GAUDIYA VAISNAVA CALENDAR
For Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha and its branches.
2007-2008

[updated March 18, 2007]

 

MONTH OF VISNU

MARCH 2007
MONTH OF VISNU

APRIL 2007
MONTH OF VISNU /
MADHUSUDANA

MAY 2007
MONTH OF MADHUSUDANA / TRIVIKRAMA / PURUSOTTAMA

JUNE 2007
MONTH OF PURUSOTTAMA / TRIVIKRAMA

JULY 2007
MONTH OF VAMANA

AUGUST 2007
MONTH OF SRIDHARA

SEPTEMBER 2007
MONTH OF HRSIKESA

OCTOBER 2007
MONTH OF PADMANABHA / DAMODARA [
KARTTIKA]

NOVEMBER 2007
MONTH OF DAMODARA [KARTTIKA]

DECEMBER 2007
MONTH OF KESAVA / NARAYANA

 

JANUARY 2008
MONTH OF NARAYANA / MADHAVA

FEBRUARY 2008
MONTH OF MADHAVA /
GOVINDA

MARCH 2008
MONTH OF GOVINDA / VISHNU

 

 

MONTH OF VISNU 
 

MARCH 2007
  

Sunday, March 4, 2007     
Parana by 9:52 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:52 a.m.
Anandotsava Festival of Jagannatha Misra.

Monday, March 12, 2007
Appearance of Srivasa Pandita.

Thursday, March 15, 2007
Krsna-ekadasi.
Papa-mocani Ekadasi (fasting).

Friday, March 16, 2007
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 09:46 a.m.
Break fast between 05:49 to 09:46 a.m.
Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosa Thakura.

Friday, March 23, 2007
Appearance of Sri Ramanujacarya

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sri Rama-navami. Appearance of Sri Ramacandra. Appearance at noon (fasting till noon)

Thursday, March 29, 2007
Gaura-ekadasi.
Kamada Ekadasi (fasting).

Friday, March 30, 2007
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 09:40 a.m.
Break of fast between sunrise and 9:40 a.m.
Damanaka-ropana Dvadasi

 

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APRIL 2007

 

Monday, April 2, 2007
Purnima
Rasa-yatra of Sri Balarama.
Krsna Vasanta Rasa.
Appearance of Srila Vamsivadana Thakura and
Appearance of Srila Syamananda Pandita.

 

MONTH OF MADHUSUDANA

Sunday, April 8, 2007       
Disappearance of Srila Krsna Dasa Babaji Maharaja.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Disappearance of Srila Abhirama Thakura.

Friday, April 13, 2007
Disappearance of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura.

Saturday, April 14, 2007
Krsna-ekadasi.
Varuthini Ekadasi. (fasting).
Beginning of Tulasi-Salagrama Jala-dana.

Sunday, April 15, 2007     
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 09:31 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:31 a.m.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007      
Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandita.

Friday, April 20, 2007
Beginning of Candana-yatra (for 21 days)
Aksaya-tritiya.

Monday, April 23, 2007
Jahnu-saptami.
Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja).

Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Appearance of Sri Jahnava Devi (consort of Sri Nityananda)
Appearance of Sri Sita Devi (consort of Sri Rama)
Disappearance of Sri Madhu Pandita.

Saturday, April 28, 2007            
Gaura-ekadasi.
Mohini-ekadasi (fasting).

Sunday, April 29, 2007
Parana by 09:28 a.m.
Rukmini Dvadasi vrata.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:28 a.m.

 

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MAY 2007

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Sri Narasimha-caturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Narasimha. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa). 

Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Purnima (full-moon).
Sri Krsna Phula-dola and Salila-vihara (water sports).
Disappearance of Srila Paramesvari Dasa Thakura.
Appearance of Sri Sri Radha-Ramana.
Appearance of Srila Madhavendra Puri.
Appearance of Srila Srinivasa Acarya.
Buddha Purnima: Appearance day of Buddha.

 

MONTH OF TRIVIKRAMA

Monday, May 7, 2007
Disappearance of Srila Raya Ramananda.

Friday, May 11, 2007
End of Candana-yatra.

Sunday, May 13, 2007
Krsna-ekadasi.
Apara-Ekadasi (fasting).

Monday, May 14, 2007
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 09:22 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:22 a.m.
Appearance of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura.
End of Tulasi-Salagrama Jala-dana.

