Fri) Krsna-dvadasi. Fast. Appearance of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura.

4th. (Sat) Krsna-trayodasi. Paran by 9:21 a.m.

6th. (Mon) Amavasya.

17th. (Fri) Gaura-dasami. Dasahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Gosvamini. Disappearance of Gaudiya Vedantacarya Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana Prabhu.

18th. (Sat) Gaura-ekadasi. Fast of Nirjala-ekadasi (without water).

19th. (Sun) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:23 a.m.

20th. (Mon) Gaura-trayodasi. Grand Festival of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami at Panihati.

22nd. (Wed) Purnima. Appearance of Lord Jagannatha (Snana-yatra). Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhara Pandita.

 

 

MONTH OF VAMANA

23rd. (Thu) Krsna-pratipada. Disappearance of Srila Syamananda Prabhu.

26th. (Sun) Krsna-pancami. Appearance of Srila Vakresvara Pandita.

 

JULY 2005

 

2nd. (Sat) Krsna-ekadasi. Yogini Ekadasi. Fast.

6th. (Wed) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandita and Srila Sacchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

7th. (Thu) Gaura-pratipad. Gundica Marjana.

8th. (Fri) Gaura-dvitiya. Ratha-yatra of Sri Jagannatha. Disappearance of Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami Prabhu.

11th. (Mon) Gaura-pancami. Hera-pancami. Sri Laksmi Vijaya.

16th. (Sat) Gaura-dasami. Ulta-ratha of Sri Jagannatha (Return car festival). Disappearance of Srimati Krsnamayi Devi.

17th. (Sun) Gaura-ekadasi. Sayana Ekadasi. Fast.

18th. (Mon) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran between 6:58 and 9:29 a.m.

21st. (Thu) Purnima. Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Gosvami Prabhu. Guru Purnima. Beginning of Caturmasya.

 

MONTH OF SRIDHARA

26th. (Tue) Krsna-pancami. Disappearance of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Prabhu.

28th. (Thu) Krsna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanatha Gosvami Prabhu.

31st. (Sun) Krsna-ekadasi. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast.

 

AUGUST 2005

 

1st. (Mon) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran between 7:48 and 9:31 a.m.

5th. (Fri) Amavasya. Disappearance day of Sri Srimad Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja.

9th. (Tue) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi Dasa Babaji Maharaja.

16th. (Tue) Gaura-ekadasi. Pavitraropani Ekadasi. Fast. Beginning of Jhulan-yatra.

17th. (Wed) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 7:31 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Gauri Dasa Pandita Gosvami.

19th. (Fri) Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladeva. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan-yatra.

 

 

MONTH OF HRSIKESA

27th. (Sat) Krsna-astami. Sri Krsna Janmastami. Complete fast until midnight.

28th. (Sun) Krsna-navami. Sri Nandotsava. Paran before 9:31 a.m. Appearance Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada.

30th. (Tue) Krsna-ekadasi. Annada Ekadasi. Fast. Appearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja.

31st. (Wed) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:31 a.m.

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2005

 

8th. (Thu) Gaura-pancami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Acarya.

10th. (Sat) Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami. Appearance of Srimati Lalita Devi.

11th. (Sun) Gaura-astami. Sri Radhastami. Srimati Radharani's appearance at noon. Fast until noon.

14th. (Wed) Gaura-ekadasi. Parshvaika Ekadasi. Fast.

15th. (Thu) Gaura-dvadasi. Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva. Paran after the worship of Sri Vamanadeva and by 9:29 a.m. Appearance of Sri Jiva Gosvami Prabhu.

16th. (Fri) Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Srila Sacchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

17th. (Sat) Gaura-caturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Haridasa Thakura.

18th. (Sun) Purnima. Visvarupa Mahotsava. Sannyasa anniversary of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada.

 

 

MONTH OF PADMANABHA

29th. (Thu) Krsna-ekadasi. Indira Ekadasi. Fast.

30th. (Fri) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:28 a.m.

 

 

OCTOBER 2005

 

3rd. (Mon) Amavasya. Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja.

7th. (Fri) Gaura-Caturthi. Appearance of Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja.

13th. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi. No Fast. Vijaya Utsava of Sri Ramacandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacarya.

14th. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Fast of Pasankusa Ekadasi. Disappearance of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami and Srila Krsna Dasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

15th. (Sat) Gaura-trayodasi. Paran by 9:27 a.m.

17th. (Mon) Purnima. Saradiya Rasa-yatra of Sri Krsna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Beginning of Urja-vrata,

 

 

MONTH OF DAMODARA

22nd. (Sat) Krsna-pancami. Disappearance of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura. Appearance of Srila Bhakti Bhavana Visnu Maharaja

25th. (Tue) Krsna-astami. Bahulastami. Appearance day of Sri Radha-kunda.

26th. (Wed) Krsna-navami. Appearance of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu.

28th. (Fri) Krsna-ekadasi. Rama Ekadasi. Fast.

29th. (Sat) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran between 8:45 and 9:28 a.m.

