All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga GAUDIYA FESTIVAL DATES until Sri Gaura-Purnima 2000 Dates and times calculated for Calcutta, India, as refered to at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham. 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 Sri Nirmal Acharyya Maharaj MARCH 1999 VISHNU 3. (Wednesday) 1 Vishnu. Krishna-pratipada (First day of lunar month). Ananda Utsava of Sri Jagannath Misra (Grand Festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham, and distribution of Maha-Prasadam) Sri Gaura Purnima Paran by 9:43 a.m. 5. (Friday) 3 Vishnu. Festival at Appearance Place of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripat Bamunpara, and the place of his youth Pastimes, Nadanghat. 7. (Sunday) 5 Vishnu. Krishna-panchami. Panchami-dol. 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. 10. (Wednesday) 8 Vishnu. Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit. 13. (Saturday) 11 Vishnu. Krishna-ekadasi. Pap-Bimochani Ekadasi. Fast. 14. (Sunday) 12 Vishnu. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran between 9:22 and 9:48 a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu¹s auspicious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharyya. 17. (Wed) 15 Vishnu. Amavasya. (Dark Moon) 22. (Monday) 20 Vishnu. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanujacharyya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hrdaya Bon Maharaj. 24. (Wednesday) 22 Vishnu. Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. 26. (Fri) 24 Vishnu. Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon. 27. (Satrurday) 25 Vishnu. Gaura-ekadasi. Fast. 28. (Sunday) 26 Vishnu. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran for Ekadasi between 8:28 to 9:40 a.m. 31. (Wednesday) 29 Vishnu. Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu. APRIL MADHUSUDAN 6. (Tues) 6 Madhusudan. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna das Babaji Maharaj. 8. (Thurs) 8 Madhusudan. Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur. 11. (Sun) 11 Madhusudan. Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrndavana das Thakur. 12. (Mon) 12 Madhusudan.Varuthini Ekadasi. Fast. Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu¹s disappearance. 13. (Tues) 13 Madhusudan. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:33 a.m. 16. (Fri) 16 Madhusudan. Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit. 17. (Saturday) 17 Madhusudan. Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. 18. (Sun) 18 Madhusudan. Gaura-dvitiya up to 5:23 a.m. then Aksaya-tritiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. 20. (Tuesday) 20 Madhusudan. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharyya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj. 22. (Thursday) 22 Madhusudan. Gaura-saptami. Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja. 24. (Saturday) 24 Madhusudan. Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, also of Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi. 26. (Monday) 26 Madhusudan. Gaura-ekadasi. Mohini Ekadasi. Fast. 27. (Tuesday) 27 Madhusudan. Gaura-dvadasi. Rukmini Dvadasi Vrata. Paran by 9:26 a.m. 29. (Thursday) 29 Madhusudan. Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrisimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa). 30. (Friday) 30 Madhusudan. Purnima. Paran by 9:25 a.m. Sri Krishna¹s Phul-dola and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharyya. Buddha Purnima: appearance day of Lord Buddha. MAY TRIVIKRAM 1. (Sat) 1 Trivikram. Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. 5. (Wed) 5 Trivikram. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Raya. 12. (Wed) 12 Trivikram. Krishna-dvadasi. Apara Ekadasi. Fast. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. 13. (Thursday) 13 Trivikram. Paran by 9:22 a.m. 15. (Sat) 15 Trivikram. Amavasya. PURUSOTTAMA 25. (Tuesday) 10 Purusottama. Gaura-ekadasi. No fast. 26. (Wednesday) 11 Purusottama. Byanjuli Mahadvadasi. Fast. 27. (Thursday) 12 Purusottama. Paran by 5:45 a.m. JUNE 10. (Thursday) 26 Purusottama. Krishna-ekadasi. Fast. 11. (Friday) 27 Purusottama. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 8:32 a.m. 13. (Sunday) 29 Purusottama. Amavasya. TRIVIKRAM 14. (Mon) 16 Trivikram. Gaura-pratipada. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Calcutta: Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Madana-Mohanjiu installation day festival. 17. (Thurs) 18 Trivikram. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu). 23. (Wed) 24 Trivikram. Gaura-dasami. Dasahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappear ance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu. 24. (Thur) 25 Trivikram. Gaura-ekadasi. Fast of Nirjala-ekadasi (without water) 25. (Friday) 26 Trivikram. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:24 a.m. 26. (Saturday) 27 Trivikram. Gaura-trayodasi. Grand appearance of the Holy Deities of Kaikhali, Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Giridhari, at the Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha. Mahotsav of Srila Raghunath das Goswami at Sripat Panihati. 