 

EXTRA MONTH OF PURUSOTTAMA BEGINS

Sunday, May 27, 2007
Gaura Ekadasi.
Padmini Ekadasi (fasting).

Monday, May 28, 2007
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 09:21 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:21 a.m.

 

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JUNE 2007

Monday, June 11, 2007
Krsna-ekadasi.
Parama Ekadasi (fasting).

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 09:22a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:22 a.m.

 

END OF PURUSOTTAMA MONTH – MONTH OF TRIVIKRAMA CONTINUES

 

Thursday, June 14, 2007    
Month of Trivikrama continues.

Monday, June 25, 2007
Sri Ganga Puja.
Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Gosvamini.
Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana Prabhu.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Gaura-ekadasi.
Nirjala-ekadasi (fasting – no water).

Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 09:25 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:25 a.m.

Thursday, June 28, 2007
Cira-dahi festival of Srila Raghunatha Dasa.

Saturday, June 30, 2007
Purnima (full-moon).
Snana-yatra: Appearance of Lord Jagannatha.
Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhara Pandita.

 

MONTH OF VAMANA

 

 

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JULY 2007

 

Sunday, July 1, 2007
Disappearance of Srila Syamananda Pandita.

 

Thursday, July 5, 2007
Appearance of Srila Vakresvara Pandita.

 

Monday, July 9, 2007       
Disappearance of Srila Srivasa Pandita

 

Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Krsna-ekadasi.
Yogini Ekadasi (fasting).

 

Thursday, July 12, 2007
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:29 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:29 a.m.

 

Saturday, July 14, 2007
Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandita.
Disappearance of Srila Sacchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
(fasting half day)

 

Sunday, July 15, 2007
Gundica-marjana: cleaning Gundica Temple at Jagannatha Puri and cleaning all the temples of the Lord.

 

Monday, July 16, 2007
Ratha-yatra of Lord Jagannatha.
Disappearance of Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami.
Disappearance of Srila Sivananda Sena.

 

Thursday, July 19, 2007
Hera-pancami.
Sri Laksmi-vijaya.

 

Friday, July 20, 2007
Disappearance of Vakresvara Pandita.

 

Monday, July 23, 2007
Ulta-ratha of Lord Jagannatha (Return car festival).

 

Thursday, July 26, 2007
Gaura-ekadasi.
Sayana Ekadasi. (fasting).
Disappearance of Srimati Krsnamayi Devi.

 

Friday, July 27, 2007
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:30 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:30 a.m.

 

Monday, July 30, 2007
Purnima (full-moon).
Guru-purnima.
Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Gosvami.
Beginning of Caturmasya-vrata (no green leafy vegetable for one month)

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MONTH OF SRIDHARA

AUGUST 2007

 

Friday, August 3, 2007
Disappearance of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami.

Monday, August 6, 2007
Disappearance of Srila Lokanatha Gosvami.

Thursday, August 9, 2007
Krsna-ekadasi.
Kamika Ekadasi. (fasting).

Friday, August 10, 2007
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:33 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:33 a.m.

Sunday, August 12, 2007
Disappearance of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami Maharaja (fasting half day).

Friday, August 17, 2007
Disappearance of Srila Vamsi Dasa Babaji Maharaja.
Disappearance of Srila Raghunandana Thakura.

Friday, August 24, 2007
Gaura-ekadasi.
Pavitropana Ekadasi. (fasting).
Beginning of Jhulan-yatra.

Saturday, August 25, 2007
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:32 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:32 a.m.
Disappearance of Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada.
Disappearance of Srila Gauri Dasa Pandita Gosvami.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Purnima.
Appearance of Sri Baladeva (fasting until noon).
End of Jhulan Yatra.
Second month of Caturmasya begins (fasting from yogurt for one month)

 

MONTH OF HRSIKESA

 

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SEPTEMBER 2007

 

Tuesday, September 4, 2007     
Sri Krsna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krsna (complete fast until midnight).
20th Anniversary celebrations of the installlation of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava at Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007               
Break of fast between sunrise and 9:31 a.m.
Sri Nandotsava.
Appearance of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (fasting half day).

Friday, September 7, 2007
Krsna-ekadasi.
Annada Ekadasi (fasting).
Appearance of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja (full fasting half day for disciples).

