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All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga Gaudiya Vaishnava Calendar 2004 Ð 2005 (Sri Gaurabda 518 - 519) Dates and times calculated for: Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, Santa Cruz, California Under the direction of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Sevaite-President-Acharya: Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj Founder-Acharya: Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram Santa Cruz, California 15. (Tuesday) 22 Madhava. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu. 17. (Thursday) 24 Madhava. Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Gaudiya Vaisnava Sripad Madhvacharya. 18. (Friday) 25 Madhava. Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharya. Calendar (2004 Ð 2005) 19. (Saturday) 26 Madhava. Bhaumi Ekadasi. Fast. Dates and times calculated for the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, 20. (Sunday) 27 Madhava. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:50 Santa Cruz, California. It has been adjusted for California by Tridanadi to 10:31 a.m. Varaha Dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Varahadeva. Swami Bhakti Pavan Janardan with reference to the dates calculated and 21. (Monday) 28 Madhava. Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of used by the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham. Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon. VISHNU 23. (Wednesday) 30 Madhava. Purnima. Sri Krishna’s Madhurotsava. Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. MARCH GOVINDA 7. (Sunday) 1 Vishnu. Krishna-pratipada. Ananda Utsava of Sri Jagannath Misra. 28. (Monday) 5 Govinda. Krishna-panchami. The festival of the 11. (Thursday) 5 Vishnu. Krishna-sasthi. Grand appearance of the Divine Appearance of the founder of the worldwide Sri Holy Deities of Sripat Hapaniya, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Chaitanya Math and Gaudiya Maths, Prabhupad Sri Radha Gopinathjiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saran Santa Disappearance of Srila Purusottama Thakur. Anniversary of Maharaj. the installation of the Sri Gupta-Govardhan Sri Mandir, Sri 13. (Saturday) 7 Vishnu. Krishna-ashtami. Appearance of Srila Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Srivas Pandit. MARCH 16. (Tuesday) 10 Vishnu. Krishna-ekadasi. Papabimochani 1. (Tuesday) 6 Govinda. Krishna-sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Ekadasi. Fast. Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. 17. (Wednesday) 11 Vishnu. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 6. (Sunday) 11 Govinda Vijaya Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of 6:15 to 10:16. a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspi- Sripad Krishna Govinda das Adhikari. cious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda 7. (Monday) 12 Govinda. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:30 Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra to 10:12 a.m. Bhattacharya. 8. (Tuesday) 13 Govinda. Krishna-trayodasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri. 20. (Saturday) 14 Vishnu. Amavasya. (Dark Moon) Anniversary of the installation of Sri Sri Sadasiva 25. (Thursday) 19 Vishnu. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Gangadhara, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Sripad Ramanujacharya and Sri Srimad Bhakti Hrdaya Bon 9. (Wednesday) 14 Govinda. Amavasya (Dark Moon) Maharaj. 10. (Thursday) 15 Govinda. Gaura-pratipada. Disappearance of 27. (Saturday) 21 Vishnu. Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj, Swami Srimat Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami and Tridandi Swami Srimad 29. (Monday) 23 Vishnu. Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaj. until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra, at noon.

12 1 APRIL 14. (Friday) 20 Narayana. Gaura-panchami. Festival in remem- 1. (Thursday) 26 Vishnu. Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast. berance of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s sannyas-lila. 2. (Friday) 27 Vishnu. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:51 to 20. (Thursday) 26 Narayana. Gaura-ekadasi.Putrada Ekadasi. 7:58 a.m. Damanakaropanotsav. Fast. 4. (Sunday) 29 Vishnu. Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. 21. (Friday) 27 Narayana. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 7:18 to Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila 10:39 a.m. Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu. 24. (Monday) 30 Narayana. Purnima. Pusyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna. MADHUSUDANA MADHAVA 9. (Friday) 5 Madhusudana. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance 27. (Thursday) 3 Madhava. Krishna-tritiya. Appearance of Srila of Sripad Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj. Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila 11. (Sunday) 7 Madhusudana. Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Ramachandra Kaviraj. Sripad Abhiram Thakur. 29. (Saturday) 5 Madhava. Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance of 13. (Tuesday) 9 Madhusudana. Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Sripad Jadavendu Bhakti Chandan. Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. 31. (Monday) 7 Madhava. Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila 15. (Thursday) 11 Madhusudana. Krishna-ekadasi. Varuthini Jayadeva Goswami Prabhu. Ekadasi. Fast. Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi FEBRUARY Prabhu’s disappearance. 