31st. (Mon) Krsna-caturdasi.

 

 

NOVEMBER 2005

 

2nd. (Wed) Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu temples.

3rd. (Thu) Gaura-pratipada. Go-puja (cow-worship) and Go-krida. Sri Govardhan-puja. Grand Annakuta Festival at Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha. Bali-daityaraja puja.

4th. (Fri) Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Vasudeva Ghosa Thakura.

5th. (Sat) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada.

9th. (Wed) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami, Srila Dhananjaya Pandita and Srila Srinivasa Acarya Prabhu. Sri Gopastami, Sri Gosthastami, Go-puja and Go-grasa dana.

12th. (Sat) Sri Utthana Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja. Sri Bhisma-Pancaka.

13th. (Sun) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:31 a.m.

15th. (Tue) Gaura-caturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Gosvami and Srila Kasisvara Pandita. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja.

16th. (Wed) Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Krsna. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakura. Appearance of Srila Nimbarkacarya. Tulasi-vivaha. End of Caturmasya and Niyamaseva vratas. Festival commemorating the opening of Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha in 1994.

 

 

MONTH OF KESAVA

 

27th. (Sun) Utpanna Ekadasi. Fast.

28th. (Mon) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:37 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkara Thakura and Srila Kaliya Krsna Dasa.

29th. (Tue) Krsna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakura.

 

 

DECEMBER 2005

 

 

7th. (Wed) Gaura-sasthi and Odan-sasthi.

11th. (Sun) Gaura-ekadasi. Moksa Ekadasi. Fast.

12th. (Mon) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:43 a.m.

15th. (Thu) Purnima.

 

MONTH OF NARAYANA

19th. (Mon) Krsna-chaturthi. Disappearance of Jagadguru Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada.

27th. (Tue) Krsna-ekadasi. Saphala Ekadasi. Fast.

28th. (Wed) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:52 a.m.

29th. (Thu) Krsna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesa Pandita and Srila Uddharana Dasa Thakura.

 

 

JANUARY 2006

 

1st. (Sun) Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of Srila Locana Dasa Thakura.

2nd. (Mon) Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Gosvami Prabhu and Srila Jagadisa Pandita.

10th. (Tue) Gaura-ekadasi. Putrada Ekadasi. Fast.

11th. (Wed) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:57 a.m.

14th. (Sat) Purnima. Pusyabhiseka Yatra of Sri Krsna. Anniversary of installation of Sri Jagannatha Deva and Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhara at Narasingha Caitanya Matha.

 

 

MONTH OF MADHAVA

15th. (Sun) Krsna-pratipad. Festival in remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyasa-lila.

17th. (Tue) Krsna-tritiya. Appearance of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Ramacandra Kaviraja.

20th. (Fri) Krsna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Jayadeva Gosvami Prabhu.

23rd. (Mon) Krsna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Locana Dasa Thakura.

25th. (Wed) Krsna-ekadasi. Sat-tila Ekadasi. Fast.

26th. (Thu) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran between 9:11 and 10:00 a.m.

 

 

FEBRUARY 2006

 

3. (Fri) Gaura-pancami. Sri Krsna Vasanta Pancami. Appearance day of Sri Visnu-priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, and Srila Raghunandana Thakura. Disappearance of Srila Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura,

5. (Sun) Gaura-astami. Appearance of Sri Advaita Acarya.

6. (Mon) Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Sri Madhvacarya.

7. (Tue) Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Sri Ramanujacarya.

8. (Wed) Gaura-ekadasi. Bhaimi Ekadasi. Fast.

9. (Thu) Gaura-dvadasi. Varaha Dvadasi. Paran after the worship of Varahadeva and before 10:13 a.m.

10. (Fri) Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon.

11. (Sat) Gaura-caturdasi. Paran by 9:59 a.m. for those who fasted the previous day.

13. (Mon) Purnima. Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakura. Sri Krsna's Madhurotsava.

 

MONTH OF GOVINDA

18. (Sat) Krsna-pancami. Appearance of Jagadguru Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada. Disappearance of Srila Purusottama Thakura.

24. (Fri) Krsna-ekadasi. Fast of Viyaya Ekadasi.

25. (Sat) Krsna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:51 a.m.

27. (Mon) Krsna-caturdasi. Sri Sivaratri. (Optional fast.)

28. (Tue) Amavasya. Paran by 9:54 a.m. for those who fasted.

 

 

MARCH 2006

 

1. (Wed) Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Vaisnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja & Srila Rasikananda Deva Gosvami.

3. (Fri) Gaura-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purusottama Thakura.

10. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. Fast for Amalaki Ekadasi. Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Maharaja.

11. (Sat) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:54 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Madhavendra Puri.

14. (Tue) Sri Gaura-Purnima. Divine Appearance of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu. Total fast until moonrise. Vasantotsava and Dola-yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja and Srila Bhakti Bhavana Visnu Maharaja. Start of 521 Gaurabda year.

 

 

MONTH OF VISNU

15. (Wed) Krsna-pratipada. Paran by 9:47 a.m. Anandotsava of Jagannath Misra.