Saturday, September 8, 2007
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, September 16, 2007
Appearance of Srimati Sita-devi (consort of Sri Advaita Acarya)

Monday, September 17, 2007
Sri Lalita-saptami: Appearance of Sri Lalita-sakhi.

Thursday, September 20, 2007
Sri Radhastami: Srimati Radharani’s appearance (fasting till noon).

Sunday, September 23, 2007
Gaura-ekadasi.
Parsva Ekadasi (full fasting half day for Vamana).

Monday, September 24, 2007
Gaura-dvadasi.
Appearance of Vamanadeva.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:28 a.m.
Appearance of Srila Jiva Gosvami Prabhu.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Appearance of Srila Sacchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura (half day fasting)

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Disappearance of Namacarya Haridasa Thakura.
Third month of Caturmasya begins (fasting from milk for one month)
Visvarupa-mahotsava.
Acceptence of sannyasa by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Disappearance of Sri Visvarupa Prabhu (brother of Sri Caitanyadeva)

 

MONTH OF PADMANABHA

 

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OCTOBER 2007

 

Saturday, October 6, 2007         
Krsna-ekadasi.
Indira Ekadasi (fasting).

Sunday, October 7, 2007
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:27 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:27 a.m.

Wednesday, October 11, 2007   
Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja.

Saturday, October 14, 2007       
Appearance of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja (half day fasting).

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Vijaya-dasami
Vijaya-utsava of Sri Rama.
Appearance of Sri Madhavacarya.

Monday, October 22, 2007
Gaura-ekadasi.
Pasankusa Ekadasi (fasting).

Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:27 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:27 a.m.
Disappearance of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami,
Disappearance of Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami
Disappearance of Srila Krsna Dasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

Friday, October 26, 2007
Purnima (full-moon).
Saradiya Rasa-yatra of Sri Krsna.
Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta.

Beginning of, KARTTIKA-VRATA or Niyama-seva.
Fourth month of Caturmasya begins (fast from urad dahl for one month)

 

MONTH OF DAMODARA

 

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Disappearance of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura.
Appearance of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhakti Bhavana Visnu Maharaja

 

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NOVEMBER 2007

 

Friday, November 2, 2007
Bahulastami.
Manifestation of Sri Radha-kunda.

Saturday, November 3, 2007
Appearance of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja (fasting half day).
Appearance of Sri Viracandra Gosvami.
Disappearance of Sripada Sakhi-carana Dasa Babaji Maharaja.

Monday, November 5, 2007
Krsna-ekadasi.
Rama Ekadasi (fasting).

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:29 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:29 a.m.

Friday, November 9, 2007
Amavasya (new-moon).
Dipavali.
Offering and placing lamps around Visnu temples.

Saturday, November 10, 2007
Bali-daityaraja Puja

Sunday, November 11, 2007
Govardhana Puja.
Annakuta Mahotsava.
Appearance of Srila Rasikananda Prabhu.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Disappearance of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (half day fast).

Sunday, November 18, 2007
Disappearance of Sri Gadadhara das Gosvami.
Disappearance of Srila Dhananjaya Pandita.
Disappearance of Srila Srinivasa Acarya.
Sri Gopastami.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Sri Utthana Ekadasi. (fasting)
Disappearance of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srimad Gaura-kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja (half day fast)
Sri Bhisma-Pancaka.

Thursday, November 22, 2007         
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:34 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:34 a.m.

Friday, November 23, 2007                
Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Gosvami
Disappearance of Srila Kasisvara Pandita.
Disappearance of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja (half day fasting).

Saturday, November 24, 2007
Purnima.
Rasayatra of Sri Krsna.
Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakura.
Appearance of Srila Nimbarkacarya.
Tulasi-Salagrama Vivaha.
End of Caturmasya and Niyama-seva.
Festival commemorating the opening of Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha.

Sunday, November 25, 2007
Beginning of Katyayani Vrata.         

 

MONTH OF KESAVA

 

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DECEMBER 2007

 

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Utpanna Ekadasi (fasting).

Thursday, December 6, 2007
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:40 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:40 a.m.
Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkara Thakura.
Disappearance of Srila Kaliya Krsna Dasa.

Friday, December 7, 2007
Krsna-trayodasi.
Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakura.

Saturday, December 15, 2007
Sri Odana-sasthi.

Thursday, December 20, 2007
Gaura-ekadasi.
Moksada Ekadasi (fasting).
Sri Bhagavad-gita Jayanti.

