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Vaishnava Calendar

 

Our calendar is based on the English translation [by Sripad Bhakti Nirmal Acharyya Maharaj] of the Bengali Vaishnava Calendar, Sri Gaudiya Parva Talika, compiled by Sriyukta Dibyendu Bhattacharya, M.Sc., B.T., Jyotibhushan, Retired Headmaster.

All dates and times listed here are calculated for Kolkata, India, as referred to at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham. 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) time which may be calculated locally according to the lunar calendar. In this way the days of Appearance, Disappearance, etc. of the Lord and His great devotees will be observed on the actual day they took place in India, rather than the technical local calculation of the 'tithi' which often had devotees observing, for example, the Appearance of Mahaprabhu a day before He actually appeared here in Nabadwip.

The full Vaishnava Calendar for 2008 - 2009.

The full Vaishnava Calendar for 2007 - 2008.
The full Vaishnava Calendar for 2006 - 2007.
The full Vaishnava Calendar for 2005 - 2006.
The full Vaishnava Calendar for 2004 - 2005.
The full Vaishnava Calendar for 2003 - 2004.
The full Vaishnava Calendar for 2002 - 2003.
The full Vaishnava Calendar for 2001 - 2002.
The full Vaishnava Calendar for 2000 - 2001.
The full Vaishnava Calendar for 1999 - 2000.

The next calendar following on from Gaura-Purnima 2009 is expected at Gaura-Purnima 2009.


Because the Vaishnava Calendar is a lunar calendar, these events are often celebrated on different days in different countries. Please contact the devotees at our International Centres for local dates and times of Ekadasi fasts.


N.B. Our Vaishnava Calendar is published annually at Sri Gaura-Purnima time (usually in March). Each year we receive many requests for the early availability of the next calendar. However, following the tradition established by Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, the calculation of our calendar is based on a specific almanac which is itself published just a short while before Sri Gaura-Purnima each year. Therefore please bear with us, and each year we endeavour to make the new calendar available as soon as possible.


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