2. (Wednesday) 9 Madhava. Krishna-ashtami. Disappearance of 16. (Friday) 12 Madhusudana. Krishna-trayodasi. Break fast from Srila Lochan das Thakur. 6:32 to 10:56 a.m. 5. (Saturday) 12 Madhava. Sat-tila Ekadasi. Fast. 18. (Sunday) 14 Madhusudana. Amavasya. (Dark Moon) 6. (Sunday) 13 Madhava. Krishna-trayodasi. Break fast from Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit. 7:06 to 10:37 a.m. 19. (Monday) 15 Madhusudana. Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of 8. (Tuesday) 15 Madhava. Amavasya (Dark Moon) Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. 9. (Wednesday) 16.Madhava. Gaura-pratipada. Disappearance of 21. (Wednesday) 17 Madhusudana. Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurav Vaikhanas Maharaj. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichara Jajavar Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhari das Adhikary. 22. (Thursday) 18 Madhusudana. Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 10. (Thursday) 17 Madhava. Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Aksaya-tritiya, 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. 24. (Saturday) 20 Madhusudana. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of 12. (Saturday) 19 Madhava. Gaura-panchami. Sri Krishna Vasant Sripad Sankaracharya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Pancami. Sri Saraswati Puja. Appearance day of Vishnu Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj. Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila 26. (Monday) 22 Madhusudana. Gaura-saptami. Jahnu saptami. Raghunath Das Goswami, and Srila Raghunandana Thakur. Sri Jahnavi Puja. Disappearance of Srila Viswanath Cakravarti Thakur, Tridandi 28. (Wednesday) 24 Madhusudana. Gaura-navami. Appearance of Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj and Tridandi Sri Nityananda-shakti, Sri Jahnava Devi and also of Sri Swami Srimad Bhakti Swarupa Parvat Maharaj. Rama-shakti, Sri Sita Devi. 14. (Monday) 21 Madhava. Gaura-saptami. Appearance of 30. (Friday) 26 Madhusudana. Mohini Ekadasi. Fast. Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.

2 11 19. (Sunday) 23 Keshava. Gaura-navami. Appearance of Tridandi MAY Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. 1. (Saturday) 27 Madhusudana. Gaura-dvadasi. Rukmini 20. (Monday) 24 Keshava. Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Dwadasi Vrata. Break fast from 6:13 to 10:48 a.m. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman Maharaj. 3. (Monday) 29 Madhusudana. Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrisimha- 21. (Tuesday) 25 Keshava. Mokshada Ekadasi. Fast. chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Fast until dusk. 22. (Wednesday) 26 Keshava. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from Then no grains. Anniversary of the arrival of Srila Bhakti 7:18 to 10:30 a.m. Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at Sri Chaitanya 25. (Saturday) 29 Keshava. Purnima. Disappearance of Tridandi Saraswat Math. Swami Srimad Bhakti Pradip Tirtha Maharaj. 4. (Tuesday) 30 Madhusudana. Purnima. Sri Krishna’s Phuladola and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari Das NARAYANA Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya. Buddha 28. (Tuesday) 3 Narayana. Krishna-dvitiya. The grand celebra- Purnima: appearance day of Lord Buddha. tion of the divine appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Sarasvat Math Acharya and Sevaite Om Vishnupad TRIVIKRAMA Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. 5. (Wednesday) 1 Trivikrama. Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance 29. (Wednesday) 4 Narayana. Krishna-tritiya. The festival of the of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharanga Goswami inauguration of the Temple of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Maharaj. Gopinathjiu in Sripat Bamunpara, West Bengal. 8. (Saturday) 4 Trivikrama. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance 30. (Thursday) 5 Narayana. Krishna-chaturthi. The of Srila Ramananda Raya. Disappearance festival of the founder of the worldwide Sri 14. (Friday) 10 Trivikrama. Apara Ekadasi. Fast. Chaitanya Saraswat Maths and Sri Gaudiya Maths, 15. (Saturday) 11 Trivikrama. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from Prabhupad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami 5:59 to 10:43 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. Thakur. JANUARY (2005) 18. (Tuesday) 14 Trivikrama. Amavasya. (Dark Moon) 6. (Thursday) 12 Narayana. Krishna-ekadasi. Saphala Ekadasi. 19. (Wednesday) 15 Trivikrama. Gaura-pratipada. Sri Chaitanya Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj. Radha-Madana-Mohan Jiu installation day festival. 7. (Friday) 13 Narayana. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 7:22 20. (Thursday) 16 Trivikrama. Gaura-dvitiya. Sri Sri Guru to 10:37 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudeva Srauti Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari Jiu installation day fes- Maharaj. tival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram in Santa Cruz. 8. (Saturday) 14. Narayana. Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of 22. (Saturday) 18 Trivikrama. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan das Thakur. Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda 10. (Monday) 16 Narayana. Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of Srila Vidyaratna Prabhu). Locan das Thakur. 29. (Saturday) 25 Trivikrama. Gaura-dasami. Dashara. Sri Ganga 12. (Wednesday) 18 Narayana. Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Srila Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadish Pandit. Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu.