28. (Monday) 29 Trivikram. Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit. VAMAN 29. (Tuesday) 1 Vaman. Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance of Srila Syamananda Prabhu. 30. (Wednesday) 2 Vaman. Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti-sampad. JULY 4. (Sunday) 6 Vaman. Appearance of Srila Vakresvara Pandit. 9. (Friday) 11 Vaman. Krishna-ekadasi. Yogini Ekadasi. Fast. 10. (Saturday) 12 Vaman. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:28 a.m. 13. (Tuesday) 15 Vaman. Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Gundicha Marjana: cleaning Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham. 14. (Wednesday) 16 Vaman. Rathayatra of Sri Jagannath Dev. 15. (Thursday) 17 Vaman. Disappearance of Srila Swarupa Damodara Goswami Prabhu. 17. (Saturday) 19 Vaman. Gaura-panchami. Hera-panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham. 20. (Tuesday) 22 Vaman. Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krsna Brahmachari. 22. (Thursday) 24 Vaman. Purna Yatra of Sri Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). 23. (Friday) 25 Vaman. Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. 24. (Saturday) 26 Vaman. Gaura-ekadasi. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast. 25. (Sunday) 27 Vaman. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:30 a.m. 28. (Wednesday) 30 Vaman. Purnima. Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Chaturmasya (when started on Purnima‹as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math). SRIDHAR 30. (Friday) 2 Sridhar. Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj. AUGUST 2. (Mon) 5 Sridhar. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. 5. (Thursday) 8 Sridhar. Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu. 7. (Saturday) 10 Sridhar. Krishna-ekadasi. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast. 8. (Sunday) 11 Sridhar. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran between 6:16 and 9:32 a.m. 11. (Wednesday) 14 Sridhar. Amavasya. Disappearance of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya-varyya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Full eclipse of the sun, starting 5.03 p.m. until 6.10 p.m. (Calcutta time). 15. (Sunday) 18 Sridhar. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi das Babaji Maharaj. 20. (Friday) 23 Sridhar. Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj. 22. (Sunday) 25 Sridhar. 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. 23. (Monday) 26 Sridhar. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran between 8:18 and 9:32 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri das Pandit Goswami. 26. (Thursday) 29 Sridhar. Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladeva. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda. SEPTEMBER HRISHIKESH 3. (Friday) 8 Hrishikesh. Krishna-astami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami. Complete fast until midnight. (Then no grains). 4. (Saturday) 9 Hrishikesh. Krishna-navami. Sri Nandotsava. Sri Janmastami paran before 9:31 a.m. Appearance of Visvarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad. 6. (Monday) 11 Hrishikesh. Krishna-ekadasi. Annada Ekadasi. Fast. 7. (Tuesday) 12 Hrishikesh. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 6:38 a.m. 9. (Thursday) 14 Hrishikesh. Amavasya. 14. (Tuesday) 19 Hrishikesh. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu. 17. (Friday) 22 Hrishikesh. Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi. 18. (Saturday) 23 Hrishikesh. Gaura-astami. Sri Radhastami. Srimati Radharani¹s appearance at noon. Fast until noon. 21. (Tuesday) 26 Hrishikesh. Gaura-ekadasi. Parshvaikadasi. No fast. 22. (Wednesday) 27 Hrishikesh. Gaura-dvadasi. Vishnu Srinkala Yoga. Fast. Appearance of Sri Vamanadeva. Appearance of Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu. 23. (Thursday) 28 Hrishikesh. Gaura-trayodasi. Paran by 9:28 a.m. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. 24. (Friday) 29 Hrishikesh. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur. 25. (Sat) 30 Hrishikesh. Purnima. Visvarupa Mahotsava. End of month long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. PADMANABHA 27. (Mon) 2 Padmanabha. Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. OCTOBER 5. (Tuesday) 10 Padmanabha. Krishna-ekadasi. Indira Ekadasi. Fast. 6. (Wednesday) 11 Padmanabha. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:27 a.m. 9. (Saturday) 14 Padmanabha. Amavasya. 12. (Tuesday) 17 Pabmanabha. Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Sri Yukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani. 13. (Wednesday) 18 Padmanabha. Gaura-chaturthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Pramod Puri Goswami Maharaj. 