All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga
The Vaisnava Calendar
for the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math for 2007 to 2008 calculated for Kolkata, India. Start of 522 Gaurabda year Festivities for the 12 Vaisnava months starting from March 2007. Yours in the service of Sri Guru & Gauranga.
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Contents: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data according to Indian Standard Time: 1 Visnu Sunday, March 4, 2007 Krishna-pratipada. Paran by 9:52 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:52 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival. Friday, March 9, 2007 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. Pancham dol. Monday, March 12, 2007 Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit. Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Krishna-dasami. Festival at Appearance Place of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripat Bamunpara. Thursday, March 15, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Pap-bimochoni Ekadasi. Fast Friday, March 16, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 09:46 a.m. Break of fast between 05:49 to 09:46 a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharyya. Friday, March 23, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanujacharyya Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bon Maharaj. Sunday, March 25, 2007 Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. Monday, March 26, 2007 11:32:08 AM IST 9. Navami Shukla paksha Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:36:53 AM IST 10. Dashami Shukla paksha Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon. * Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Paran by 9:40 a.m. for those who fasted the full day. ** Break of fast between sunrise and 9:40 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast. Friday, March 30, 2007 3:33:55 PM IST 13. Trayodashi Shukla paksha Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 09:40 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:40 a.m. Damanakaropana Dvadasi Monday, April 2, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Appearance of Srila Syamananda Prabhu. 2 MadhusudanSunday, April 8, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna das Babaji Maharaj. Tuesday, April 10, 2007 Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur. Friday, April 13, 2007 Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. Saturday, April 14, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Varuthini Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu. Sunday, April 15, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 09:31 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:31 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Amavasya (new-moon). Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit. Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. Thursday, April 19, 2007 Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
Friday, April 20, 2007 Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya – good day to start some works. Saturday, April 21, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharyya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj. Monday, April 23, 2007 Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja). Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, Appearance of Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi. Saturday, April 28, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Mohini-ekadasi fasting. Sunday, April 29, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 09:28 a.m. Rukmini Dvadasi vrata. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:28 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2007 Sri Nrisimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa). * Wednesday, May 2, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Sri Krishna’s Phul-dola and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharyya. Buddha Purnima: appearance day of Lord Buddha. 3 Trivikram Thursday, May 3, 2007 Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. Monday, May 7, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Raya. Sunday, May 13, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Apara-Ekadasi. Fast. Monday, May 14, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 09:22 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:22 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. Wednesday, May 16, 2007 4:33:13 AM IST 15. Amavasya Krishna paksha Purushottam TrivikramSunday, May 27, 2007 Gaura Ekadasi. Fasting for Padmini Ekadasi. Monday, May 28, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 09:21 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:21 a.m. Monday, June 11, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Fasting for Parama Ekadasi. Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 09:22a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:22 a.m. Trivikrama continues Saturday, June 16, 2007 Gaura-pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Calcutta: Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Madana-Mohanjiu installation day festival. Monday, June 18, 2007 Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu). Monday, June 25, 2007 Gaura-dasami. Dasahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu. Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Fast of Nirjjala-ekadasi (without water). Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 09:25 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:25 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2007 Gaura-trayodasi. Grand Festival of Srila Raghunath das Goswami at Sripat Panihati Saturday, June 30, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit. 4 Vamana Sunday, July 1, 2007 Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu Sripad Rishabdev Das Adhikari. Monday, July 2, 2007 Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti-sampad. Thursday, July 5, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakresvara Pandit. Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Yogini Ekadasi. Fast. Thursday, July 12, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:29 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:29 a.m. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi. Saturday, July 14, 2007 Amavasya (new-moon). Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit Disappearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Sunday, July 15, 2007 Gaura-pratipad. Gundicha Marjana: cleaning Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham, and cleaning all Temples of the Lord. Monday, July 16, 2007 Gaura-dvitiya. Rathayatra of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Swarupa Damodara Goswami Prabhu. Thursday, July 19, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Hera-panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham. Saturday, July 22, 2007 Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari. Monday, July 23, 2007 Gaura-navami. Purna Yatra of Sri Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). Thursday, July 26, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Disappearance of Srimati Krishnamayi Devi. Friday, July 27, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:30 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 30, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Chaturmasya (when started on Purnima–as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math). (green leafy vegetable fast for one month) 5 Sridhar Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj. Friday, August 3, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Monday, August 6, 2007 Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu. Thursday, August 9, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast. Friday, August 10, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:33 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:33 a.m. Sunday, August 12, 2007 Amavasya (new-moon). Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya-varyya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Thursday, August 16, 2007 Friday, August 17, 2007 Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi das Babaji Maharaj. Monday, August 20, 2007 Gaura-saptami. Disappearance of Sripad Ananga Mohan Das Adhikari. Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj. Friday, August 24, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Pavitraropani Ekadasi. Fast. Beginning of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda Start of the one month festival of Sri Hari Smaran at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Saturday, August 25, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:32 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:32 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami Disappearance of Srila Gauri das Pandit Goswami. Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Appearance of Sri Baladeva. Fast until noon. * End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda. Second month of Caturmasya begins. (yogurt fast for one month) 6 Hrisikesha Tuesday, September 4, 2007 Krishna-astami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami. Complete fast until midnight (then no grains). * Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Krishna-navami. Sri Janmastami paran before 9:31 a.m. ** Break of fast between sunrise and 9:31 a.m. Sri Nandotsava. Appearance of Visvavarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad. Friday, September 7, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Annada Ekadasi. Fast. Saturday, September 8, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:30 a.m. Break fast 05:21 - 09:30 Break of fast between sunrise and 9:52 a.m. Sunday, September 16, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu. Monday, September 17, 2007 Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi. Thursday, September 20, 2007 Gaura-astami. Sri Radhastami. Srimati Radharani’s appearance at noon. Fast until noon. * Sunday, September 23, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Parshvaika Ekadasi. Fast. Monday, September 24, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Vamanadeva. Paran after the worship of Sri Vamanadeva and by 9:28 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:28 a.m. Appearance of Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu. Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur. Third month of Caturmasya begins. (milk fast for one month) Purnima (full-moon). Visvarupa Mahotsava. End of month long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. 7 Padmanabha Friday, September 28, 2007 Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. Saturday, October 6, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Indira Ekadasi. Fast. Sunday, October 7, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:27 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:27 a.m. Sunday, October 14, 2007 Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Sri Yukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani. Sunday, October 21, 2007 Gaura-dasami. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacharyya. Monday, October 22, 2007 Gaura-ekadasi. Pasankosa Ekadasi. Fast Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:27 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:27 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath das Goswami, Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami Disappearance of Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami. Friday, October 26, 2007 Purnima (full-moon). Saradiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Beginning of Urja-vrata, Damodara-vrata, Karttika-vrata or Niyamaseva-vrata if begun from the purnima day, as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Fourth month of Caturmasya begins. (urad dal fast for one month) 8 Damodara Sunday, October 28, 2007 Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharaj. Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. Friday, November 2, 2007 Krishna-astami. Bahulastami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha-kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Saturday, November 3, 2007 Krishna-navami. Grand 113th Appearance festival of Om Vishnupad 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. Monday, November 5, 2007 Krishna-ekadasi. Rama Ekadasi. Fast. Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:29 a.m. Break of fast between sunrise and 9:29 a.m. Subha Vijay festival of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu at Sripat Panihati. Thursday, November 8, 2007 Krishna-chaturdasi. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs. Friday, November 9, 2007 Amavasya (new-moon). Dipavali. Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs. Sunday, November 11, 2007 Gaura-pratipada. Go-puja (cow-worship) and Go-krida (the pleasure of the cows). Sri Govardhan-puja. Annakut Mahotsava: Grand festival and puja to Sri Sri Anu Giriraj at Srila Sridhar Swami Sevashram in Sri Govardhan and Sri Gupta-Govardhan-puja festival at Sri Govinda Kunda in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip. Balidaityaraj-puja. Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Vasudev Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj. Bhratri-dvitiya krityam (festival where brothers and sisters honour each other). Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Visvarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad. Thursday, November 15, 2007 Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. Sunday, November 18, 2007 Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhara das Goswami, Disa |