10 3 30. (Sunday) 26 Trivikrama. Nirjal Ekadasi. Fast. 19. (Friday) 23 Damodar. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of Sri 31. (Monday) 27 Trivikrama. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from Gadadhara das Goswami, Srila Dhananjaya Pandit and Srila 5:50 to 7:33 a.m. Mahotsav of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Gosthashtami, at Sripat Panihati. Go-puja and Go-gras dan. JUNE 22. (Monday) 26 Damodar. Sri Utthana Ekadasi. Fast. Utthan of 2. (Wednesday) 29 Trivikrama. Gaura-chaturdasi. Snan Yatra Sri Hari (Sri Hari waking up). Disappearance of Om (bathing) of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kisora das Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit. Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj. Sri Bhisma- VAMAN Panchaka. 3. (Thursday) 1 Vaman. Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance of 23. (Tuesday) 27 Damodar. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:55 Srila Syamananda Prabhu. Sri Rishabdeb Prabhu’s disappear- to 8:10 a.m. ance observance. 25. (Thursday) 29 Damodar. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of 4. (Friday) 2 Vaman. Krishna-dvitiya. Sri Gaurahari Bhakti- Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kasisvar Pandit. sampad Prabhu’s disappearance celebration. 26. (Friday) 30 Damodar. Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Krishna. 6. (Sunday) 4 Vaman. Krishna-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Arrival of Sri Gauranga Sundar to Sri Chaitanya Vakresvara Pandit. Saraswat Seva Ashram in San Jose. Disappearance of 13. (Sunday) 11 Vaman. Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi. Fasting for Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Yogini Ekadasi. Acharya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyamaseva vratas if begun 14. (Monday) 12 Vaman. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:58 from the Purnima day (as in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math). to 6:11 a.m. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi. 17. (Thursday) 15 Vaman. Amavasya. (Dark Moon) KESHAVA Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit and Srila DECEMBER Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. 8. (Wednesday) 12 Keshava. Utpanna Ekadasi. Fast. 18. (Friday) 16 Vaman. Gaura-pratipada. Gundica Marjana: Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila cleaning Gundica Temple at Sri Puri Dham. Kaliya Krishna das. 19. (Saturday) 17 Vaman. Gaura-dvitiya. Rathayatra of Sri 9. (Thursday) 13 Keshava. Krishna-trayodasi. Break fast from Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Swarupa Damodara 7:10 to 10:24 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur. Goswami Prabhu. 11. (Saturday) 15 Keshava. Amavasya (Dark Moon) 22. (Tuesday) 20 Vaman. Gaura-panchami. Hera-pancami. Sri Sri Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan. Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham. 16. (Thursday) 20 Keshava. Gaura-sasthi and Odan-sasthi. 25. (Friday) 23 Vaman. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of Sripad Grand festival for honoring the appearance of Sri Sri Ajita Krishna Brahmacari. Nitai Chaitanya Deities at Sri Puri Dham, Sri Chaitanya 27. (Sunday) 25 Vaman. Gaura-dasami. Purna Yatra of Sri Saraswat Math. Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). Disappearance of 18. (Saturday) 22 Keshava. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Srila Madhusudan das Babaji Maharaj. Disappearance of Srimati Krishnamayi Devi.

4 9 DAMODAR 28. (Monday) 26 Vaman. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast. Sleeping time of Sri Hari. 30. (Saturday) 3 Damodar. Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of 29. (Tuesday) 27 Vaman. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:51 to Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharaj. 10:45 a.m. NOVEMBER JULY 1. (Monday) 5 Damodar. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of 1. (Thursday) 29 Vaman. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Srila Sanatana Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Caturmasya. 2. (Tuesday) 6 Damodar. Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila SRIDHAR Bhakti Vicara Jajavar Maharaj. 5. (Friday) 9 Damodar. Krishna-ashtami. Bahulashtami. 3. (Saturday) 2 Sridhar. Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Manifestation day of Sri Radha-kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj. Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. 6. (Tuesday) 5 Sridhar. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of 6. (Saturday) 10 Damodar. Krishna-navami. Grand Appearance Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. festival of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya 9. (Friday) 8 Sridhar. Krishna-ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Astottara-sata Sri Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Lokanath Goswami Prabhu. Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu. 12. (Monday) 11 Sridhar. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Sripad Sakhicharan das Babaji Maharaj. 13. (Tuesday) 12 Sridhar. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:59 8. (Monday) 12 Damodar. Rama Ekadasi. Fast. to 10:49 a.m. 9. (Tuesday) 13 Damodar. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 16. (Friday) 15 Sridhar. Amavasya. Disappearance of Om 6:41 to 10:08 a.m. Subha Vijay festival of Sri Gauranga Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyavarya Sri Srila Mahaprabhu at Sripat Panihati. Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. 11. (Thursday) 15 Damodar. Krishna-chaturdasi. Dipavali. (Note: Sridhar Month continues after the Purushottama Month.) Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs. PURUSHOTTAMA 12. (Friday) 16 Damodar. Gaura-pratipada. Sri Govardhan-puja. Go-puja (cow-worship) and Go-Krida (the pleasure of the cows). 17. (Saturday) 1 Purushottama. Gaura-pratipada: first day of Appearance of Srila Rasikananda Prabhu. Annakut Mahotsava: Purushottama month. Grand festival at Srila Sridhar Swami Sevashram (in Sri 27. (Tuesday) 11 Purushottama. Gaura-ekadasi. Padmini Govardhan) and other Maths. Balidaityaraj-puja. Ekadasi. Fast. 13. (Saturday) 17 Damodar. Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila 28. (Wednesday) 12 Purushottama. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast Vasu Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami from 6:10 to 10:53 a.m. Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj. Bhratri-dvitiya krityam 31. (Saturday) 15 Purushottama. Purnima. (festival where brothers and sisters honor each other). AUGUST 15. (Monday) 19 Damodar. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance fes- 11. (Wednesday) 26 Purushottama. Krishna-ekadasi. Parama tival of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila Ekadasi. Fast. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupada. 12. (Thursday) 27 Purushottama. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast 16. (Tuesday) 20 Damodar. Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of from 6:23 to 10:56 a.m. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. 15. (Sunday) 30 Purushottama. Amavasya.