16. (Saturday) 21 Padmanabha. Gaura-saptami. Sri Sri Durga-puja. 20. (Wednesday) 25 Padmanabha. Gaura-dasami. Vijay utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacharyya. 21. (Thursday) 26 Padmanabha. Gaura-ekadasi. Pasankosa Ekadasi. Fast. Beginning of Urja-vrata, Damodara-vrata, Kartika-vrata or Niyamaseva-vrata if begun from the Ekadasi day. 22. (Friday) 27 Padmanabha. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 6:43 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami and Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami. 24. (Sunday) 29 Padmanabha. Purnima. Saradiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krsna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Beginning of Urja-vrata, Damodara-vrata, Kartika-vrata or Niyamaseva-vrata if begun from the purnima day, as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. DAMODAR 27. (Wednesday) 3 Damodar. Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharaj. 29. (Friday) 5 Damodar. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. 30. (Saturday) 6 Damodar. Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichara Jajavar Maharaj. NOVEMBER 1. (Monday) 8 Damodar. Krishna-astami. Bahulastami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha-kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. 2. (Tuesday) 9 Damodar. Krishna-navami. Grand 105th Appearance festival of Om Visnupad 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. 4. (Thurs) 11 Damodar. Krishna-ekadasi. Rama Ekadasi. Fast. 5. (Friday) 12 Damodar. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 5:51. Subha Vijay festival of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu at Sripat Panihati. 7. (Sunday) 14 Damodar. Krishna-chaturdasi. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Visnu Mandirs. 8. (Monday) 15 Damodar. Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Visnu Mandirs. 9. (Tuesday) 16 Damodar. Gaura-pratipada. Go-puja (cow-worship) and Go-Krida (the pleasure of the cows). Sri Govardhan-puja. Annakut Mahotsava: Grand festival at Srila Sridhar Swami Sevashram (in Sri Govardhan) and in other Maths. Balidaityaraj-puja. 10. (Wednesday) 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 honour each other). 12. (Friday) 19 Damodar. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Visvarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad. 13. (Saturday) 20 Damodar. Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. 16. (Tuesday) 23 Damodar. 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. 19. (Friday) 26 Damodar. Gaura-ekadasi. Sri Utthana Ekadasi. Fast. 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. 20. (Saturday) 27 Damodar. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:34 a.m. 22. (Monday) 29 Damodar. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kasisvar Pandit. 23. (Tuesday) 30 Damodar. Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Krishna. 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). DECEMBER KESHAVA 3. (Friday) 10 Keshava. Krishna-ekadasi. Utpanna Ekadasi. Fast. 4. (Sat) 11 Keshava. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:39 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishna Das. 5. (Sunday) 12 Keshava. Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur. 7. (Tuesday) 14 Keshava. Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan. 14. (Tuesday) 21 Keshava. 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. 16. (Thursday) 23 Keshava. Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan das Babaji Maharaj. 17. (Friday) 24 Keshava. Gaura-navami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. 18. (Saturday) 25 Keshava. Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman Maharaj. 19. (Sunday) 26 Keshava. Gaura-ekadasi. Moksa Ekadasi. Fast. 20. (Monday) 27 Keshava. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 6:43 a.m. 22. (Wednesday) 29 Keshava. Purnima. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Pradip Tirtha Maharaj. NARAYAN 24. (Friday) 2 Narayan. Krishna-dvitiya. The grand celebration of the Seventieth 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. 26. (Sunday) 4 Narayan. Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance festival of the founder of the worldwide Sri Chaitanya Maths and Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. JANUARY 2000 2. (Sunday) 11 Narayan. Krishna-ekadasi. Saphala Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj. 3. (Monday) 12 Narayan. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:54 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudeva Srauti Maharaj. 4. (Tuesday) 13 Narayan. Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan das Thakur. 6. (Thursday) 15 Narayan. Amavasya. 7. (Friday) 16 Narayan. Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of Srila Lochan das Thakur. 9. (Sunday) 18 Narayan. Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadish Pandit. 16. (Sunday) 25 Narayan. Gaura-dasami. Festival in rememberance of Sriman Mahaprabhu¹s sannyas-lila. 17. (Mon) 26 Narayan Sriman Gaura-ekadasi. Putrada Ekadasi. Fast. 18. (Tuesday) 27 Narayan. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:59 a.m. 21. (Friday) 30 Narayan. Purnima. Pusyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna. MADHAVA 24. (Monday) 3 Madhava. Krishna-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj. Disappearance of Sripad Jadavendu Bhakti Chandan. 26. (Wednesday) 5 Madhava. Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Jayadeva Goswami Prabhu. 28. (Friday) 7 Madhava. Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lochan das Thakur. FEBRUARY 1. (Tuesday) 11 Madhava. Krishna-ekadasi. Sat-tila Ekadasi. Fast. 2. (Wednesday) 12 Madhava. Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 10:00 a.m. 5. (Saturday) 15 Madhava. Amavasya. 6. (Sunday) 16 Madhava. Gaura-pratipada. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurav Vaikhanas Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhuri das Adhikary. 7. (Monday) 17 Madhava. Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. 10. (Thursday) 20 Madhava. Gaura-panchami. Sri Krishna Vasant Panchami. 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 Chakravarti Thakur, Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Swarupa Parvat Maharaj. 12. (Saturday) 22 Madhava. Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharyya. 13. (Sun) 23 Madhava. Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu. 14. (Mon) 24 Madhava. Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Sripad Madhvacharyya. 15. (Tuesday) 25 Madhava. Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharyya. 16. (Wednesday) 26 Madhava. Gaura-ekadasi. Bhaimi Ekadasi. Fast. And Varaha Dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Varahadeva. 17. (Thursday) 27 Madhava. Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Paran after the abhishek and worship of Sri Nityananda Prabhu and before 9:58 a.m. 19. (Saturday) 29 Madhava. Purnima. Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Sri Krishna¹s Madhurotsava. GOVINDA 24. (Thursday) 5 Govinda. 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. Disappearance of Srila Purusottama Thakur. 25. (Friday) 6 Govinda. Krishna-sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. MARCH 1. (Wed) 11 Govinda. Krishna-ekadasi. Vijaya Ekadasi. No fast. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Govinda das Adhikari. 2. (Thur) 12 Govinda. Krishna-dvadasi. Maha-dvadasi. Fast. 3. (Friday) 13 Govinda. Paran by 7:43 a.m. 5. (Sun) 15 Govinda. Krishna-chaturdasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri. (Optional fast.) 6. (Monday) 16 Govinda. Amavasya. Paran by 9:58 a.m. 7. (Tuesday) 17 Govinda. Gaura-pratipad. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaj. 10. (Friday) 20 Govinda. Gaura-chaturthi then Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Srila Purusottama Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas Dasadhikari Prabhu. 15. (Wed) 25 Govinda. Gaura-dasami. Adhivas Festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. Beginning of annual seven day festival. 16. (Thursday) 26 Govinda. Gaura-ekadasi. Amlaki Ekadasi. Fast. Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama begins. Parikrama of Sri Ishodyan, Sri Yogapitha, Sriman Mahaprabhu¹s birth place, Srivas Angan, Sri Nrsimha Mandir, Sri Adwaita Bhavan, Murari Gupta Bhavan, Sri Chaitanya Math, Acharyya Chatustya Samanita, Sri Sri Gandharvika Giridhari and Sri Mahaprabhu Mandir, Srila Prabhupad¹s Samadhi Mandir, Srila Gaurakishor das Babaji Maharaj¹s Samadhi Prabriti, Sri Kazi Samadhi, Sharadanga Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sridhar Angan and Sri Simantadvip, Sri Rudradvip, Sri Antadvip. 17. (Friday) 27 Govinda. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:46 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Madhavendra Puri. Parikrama of Prodamaya Briddha Shiv, Sri Vishnupriya¹s own Deity of Sri Gauranga, Sri Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj¹s Samadhi Mandir, Koladvip, etc. 18. (Sat) 28 Govinda. Gaura-trayodasi. Parikrama of Sri Godruma and Madhyadvip, Sri Surabhikunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places. 19. (Sunday) 29 Govinda. 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 Thakur¹s birthplace, and the Deity served by Sri Saranga Murari and Vasudeva Datta Thakur. 20. (Monday) 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 Math. Vasantotsav and Dolyatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special offering of worship and arati. Sri Chaitanya-charitamrta reading and Maha-Sankirttana. VISHNU 21. (Tuesday) 1 Vishnu. Krishna-pratipada. Paran by 9:44 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival. 23. (Thursday) 3 Vishnu. Krishna-tritiya. Festival at Appearance Place of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripat Bamunpara, and the place of his youth Pastimes, Nadanghat. 25. (Saturday) 5 Vishnu. 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. __________________________________________________