Friday, December 21, 2007
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:48 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:48 a.m.

Monday, December 24, 2007
End of Katyayani Vrata.

 

MONTH OF NARAYANA

 

Thursday, December 27, 2007
Disappearance of Jagad-guru Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada (fasting half day)

 

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JANUARY 2008

 

Friday, January 4, 2008
Krsna-ekadasi.
Saphala Ekadasi (fasting).
Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandita.

Saturday, January 5, 2008
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:55 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:55 a.m.

Sunday, January 6, 2008
Disappearance of Srila Mahesa Pandita.
Disappearance of Srila Uddharana Datta Thakura.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Appearance of Srila Locana Dasa Thakura.

Friday, January 11, 2008
Disappearance of Srila Jiva Gosvami Prabhu
Disappearance of Srila Jagadisa Pandita.

Tuesday, January 15 2008      
Mahaprabhu’s sannyasa lila.
Makara-sankranti.

Saturday, January 19, 2008
Gaura-ekadasi.
Putrada Ekadasi (fasting).
Appearance of Srila Jagadisa Pandita.
2nd anniversary of the installation of Sri Kaliya-mardana Krsna at Kaliya-mardana Krsna Asrama, Mulky.

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:59 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:59 a.m.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008       
Purnima.
Pusya-abhiseka of Sri Jagannatha.
Third Anniversary of the installation of Sri Patita-pavana Jagannatha Deva and Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhara at Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha.

 

MONTH OF MADHAVA

 

Sunday, January 27, 2008
Appearance of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami.
Disappearance of Srila Ramacandra Kaviraja.

Monday, January 28, 2008                            
Disappearance of Srila Jayadeva Gosvami.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008       
Disappearance of Srila Locana Dasa Thakura.

 

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FEBRUARY 2008

 

Sunday, February 3, 2008          
Krsna-ekadasi.
Sat-tila Ekadasi (fasting).

Monday, February 4, 2008
Krsna-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:59 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:59 a.m.

Monday, February 11, 2008      
Sri Krsna Vasanta-pancami.
Appearance day of Srimati Visnupriya Devi.
Appearance of Srila Pundarika Vidyanidhi.
Appearance of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami.
Appearance of Srila Raghunandana Thakura.
Disappearance of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Appearance of Sri Advaita Acharya (fast till noon)

Thursday, February 14, 2008            
Bhismastami (disappearance of Bhismadeva).

Friday, February 15, 2008
Disappearance of Sri Madhvacarya.

Saturday, February 16, 2008     
Disappearance of Sri Ramanujacarya.

Sunday, February 17, 2008       
Gaura-ekadasi.
Bhaimi Ekadasi (full fasting half day for Varaha-dvadasi)

Monday, February 18, 2008      
Varaha-dvadasi.
Break of fast between sunrise and 9:57 a.m.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008     
Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu (fasting till noon)

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Appearance of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura.
Sri Krsna Madhura-utsava

 

MONTH OF GOVINDA

 

Tuesday, February 26, 2007     
Appearance of Jagad-guru Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada (half day fasting).
Disappearance of Srila Purusottama Thakura.

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MARCH 2008

 

Monday, March 3, 2008
Krsna-ekadasi.
Vijaya Ekadasi (fasting).

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Parana by 9:52 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:52 a.m.
Disappearance of Srila Isvara Puripada.

Thursday, March 6, 2008
Sri Siva-ratri. (optional fast).

Saturday, March 8, 2008            
Disappearance of Vaisnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja.
Disappearance of Srila Rasikananda Deva Gosvami

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Appearance of Srila Purusottama Thakura.

Monday, March 17, 2008
Gaura-ekadasi.
Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi (fasting).
Sri Navadvipa-dhama Parikrama begins.
Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008                       
Gaura-dvadasi.
Parana by 9:45 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:45 a.m.
Disappearance of Srila Madhavendra Puri.

Friday, March 21, 2008              
Gaura-purnima
Sri Gaura-Purnima: The divine appearance of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu (fasting).
Start of 523 Gaurabda.
32nd Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja.

 

MONTH OF VISNU

 

Sunday, March 23, 2008
Krsna-pratipada.
Parana by 9:43 a.m. **
Break of fast between sunrise and 9:43 a.m.
Anandotsava festival of Jagannatha Misra.

 

 

 

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