8 5 SRIDHAR (cont.) 24. (Friday) 26 Hrishikesh. Parsva Ekadasi. Fast. 25. (Saturday) 27 Hrishikesh. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 19. (Thursday) 19 Sridhar. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of 6:59 to 10:51 a.m. Sri Vaman Dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Srila Vamsi das Babaji Maharaj. Vamanadeva. Appearance of Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu. 22. (Sunday) 22 Sridhar. Gaura-saptami. Sripad Ananga Mohan 26. (Sunday) 28 Hrishikesh. Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Das Adhikari disappearance day. Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinod Thakur. 24. (Tuesday) 24 Sridhar. Gaura-navami. Disappearance of 27. (Monday) 29 Hrishikesh. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj. Srila Haridas Thakur. Sri Ananta Chaturdasi vrata. Visvarupa 26. (Thursday) 26 Sridhar. Trisprisa Mahadvadasi. Fasting for Mahotsava. End of month long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Pavitraropani Ekadasi. Beginning of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Radha Govinda and start of the one month festival of Sri Hari Smaran at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri das PADMANABHA Pandit Goswami. 27. (Friday) 27 Sridhar. Gaura-trayodasi. Break fast from 6:35 to 29. (Wednesday) 2 Padmanabha. Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of 10:58 a.m. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. 29. (Sunday) 29 Sridhar. Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladeva. OCTOBER Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha 9. (Saturday) 12 Padmanabha. Indira Ekadasi. Fast. Govinda. 10. (Sunday) 13 Padmanabha. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from HRISHIKESH 7:11 to 11:00 a.m. SEPTEMBER 13. (Wednesday) 16 Padmanabha. Amavasya (Dark Moon) 6. (Monday) 8 Hrishikesh. Krishna-ashtami. Sri Sri Krishna 16. (Saturday) 19 Pabmanabha. Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Janmashtami. Complete fast until midnight. (Then no grains). Sri Yukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani. 7. (Tuesday) 9 Hrishikesh. Krishna-navami. Sri Nandotsava. Sri 19. (Tuesday) 22 Padmanabha. Gaura-saptami. Sri Sri Durga- Janmashtami break-fast (paran) after sunrise. Appearance of puja. Visvavarenya Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila 22. (Friday) 25 Padmanabha. Gaura-dasami. Vijay utsav of Sri Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupada. Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacharya. 9. (Thursday) 11 Hrishikesh. Annada Ekadasi. Fast. 23. (Saturday) 26 Padmanabha. Pasankosa Ekadasi. Fast. 10. (Friday) 12 Hrishikesh. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 24. (Sunday) 27 Padmanabha. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 10:42 to 10:59 a.m. 7:25 to 11:03 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath das 14. (Tuesday) 16 Hrishikesh. Amavasya (Dark Moon) Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami and Srila 18. (Saturday) 20 Hrishikesh. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami. Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu. 27. (Wednesday) 30 Padmanabha. Purnima. Saradiya Rasa Yatra 20. (Monday) 22 Hrishikesh. Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami. of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi. Beginning of Urja-vrata, Damodara-vrata, Kartika-vrata or 21. (Tuesday) 23 Hrishikesh. Gaura-ashtami. Sri Radhashtami. Niyamaseva-vrata when begun from the purnima day. Srimati Radharani’s appearance at noon. Fast until noon.

