April 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Vedic New Year New Year Name is Somya Naam
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ganpati Gauri Pujan Shri Ramnavami
Break the fast after afternoon abhishek
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Ekadashi Fasting Damnak offering at Purnima Fasting Vasanti Ras-Purnima Srngaar Aarti Flower Swing seva
Shri Radha Govind Dev’s special darshan
April 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting
May 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ekadashi Fasting Amavasya
Shri Gadhadar- pandit Appearance Day
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Akshay Tritiya
Chandan Yatra
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Shri Jahnava Ekadashi Fasting Narsingh Dev’s Shri Radharaman Goswamini Appearance Day Dev’s Appearance Mahotsav Shri Radharaman Day Dev’s birthday Special celebration in greeting singing starts Mahabhishek in the Shri Radha Gopinath in the Shri Gopal morning Temple, Vrindavan Bhatt Goswami Shrinivascharya Samadhi, Vrindavan, Appearance Day until His Appearance Purnima fasting Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Sarvbhaum Shri Madhusudhan Goswami Mahotsav May 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 29 30 31 Notes: Shrivas Pandit Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting Appearance Day
June 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Ekadashi Fasting Vat Savitri Fasting for married women
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Amavasya
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ganga Dushera Nirjala Ekadashi
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Purnima Fasting Jal Yatra Shri Shyamanand Mahotsav at Shri Snan Yatra Radha Shyam Sundar Temple, Vrindavan
June 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 26 27 28 29 30 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting
July 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Ekadashi Fasting
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Somvati Amavasya Rath Yatra Shri Vakreshwar Shri Swaroop Pandit Mahotsav Damodar and Shri Sivanand Sen Mahotsav
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ekadashi Fasting
From tonight the Gods go to sleep
Chaturmasya Begins
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Purnima Fasting Shri Prabodhanand Shri Gopal Bhatt Sarasvati Mahotsav Goswamipad Guru Purnima – the Celebration starts at worship Vyasdev and the Samadhi Gurudev
Sanatan Goswamipad Mahotsav (Special celebration in Shri Madan Mohan temple) July 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Shri Gopal Bhatt Nagar Sankirtan and Shri Loknath Ekadashi Fasting Goswamipad procession Goswami Mahostsav Disappearance Day Vaishnav Seva and Special puja at Shri Chaitanya Samadhi Puja in the Samadhi with 24 hour Mahaprabhu’s Shri Shri Gokulanand Sankirtan. Shri prasadi cloth darshan Temple Chaitanya in the Shri Mahaprabhu’s Shri Radharaman Temple prasadi cloth darshan in the Shri Radharaman Temple Shri Jayanthirth’s and Shri Ishwari ji’s Mahotsav 31 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting
August 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Amavasya Hariyali Teej Hindol Utsav starts
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Ekadashi Fasting Offering of Pavitra Purnima Fasting Raksha Bandhan – Janmashtami celebration in the congregational singing Shri Roop morning to tie a Rakhi starts in the Shri Goswamipad on Shri Radharaman Radharaman Temple Mahotsav Dev’s wrist, on behalf every evening until of all sisters and Ashtami) Samadhi Pujan in devotees *See Notes Shri Radha Damodar Temple Hindol Utsav ends 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Shri Krishn Nandotsav Janmashtami In the evening, Shri (Fasting) Chaitanya **See Notes Mahaprabhu’s prasadi cloth darshan in Shri Radharaman Temple August 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 28 29 30 31 Notes: Ekadashi Fasting Shri Gadadhar Bhatt *Special darshan in different temples on the 19 of August 2016; Appearance day Deities dressed as follows: Shri Vishwambhar Shri Govind ( Subal Vesh), Gopinath (Vanvihar), Madanmohan Goswami Mahotsav (Rairaja), Radhadamodar (Shyamsakhi), Radhasyamsundar (Naukakhand), Gokulanand (Ravalraja), Amiya Nimai Mahaprabhu (Naagribhav), Shadbhuj Mahaprabhu (Naagarbhav)
**Maha abhishek archan in the morning in Shri Radharaman Temple and in the Shri Radha Damodar Temple. Mahabhishekam in the night in Shri Radha Govind Temple. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s prasadi cloth darshan in Shri Radharaman Temple
Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting
September 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Kushotpaatni Amavasya
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Viewing the moon is Ganesh Chaturthi Rishi Panchami Baldev Shasti Shri Radhashtami prohibited Fasting for women (Fasting) +See Notes
