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Soquel 11-12:Layout 1 All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga Gaudiya Vaishnava Calendar 2011 – 2012 Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Founder-Acharya: Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj Sevaite-President-Acharya: Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj Successor President Acharya: Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram Santa Cruz, California All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga Gaudiya Vaishnava Calendar (2011 – 2012) This calendar is based on the translation of the Bengali Vaisnava Calendar, “Sri Gaudiya Parvva Talika,” compiled by Sriyukta Dibyendu Bhattacharya, M.Sc., B.T., Jyotibhushan, Headmaster. Translated to English by Sripad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. All dates and times listed here are calculated for Kolkata, India, as referred to at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham. MARCH 2011 19. (Sat) Sri Gauravirbhava Paurnamasi. Sri 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-charitamrita reading and Maha-Sankirttana. Start of 526 Gaurabda year. VISHNU 20. (Sun) Krishna-pratipad. Paran by 9:45 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long year- ly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festi- val. 24. (Thu) Krishna-panchami. Festival at the 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 Shanta Maharaj. Pancham Dol. 1 27. (Sun) Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit. MAY 2011 28. (Mon) Krishna-navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vigraha Bhiksu Goswami Maharaj. 3. (Tue) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit. 30. (Wed) Paksa vardhini Mahadvadasi. Fast. 31. (Thu) Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast 6:55 - 11:06 a.m. 4. (Wed) Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. 5. (Thu) Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharya. Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. 6. (Fri) Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya good day to start some APRIL 2011 works. 8. (Sun) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad 8. (Fri) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Ramanujacharya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj. Bon Maharaj. 10. (Tue) Gaura-saptami. Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja 10. (Sun) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami (Sri Ganga-puja). Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. 12. (Thu) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda- 12. (Tue) Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast until sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, and Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi. noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon. 13. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. Mohini Ekadasi. Fast. 14. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast. 14. (Sat) Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast 6:00 - 10:43 a.m. 15. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast 6:33 - 6:51 a.m. 16. (Mon) Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrsimha-chaturdasi: Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Appearance day of Sri Nrsimhadev. Full fast until after Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti sunset, then no grains (anukalpa). Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and the 17. (Tue) Purnima. Sri Krishna's Phul-dola and Salil Bihar. Installation of the Sri Murti of His Divine Grace in his Buddha Purnima: Appearance day of Lord Buddha. Samadhi Mandir. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das Thakur. Appearance 18. (Mon) Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. of Srila Srinivas Acharya. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu. TRIVIKRAM MADHUSUDAN 18. (Wed) Krishna-pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. 22. (Fri) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna 22. (Sun) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila das Babaji Maharaj. Ramananda Raya. 24. (Sun) Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram 28. (Sat) Krishna-ekadasi. Apara Ekadasi. Fast. Thakur. 29. (Sun) Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast 5:50 - 10:03 a.m. 27. (Wed) Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. das Thakur. 28. (Thu) Krishna-ekadasi. Varuthini Ekadasi. Fast. JUNE 2011 Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu. 1. (Wed) Amavasya. 29. (Fri) Break fast 6:15 - 10:49 a.m. 2. (Thu) Gaura-pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Calcutta: Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Madana-Mohanjiu installa- tion day festival. 2 3 27. (Sun) Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit. MAY 2011 28. (Mon) Krishna-navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vigraha Bhiksu Goswami Maharaj. 3. (Tue) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit. 30. (Wed) Paksa vardhini Mahadvadasi. Fast. 31. (Thu) Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast 6:55 - 11:06 a.m. 4. (Wed) Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. 5. (Thu) Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharya. Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. 6. (Fri) Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya good day to start some APRIL 2011 works. 8. (Sun) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad 8. (Fri) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Ramanujacharya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj. Bon Maharaj. 10. (Tue) Gaura-saptami. Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja 10. (Sun) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami (Sri Ganga-puja). Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. 12. (Thu) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda- 12. (Tue) Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast until sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, and Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi. noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon. 13. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. Mohini Ekadasi. Fast. 14. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast. 14. (Sat) Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast 6:00 - 10:43 a.m. 15. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast 6:33 - 6:51 a.m. 16. (Mon) Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrsimha-chaturdasi: Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Appearance day of Sri Nrsimhadev. Full fast until after Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti sunset, then no grains (anukalpa). Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and the 17. (Tue) Purnima. Sri Krishna's Phul-dola and Salil Bihar. Installation of the Sri Murti of His Divine Grace in his Buddha Purnima: Appearance day of Lord Buddha. Samadhi Mandir. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das Thakur. Appearance 18. (Mon) Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. of Srila Srinivas Acharya. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu. TRIVIKRAM MADHUSUDAN 18. (Wed) Krishna-pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. 22. (Fri) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna 22. (Sun) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila das Babaji Maharaj. Ramananda Raya. 24. (Sun) Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram 28. (Sat) Krishna-ekadasi. Apara Ekadasi. Fast. Thakur. 29. (Sun) Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast 5:50 - 10:03 a.m. 27. (Wed) Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. das Thakur. 28. (Thu) Krishna-ekadasi. Varuthini Ekadasi. Fast. JUNE 2011 Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu. 1. (Wed) Amavasya. 29. (Fri) Break fast 6:15 - 10:49 a.m. 2. (Thu) Gaura-pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Calcutta: Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Madana-Mohanjiu installa- tion day festival. 2 3 3. (Fri) Gaura-dvitiya. Grand appearance of the Holy 11. (Mon) Gaura-ekadasi. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast. Purna Yatra Deities Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridharijiu of Sri Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram in Santa Cruz. 12. (Tue) Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast 5:57 - 10:48 a.m. 5. (Sun) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti 15. (Fri) Sri Guru-Purnima. Appearance of Srila Vyasadev. Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Goswami Prabhu. Beginning Prabhu). of Chaturmasya (when started on Purnima as followed in Sri 11. (Sat) Nirjala Ekadasi (without water). Fast Dasahara. Chaitanya Saraswat Math). Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu. SRIDHAR 12. (Sun) Break fast 5:57 - 10:41 a.m. 14. (Tue) Gaura-trayodasi. Grand Festival of Srila Raghunath 17. (Sun) Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami das Goswami at Sripat Panihati. Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj. 15. (Wed) Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannath 20. (Wed) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Dev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Pandit. 23. (Sat) Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami
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