6 7 SRIDHAR (cont.) 24. (Friday) 26 Hrishikesh. Parsva Ekadasi. Fast. 25. (Saturday) 27 Hrishikesh. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 19. (Thursday) 19 Sridhar. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of 6:59 to 10:51 a.m. Sri Vaman Dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Srila Vamsi das Babaji Maharaj. Vamanadeva. Appearance of Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu. 22. (Sunday) 22 Sridhar. Gaura-saptami. Sripad Ananga Mohan 26. (Sunday) 28 Hrishikesh. Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Das Adhikari disappearance day. Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinod Thakur. 24. (Tuesday) 24 Sridhar. Gaura-navami. Disappearance of 27. (Monday) 29 Hrishikesh. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj. Srila Haridas Thakur. Sri Ananta Chaturdasi vrata. Visvarupa 26. (Thursday) 26 Sridhar. Trisprisa Mahadvadasi. Fasting for Mahotsava. End of month long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Pavitraropani Ekadasi. Beginning of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Radha Govinda and start of the one month festival of Sri Hari Smaran at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri das PADMANABHA Pandit Goswami. 27. (Friday) 27 Sridhar. Gaura-trayodasi. Break fast from 6:35 to 29. (Wednesday) 2 Padmanabha. Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of 10:58 a.m. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. 29. (Sunday) 29 Sridhar. Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladeva. OCTOBER Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha 9. (Saturday) 12 Padmanabha. Indira Ekadasi. Fast. Govinda. 10. (Sunday) 13 Padmanabha. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from HRISHIKESH 7:11 to 11:00 a.m. SEPTEMBER 13. (Wednesday) 16 Padmanabha. Amavasya (Dark Moon) 6. (Monday) 8 Hrishikesh. Krishna-ashtami. Sri Sri Krishna 16. (Saturday) 19 Pabmanabha. Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Janmashtami. Complete fast until midnight. (Then no grains). Sri Yukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani. 7. (Tuesday) 9 Hrishikesh. Krishna-navami. Sri Nandotsava. Sri 19. (Tuesday) 22 Padmanabha. Gaura-saptami. Sri Sri Durga- Janmashtami break-fast (paran) after sunrise. Appearance of puja. Visvavarenya Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila 22. (Friday) 25 Padmanabha. Gaura-dasami. Vijay utsav of Sri Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupada. Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacharya. 9. (Thursday) 11 Hrishikesh. Annada Ekadasi. Fast. 23. (Saturday) 26 Padmanabha. Pasankosa Ekadasi. Fast. 10. (Friday) 12 Hrishikesh. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 24. (Sunday) 27 Padmanabha. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 10:42 to 10:59 a.m. 7:25 to 11:03 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath das 14. (Tuesday) 16 Hrishikesh. Amavasya (Dark Moon) Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami and Srila 18. (Saturday) 20 Hrishikesh. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami. Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu. 27. (Wednesday) 30 Padmanabha. Purnima. Saradiya Rasa Yatra 20. (Monday) 22 Hrishikesh. Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami. of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi. Beginning of Urja-vrata, Damodara-vrata, Kartika-vrata or 21. (Tuesday) 23 Hrishikesh. Gaura-ashtami. Sri Radhashtami. Niyamaseva-vrata when begun from the purnima day. Srimati Radharani’s appearance at noon. Fast until noon.

6 7 DAMODAR 28. (Monday) 26 Vaman. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast. Sleeping time of Sri Hari. 30. (Saturday) 3 Damodar. Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of 29. (Tuesday) 27 Vaman. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:51 to Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharaj. 10:45 a.m. NOVEMBER JULY 1. (Monday) 5 Damodar. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of 1. (Thursday) 29 Vaman. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Srila Sanatana Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Caturmasya. 2. (Tuesday) 6 Damodar. Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila SRIDHAR Bhakti Vicara Jajavar Maharaj. 5. (Friday) 9 Damodar. Krishna-ashtami. Bahulashtami. 3. (Saturday) 2 Sridhar. Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Manifestation day of Sri Radha-kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj. Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. 6. (Tuesday) 5 Sridhar. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of 6. (Saturday) 10 Damodar. Krishna-navami. Grand Appearance Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. festival of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya 9. (Friday) 8 Sridhar. Krishna-ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Astottara-sata Sri Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Lokanath Goswami Prabhu. Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu. 12. (Monday) 11 Sridhar. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of Sripad Sakhicharan das Babaji Maharaj. 13. (Tuesday) 12 Sridhar. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:59 8. (Monday) 12 Damodar. Rama Ekadasi. Fast. to 10:49 a.m. 9. (Tuesday) 13 Damodar. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 16. (Friday) 15 Sridhar. Amavasya. Disappearance of Om 6:41 to 10:08 a.m. Subha Vijay festival of Sri Gauranga Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyavarya Sri Srila Mahaprabhu at Sripat Panihati. Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. 11. (Thursday) 15 Damodar. Krishna-chaturdasi. Dipavali. (Note: Sridhar Month continues after the Purushottama Month.) Offering and placing lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs. PURUSHOTTAMA 12. (Friday) 16 Damodar. Gaura-pratipada. Sri Govardhan-puja. Go-puja (cow-worship) and Go-Krida (the pleasure of the cows). 17. (Saturday) 1 Purushottama. Gaura-pratipada: first day of Appearance of Srila Rasikananda Prabhu. Annakut Mahotsava: Purushottama month. Grand festival at Srila Sridhar Swami Sevashram (in Sri 27. (Tuesday) 11 Purushottama. Gaura-ekadasi. Padmini Govardhan) and other Maths. Balidaityaraj-puja. Ekadasi. Fast. 13. (Saturday) 17 Damodar. Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila 28. (Wednesday) 12 Purushottama. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast Vasu Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami from 6:10 to 10:53 a.m. Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj. Bhratri-dvitiya krityam 31. (Saturday) 15 Purushottama. Purnima. (festival where brothers and sisters honor each other). AUGUST 15. (Monday) 19 Damodar. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance fes- 11. (Wednesday) 26 Purushottama. Krishna-ekadasi. Parama tival of Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila Ekadasi. Fast. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupada. 12. (Thursday) 27 Purushottama. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast 16. (Tuesday) 20 Damodar. Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of from 6:23 to 10:56 a.m. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. 15. (Sunday) 30 Purushottama. Amavasya.

