All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga Gaudiya Vaishnava Calendar 2007 – 2008 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 Gaura-Gadadhar Mandir, Vidyanagar Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math, Sri Vrindavan das Thakur’s Appearance Place, and the Deity served by Sri Saranga Murari and Vasudeva Datta Thakur. 21. (Fri) 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 523 Gaurabda year. VISHNU 22. (Sat) Krishna-pratipada. Paran by 9:43 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival. 26. (Wed) 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 Santa Maharaj. 13 7. (Fri) Amavasya. Anniversary Festival of the installation of All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga Sri Sadasiva Gangadhara, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. 8. (Sat) Gaura-pratipada. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaudiya Vaisnava Dayita Madhava Maharaj. 10. (Mon) Gaura-tritiya. Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha- Calendar (2007 – 2008) Ramanasundarjiu installation anniversary festival, at Sree This calendar is based on the translation of the Bengali Vaisnava Calendar, "Sri Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Kaikhali, Gaudiya Parvva Talika," compiled by Sriyukta Dibyendu Bhattacharyya, M.Sc., B.T., Jyotibhushan, Headmaster. Translated to English by Sripad Bhakti Nirmal Kolkata. Acharyya Maharaj. 11. (Tue) Gaura-chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purusottama All dates and times listed here are calculated for Kolkata, India, as referred to at Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas Dasadhikari Prabhu. Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham. 12. (Wed) Gaura-panchami. Disappearance of Srimati Tarangini Ekadasi dates and paran times are calculated for Soquel, California . Devi. 16. (Sun) Gaura-dasami. Adhivas Festival of Sri Nabadwip Start of 522 Gaurabda year. Dham Parikrama. Beginning of annual seven day festival. VISHNU 17. Amalaki vrata ekadasi. Fast. Sri (Mon) Gaura-ekadasi. MARCH 2007 Nabadwip Dham Parikrama begins. Parikrama of Sri Ishodyan, Sri Yogapitha (Sriman Mahaprabhu’s Appearance 4. (Sun) Krishna-pratipada. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Place), Srivas Angan, Sri Nrisimha Mandir, Sri Advaita Bhavan, Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Murari Gupta Bhavan, Sri Chaitanya Math, Acharyya Chatustya Saraswat Math and yearly festival. Samanita, Sri Sri Gandharvika Giridhari and Sri Mahaprabhu 9. (Fri) Krishna-panchami. Festival at Appearance Place of Srila Mandir, Srila Prabhupad’s Samadhi Mandir, Srila Gaura Kishora Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripat Hapaniya: das Babaji Maharaj’s Samadhi Prabriti, Sri Kazi Samadhi, Grand Appearance of the Holy Deities of Sripat Hapaniya, Sharadanga Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sridhar Angan and Sri Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Gopinathjiu at Sri Simantadvip, Sri Rudradvip, Sri Antardvip. Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Appearance of Tridandi Swami 18. (Tue) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran between 7:14 and 10:44 a.m. Srimad Bhakti Saran Santa Maharaj. Pancham dol. Parikrama of Prodamaya Briddha Shiva, Sri Vishnupriya’s own 12. (Mon) Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit. Deity of Sri Gauranga, Sri Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj’s 15. (Thu) Trisprisa Mahadvadasi. Fasting for Pap-bimochoni Samadhi Mandir, Koladvip, etc. and disappearance of Sripad Ekadasi. Madhavendra Puri. 16. (Fri) Paran from 7:18 to 11:17 a.m. Festival of Sriman 19. (Wed) Gaura-trayodasi. Parikrama of Sri Godruma and Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance Madhyadvip, Sri Surabhikunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places. Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharyya. 20. (Thu) Gaura-chaturdasi. Adhivas observance ceremony of 23. (Fri) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanujacharyya the Appearance of Sri Gauranga. Parikrama of Sri Koladvip, Sri and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bon Maharaj. Ritudvip, Sri Jahnudvip, Sri Modadrumadvip, etc., Old Sri 25. (Sun) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. 12 1 27. (Tue) Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami . Fast until noon. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunath das Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon. Goswami, and Srila Raghunandana Thakur. Disappearance of 28. (Wed) Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast. Srila Viswanath Chakravarti Thakur, Tridandi Swami Srimad 29. (Thu) Paran from 7:43 to 11:08 a.m. Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Svarupa Parvat Maharaj. APRIL 2007 13. (Wed) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, 2. (Mon) Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Sri Advaita Acharyya. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila 14. (Thu) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Virendra Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu. Krishna Prabhu. 15. (Fri) Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Sripad MADHUSUDAN Madhvacharyya. 7. (Sat) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna das 16. (Sat) Gaura-ekadasi. Bhaimi Ekadasi . Fast. Disappearance Babaji Maharaj. of Srila Ramanujacharyya. 10. (Tue) Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram 17. (Sun) Paran between 6:55 and 10:33 a.m. Thakur. 18. (Mon) Gaura-dvadasi. Varaha Dvadasi. Appearance of Sri 12. (Thu) Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavana Varahadev. das Thakur. 19. (Tue) Gaura-trayodasi. Appearance of Sri Nityananda 13. (Fri) Krishna-ekadasi. Varuthini Ekadasi. Fast . Prabhu. Fast until noon. 14. (Sat) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran from 6:35 to 10:57 a.m. 21. (Thu) Purnima. Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu. Sri Krishna’s Madhurotsava. 17. (Tue) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit. GOVINDA 18. (Wed) Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. 26. (Tue) Krishna-panchami. The 135th festival of the Divine 19. (Thu) Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Appearance of the founder of the worldwide Sri Chaitanya Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. Math and Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila 20. (Fri) Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya – good day to start some works. Disappearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur. Anniversary 22. (Sun) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Festival of the installation of Sri Gupta-Govardhan Sri Sankaracharyya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Mandir, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj. 27. (Wed) Krishna-sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami 24. (Tue) Gaura-astami. Jahnu-saptami puja is performed on the Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. astami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja). MARCH 2008 25. (Wed) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, also of Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi. 3. (Mon) Krishna-ekadasi. Viyay Ekadasi. Fast. Disappearance 27. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. Mohini Ekadasi. Fast. of Sripad Krishna Govinda das Adhikari. 28. (Sat) Paran from 6:17 to 10:49 a.m. 4. (Tue) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran between 6:34 and 10:24 a.m. 6. (Thu) Krishna-chaturdasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri. (Optional fast.) 2 11 5. (Sat) Krishna-dvadasi. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti MAY 2007 Bhudeva Srauti Maharaj. 1. (Tue) Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrisimha-chaturdasi: 6. (Sun) Krishna-trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sun - Pandit and Srila Uddharan das Thakur. set, then no grains (anukalpa). 9. (Wed) Gaura-pratipada. Appearance of Srila Lochan das 2. (Wed) Purnima. Paran by 9:24 a.m. Sri Krishna’s Phul-dola Thakur. and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das 11. (Fri) Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharyya. Buddha Prabhu and Srila Jagadish Pandit. Purnima: Appearance day of Lord Buddha. 14. (Mon) Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to Katwa to take sannyas. TRIVIKRAM 16. (Wed) Festival in remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s 3. (Thu) Krishna-pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami sannyas-lila. Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. 18. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. Putrada Ekadasi. Fast. 7. (Mon) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda 19. (Sat) Paran between 7:20 and 10:39 a.m. Appearance of Raya. Jagadish Pandit. 13. (Sun) Krishna-ekadasi. Apara Ekadasi. Fast. 22. (Tue) Purnima. Pusyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna. 14. (Mon) Paran from 6:00 to 10:43 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. MADHAVA 16. (Wed) Amavasya. 25. (Fri) Krishna-tritiya. Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta PURUSHOTTAM Goswami. Disappearance of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj. 26. (Sat) Krishna-chaturthi. Disappearance