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ekadashi Fasting Anant Chaturdashi Purnima Fasting
Shri Vaamandev Srimad Appearance day Bhagwatotsav Sanjhi Utsav and Pitrapaksh begins
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
September 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 25 26 27 28 29 30 Notes: Ekadashi Fasting Amavasya + Any ill deeds committed by women Sanjhi Utsav and can be washed away Pitrapaksh ends by performing a fast on this auspicious day by the blessings of the ancient Rishis
Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting
October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Navratra begins
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Navratra ends Vijaydashmi Ekadashi Fasting Sharad Purnima Utsav Shri Kartik Niyam seva Madhvacharya starts Purnima Fasting Appearance Day Shri Raghunath Bhatt, Shri Raghunath Das Goswamipad and Shri Krishndas Kaviraj Mahotsav 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Small Sharad Karak Chaturthi Shri Narotamdas Ahoi Ashtami or Purnima Utsav (in (fasting festival for Thakur Mahotsav Bahulashtami Shri Radharaman married women for Temple) marital bliss) Shri Radhakund Dip (at Midnight)
October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Shri Ramchandra Ekadashi Fasting Dhanteras Small Dipawali – Kaviraj Mahotsav offering ghee lamp to Dhanvantari Yam Raj Appearance Day Hanuman Appearance Day
30 31 Notes: Dipawali Annakoot Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting
Amavasya Govardhan Pujan
November 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 Yamdvitiya
Bhaiya Dauj
Siblings bathe together in Shri Yamuna
Shri Vrindavan Das Thakur Mahotsav 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Gopashtami Akshay Navami Ekadashi Fasting – the Gods awake in the Cow Puja Mathura Vrindavan evening Yugal parikrama Shrinivasacharya, Chaturmasya Niyam Shri Das Gadadhar seva finishes Mahotsav
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Maha Raas Purnima Fasting
Celebration of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s arrival in Vrindavan
Kirtan procession starts in Shri Amiya Nimai Temple
Shri Damodar Goswamipad Mahotsav November 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ekadashi Fasting
27 28 29 30 Notes: Amavasya Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting
December 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ekadashi Fasting
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Vyanjan Dwadashi Purnima Fasting
Special khichdi bhog offering to Shri Radharaman Dev begins
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Ekadashi Fasting December 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Amavasya
January 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shri Jeev Goswamipad Mahotsav at the Shri Radha Damodar Temple
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ekadashi Fasting Khichdi bhog Shri Gopinathdas Shri Gopinath Das Makar Sankranti offering ends Goswami Mahotsav Goswami Mahotsav, Punyakal begins Sankirtan and Vaisnav seva Purnima Fasting
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswamipad’s Appearance Day Sankast Chaturthi Pujan
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Shattila Ekadashi Mauni Amavasya Fasting January 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 29 30 31 Notes: Celebration of Shri Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting Chaitanya Mahabraphu’s arrival in Varnasi
February 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Vasant Panchami Shri Advaitacharya Prabhu Appearance Shri Vishnupriya Day Devi’s and Shri Vishwanath (Fasting) Chakravarthi Thakur’s Mahotsav
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Shri Ekadashi Fasting Shri Nityanand Purnima Fasting Madhvacharyapad Prabhu’s Punyatithi Appearance Day
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Ekadashi Fasting Mahashivratri Shiv Chaturdashi Fasting February 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 26 27 28 Notes: Amavasya Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting
Shri Krishn Chaitanya Goswami Mahotsav
March 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Holi Utsav begins Ekadashi Fasting
Congregational singing begins in the Shri Radharaman Temple
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Gaur Purnima Abhishek at Amiya Holi Nimai Temple. Shri Chaitanya Dolotsav Mahaprabhu’s Shri prasadi cloth darshan in the Shri Radharaman Temple
Lighting of bonfire on the eve of Holi (Small Holi)
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Ekadashi Fasting March 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 26 27 28 29 30 31 Notes: Amavasya Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi Vedic Year Ends fasting