8 5 30. (Sunday) 26 Trivikrama. Nirjal Ekadasi. Fast. 19. (Friday) 23 Damodar. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of Sri 31. (Monday) 27 Trivikrama. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from Gadadhara das Goswami, Srila Dhananjaya Pandit and Srila 5:50 to 7:33 a.m. Mahotsav of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Gosthashtami, at Sripat Panihati. Go-puja and Go-gras dan. JUNE 22. (Monday) 26 Damodar. Sri Utthana Ekadasi. Fast. Utthan of 2. (Wednesday) 29 Trivikrama. Gaura-chaturdasi. Snan Yatra Sri Hari (Sri Hari waking up). Disappearance of Om (bathing) of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Visnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kisora das Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit. Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj. Sri Bhisma- VAMAN Panchaka. 3. (Thursday) 1 Vaman. Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance of 23. (Tuesday) 27 Damodar. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:55 Srila Syamananda Prabhu. Sri Rishabdeb Prabhu’s disappear- to 8:10 a.m. ance observance. 25. (Thursday) 29 Damodar. Gaura-chaturdasi. Disappearance of 4. (Friday) 2 Vaman. Krishna-dvitiya. Sri Gaurahari Bhakti- Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kasisvar Pandit. sampad Prabhu’s disappearance celebration. 26. (Friday) 30 Damodar. Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Krishna. 6. (Sunday) 4 Vaman. Krishna-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Arrival of Sri Gauranga Sundar to Sri Chaitanya Vakresvara Pandit. Saraswat Seva Ashram in San Jose. Disappearance of 13. (Sunday) 11 Vaman. Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi. Fasting for Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Yogini Ekadasi. Acharya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyamaseva vratas if begun 14. (Monday) 12 Vaman. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:58 from the Purnima day (as in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math). to 6:11 a.m. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi. 17. (Thursday) 15 Vaman. Amavasya. (Dark Moon) KESHAVA Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit and Srila DECEMBER Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. 8. (Wednesday) 12 Keshava. Utpanna Ekadasi. Fast. 18. (Friday) 16 Vaman. Gaura-pratipada. Gundica Marjana: Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila cleaning Gundica Temple at Sri Puri Dham. Kaliya Krishna das. 19. (Saturday) 17 Vaman. Gaura-dvitiya. Rathayatra of Sri 9. (Thursday) 13 Keshava. Krishna-trayodasi. Break fast from Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Swarupa Damodara 7:10 to 10:24 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur. Goswami Prabhu. 11. (Saturday) 15 Keshava. Amavasya (Dark Moon) 22. (Tuesday) 20 Vaman. Gaura-panchami. Hera-pancami. Sri Sri Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan. Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham. 16. (Thursday) 20 Keshava. Gaura-sasthi and Odan-sasthi. 25. (Friday) 23 Vaman. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of Sripad Grand festival for honoring the appearance of Sri Sri Ajita Krishna Brahmacari. Nitai Chaitanya Deities at Sri Puri Dham, Sri Chaitanya 27. (Sunday) 25 Vaman. Gaura-dasami. Purna Yatra of Sri Saraswat Math. Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). Disappearance of 18. (Saturday) 22 Keshava. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Srila Madhusudan das Babaji Maharaj. Disappearance of Srimati Krishnamayi Devi.

4 9 19. (Sunday) 23 Keshava. Gaura-navami. Appearance of Tridandi MAY Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. 1. (Saturday) 27 Madhusudana. Gaura-dvadasi. Rukmini 20. (Monday) 24 Keshava. Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Dwadasi Vrata. Break fast from 6:13 to 10:48 a.m. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman Maharaj. 3. (Monday) 29 Madhusudana. Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrisimha- 21. (Tuesday) 25 Keshava. Mokshada Ekadasi. Fast. chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Fast until dusk. 22. (Wednesday) 26 Keshava. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from Then no grains. Anniversary of the arrival of Srila Bhakti 7:18 to 10:30 a.m. Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at Sri Chaitanya 25. (Saturday) 29 Keshava. Purnima. Disappearance of Tridandi Saraswat Math. Swami Srimad Bhakti Pradip Tirtha Maharaj. 4. (Tuesday) 30 Madhusudana. Purnima. Sri Krishna’s Phuladola and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari Das NARAYANA Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya. Buddha 28. (Tuesday) 3 Narayana. Krishna-dvitiya. The grand celebra- Purnima: appearance day of Lord Buddha. tion of the divine appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Sarasvat Math Acharya and Sevaite Om Vishnupad TRIVIKRAMA Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. 5. (Wednesday) 1 Trivikrama. Krishna-pratipada. Disappearance 29. (Wednesday) 4 Narayana. Krishna-tritiya. The festival of the of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharanga Goswami inauguration of the Temple of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Maharaj. Gopinathjiu in Sripat Bamunpara, West Bengal. 8. (Saturday) 4 Trivikrama. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance 30. (Thursday) 5 Narayana. Krishna-chaturthi. The of Srila Ramananda Raya. Disappearance festival of the founder of the worldwide Sri 14. (Friday) 10 Trivikrama. Apara Ekadasi. Fast. Chaitanya Saraswat Maths and Sri Gaudiya Maths, 15. (Saturday) 11 Trivikrama. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from Prabhupad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami 5:59 to 10:43 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. Thakur. JANUARY (2005) 18. (Tuesday) 14 Trivikrama. Amavasya. (Dark Moon) 6. (Thursday) 12 Narayana. Krishna-ekadasi. Saphala Ekadasi. 19. (Wednesday) 15 Trivikrama. Gaura-pratipada. Sri Chaitanya Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj. Radha-Madana-Mohan Jiu installation day festival. 7. (Friday) 13 Narayana. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 7:22 20. (Thursday) 16 Trivikrama. Gaura-dvitiya. Sri Sri Guru to 10:37 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudeva Srauti Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari Jiu installation day fes- Maharaj. tival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram in Santa Cruz. 8. (Saturday) 14. Narayana. Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of 22. (Saturday) 18 Trivikrama. Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan das Thakur. Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda 10. (Monday) 16 Narayana. Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of Srila Vidyaratna Prabhu). Locan das Thakur. 29. (Saturday) 25 Trivikrama. Gaura-dasami. Dashara. Sri Ganga 12. (Wednesday) 18 Narayana. Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Srila Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadish Pandit. Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu.

10 3 APRIL 14. (Friday) 20 Narayana. Gaura-panchami. Festival in remem- 1. (Thursday) 26 Vishnu. Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast. berance of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s sannyas-lila. 2. (Friday) 27 Vishnu. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 5:51 to 20. (Thursday) 26 Narayana. Gaura-ekadasi.Putrada Ekadasi. 7:58 a.m. Damanakaropanotsav. Fast. 4. (Sunday) 29 Vishnu. Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. 21. (Friday) 27 Narayana. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 7:18 to Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila 10:39 a.m. Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu. 24. (Monday) 30 Narayana. Purnima. Pusyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna. MADHUSUDANA MADHAVA 9. (Friday) 5 Madhusudana. Krishna-panchami. Disappearance 27. (Thursday) 3 Madhava. Krishna-tritiya. Appearance of Srila of Sripad Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj. Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila 11. (Sunday) 7 Madhusudana. Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Ramachandra Kaviraj. Sripad Abhiram Thakur. 29. (Saturday) 5 Madhava. Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance of 13. (Tuesday) 9 Madhusudana. Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Sripad Jadavendu Bhakti Chandan. Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. 31. (Monday) 7 Madhava. Krishna-sasthi. Disappearance of Srila 15. (Thursday) 11 Madhusudana. Krishna-ekadasi. Varuthini Jayadeva Goswami Prabhu. Ekadasi. Fast. Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi FEBRUARY Prabhu’s disappearance. 2. (Wednesday) 9 Madhava. Krishna-ashtami. Disappearance of 16. (Friday) 12 Madhusudana. Krishna-trayodasi. Break fast from Srila Lochan das Thakur. 6:32 to 10:56 a.m. 5. (Saturday) 12 Madhava. Sat-tila Ekadasi. Fast. 18. (Sunday) 14 Madhusudana. Amavasya. (Dark Moon) 6. (Sunday) 13 Madhava. Krishna-trayodasi. Break fast from Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit. 7:06 to 10:37 a.m. 19. (Monday) 15 Madhusudana. Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of 8. (Tuesday) 15 Madhava. Amavasya (Dark Moon) Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. 9. (Wednesday) 16.Madhava. Gaura-pratipada. Disappearance of 21. (Wednesday) 17 Madhusudana. Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurav Vaikhanas Maharaj. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichara Jajavar Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhari das Adhikary. 22. (Thursday) 18 Madhusudana. Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 10. (Thursday) 17 Madhava. Gaura-dvitiya. Disappearance of Aksaya-tritiya, 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. 24. (Saturday) 20 Madhusudana. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of 12. (Saturday) 19 Madhava. Gaura-panchami. Sri Krishna Vasant Sripad Sankaracharya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Pancami. Sri Saraswati Puja. Appearance day of Vishnu Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj. Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila 26. (Monday) 22 Madhusudana. Gaura-saptami. Jahnu saptami. Raghunath Das Goswami, and Srila Raghunandana Thakur. Sri Jahnavi Puja. Disappearance of Srila Viswanath Cakravarti Thakur, Tridandi 28. (Wednesday) 24 Madhusudana. Gaura-navami. Appearance of Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj and Tridandi Sri Nityananda-shakti, Sri Jahnava Devi and also of Sri Swami Srimad Bhakti Swarupa Parvat Maharaj. Rama-shakti, Sri Sita Devi. 14. (Monday) 21 Madhava. Gaura-saptami. Appearance of 30. (Friday) 26 Madhusudana. Mohini Ekadasi. Fast. Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.

2 11 15. (Tuesday) 22 Madhava. Gaura-ashtami. Disappearance of All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu. 17. (Thursday) 24 Madhava. Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Gaudiya Vaisnava Sripad Madhvacharya. 18. (Friday) 25 Madhava. Gaura-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharya. Calendar (2004 Ð 2005) 19. (Saturday) 26 Madhava. Bhaumi Ekadasi. Fast. Dates and times calculated for the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, 20. (Sunday) 27 Madhava. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:50 Santa Cruz, California. It has been adjusted for California by Tridanadi to 10:31 a.m. Varaha Dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Varahadeva. Swami Bhakti Pavan Janardan with reference to the dates calculated and 21. (Monday) 28 Madhava. Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of used by the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham. Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon. VISHNU 23. (Wednesday) 30 Madhava. Purnima. Sri Krishna’s Madhurotsava. Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. MARCH GOVINDA 7. (Sunday) 1 Vishnu. Krishna-pratipada. Ananda Utsava of Sri Jagannath Misra. 28. (Monday) 5 Govinda. Krishna-panchami. The festival of the 11. (Thursday) 5 Vishnu. Krishna-sasthi. Grand appearance of the Divine Appearance of the founder of the worldwide Sri Holy Deities of Sripat Hapaniya, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Chaitanya Math and Gaudiya Maths, Prabhupad Sri Radha Gopinathjiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saran Santa Disappearance of Srila Purusottama Thakur. Anniversary of Maharaj. the installation of the Sri Gupta-Govardhan Sri Mandir, Sri 13. (Saturday) 7 Vishnu. Krishna-ashtami. Appearance of Srila Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Srivas Pandit. MARCH 16. (Tuesday) 10 Vishnu. Krishna-ekadasi. Papabimochani 1. (Tuesday) 6 Govinda. Krishna-sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Ekadasi. Fast. Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. 17. (Wednesday) 11 Vishnu. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 6. (Sunday) 11 Govinda Vijaya Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance of 6:15 to 10:16. a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspi- Sripad Krishna Govinda das Adhikari. cious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda 7. (Monday) 12 Govinda. Krishna-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:30 Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra to 10:12 a.m. Bhattacharya. 8. (Tuesday) 13 Govinda. Krishna-trayodasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri. 20. (Saturday) 14 Vishnu. Amavasya. (Dark Moon) Anniversary of the installation of Sri Sri Sadasiva 25. (Thursday) 19 Vishnu. Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Gangadhara, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Sripad Ramanujacharya and Sri Srimad Bhakti Hrdaya Bon 9. (Wednesday) 14 Govinda. Amavasya (Dark Moon) Maharaj. 10. (Thursday) 15 Govinda. Gaura-pratipada. Disappearance of 27. (Saturday) 21 Vishnu. Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj, Swami Srimat Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami and Tridandi Swami Srimad 29. (Monday) 23 Vishnu. Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaj. until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra, at noon.

12 1 12. (Saturday) 17 Govinda. Gaura-tritiya. Grand appearance of the Holy Deities, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Ramanasundarjiu, at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Krishnanusilana Sangha, Kaikhali, Calcutta. 13. (Sunday) 18 Govinda. Gaura-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purusottama Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas Dasadhikari Prabhu. 21. (Monday) 26 Govinda. Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi. Fast. 22. (Tuesday) 27 Govinda. Gaura-dvadasi. Break fast from 6:08 to 9:45 a.m. Disappearance celebration of Sripad Madhavendra Puri. 24. (Thursday) 29 Govinda. Gaura-chaturdasi. Adhivas observance ceremony of the Appearance of Sri Gauranga. 25. (Friday) 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 Seva Ashrams (in Soquel and San Jose). Vasantotsav and Dolyatra of Sri Sri Radha- Govinda. Special offering, of worship and arati. Sri Chaitanya-caritamrta reading and maha-sankirtana.

VISHNU 26. (Saturday) 1 Vishnu. Krishna-pratipada. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. 30. (Wednesday) 5 Vishnu. Krishna-panchami. Festival at the appearance place of Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Goswami Maharaj. 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.