Vaishnava Calendar 2021‐22 (Timings as per Kolkata, India) MARCH 2021 DATE EVENTS CHAITRA 29 Paran by 9:41 am. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. APRIL 2021 DATE EVENTS Krishna‐Panchami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta 2 Goswami Maharaj. Panchamdol. 5 Krishna‐Ashtami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit. Krishna‐Dwadashi. Fasting for Papmochani Ekadashi. Festival on the occasion 8 of Sriman Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. 9 Krishna‐Trayodashi. Paran by 9:35am. VAISHAKH Gaur‐Panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanujacharya and Tridandi Swami 17 Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Goswami Maharaj. Gaur‐Navami. Fasting for Sri Rama‐Navami. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saudha 21 Ashram Goswami Maharaj. 97th Appearance of His Divine Grace Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. 22 Paran by 9.29am 23 Gaur‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Kamada Ekadashi. 24 Gaur‐Dwadashi. Paran by 9:28am. Purnima. Rasayatra of Sri Balaram. Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of 27 Srila Vamsivadanananda Thakur and Srila Shyamananda Prabhu. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Bharati Goswami Maharaj. MAY 2021 DATE EVENTS Krishna‐Sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kumud Santa 2 Goswami Maharaj. 3 Krishna‐Saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur. Krishna‐Navami. 4th Disappearance festival of His Divine Grace Tridandi Swami 5 Srimad Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. 6 Krishna‐Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur. 7 Krishna‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Varuthini Ekadashi. 8 Krishna‐Dwadashi. Paran by 9.24am Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami. Annual Festival of 11 Baliyati Gadai Gauranga Math. Gaur‐Pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aalok Paramhamsa 12 Goswami Maharaj. Gaur‐Dwitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Yayavar 13 Goswami Maharaj. Gaur‐Tritiya. Akshaya‐tritiya. Beginning of 21 days of Chandan‐yatra festival of 14 Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saudha Ashram Goswami Maharaj. JYESHTHA Gaur‐Panchami. Appearance of Sripad Shankaracharya. Disappearance of 17 Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Goswami Maharaj. 19 Gaur‐Saptami. Jahnu‐Saptami. Sri Sri Jahnavi Puja. Gaur‐Navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda's potency Sri Jahnava Devi and Sri 21 Rama's potency Sri Sita Devi. 23 Gaur‐Dwadashi. Fasting for Mohini Ekadashi. 24 Gaur‐Trayodashi. Paran by 9.22am. Gaur Chaturdashi. Fasting for Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi, Appearance Day of Sri 25 Nrisimhadev. Purnima. Paran by 9:22am. Sri Krishna's Phul‐dola and Salil Vihar. 26 Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari Das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya. Sri Buddha Purnima. (Lunar Eclipse , 3.15pm to 6.23pm) 27 Krishna‐Pratipad. Disappearance of Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. 31 Krishna‐Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Raya. JUNE 2021 DATE EVENTS 6 Krishna‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Apara Ekadashi. 7 Krishna‐Dwadashi. Paran by 9:23am. Appearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur. 12 Gaur‐Dwitiya. Annual Festival of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, Hyderabad. ASHAD Gaur‐Dashami. Dussehra. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata 20 Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladev Vidyabhusan Prabhu. 21 Gaur‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Nirjala‐Ekadashi. 22 Gaur‐Dwadashi. Paran by 7:39am. 23 Gaur‐Trayodasi. Festival of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami at Sripat Panihati. Purnima. Snan‐yatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Festival and fair on the occasion 24 of Sri Jagannath Dev’s Snan‐yatra at Jagadish Pandit's Sripat, Chakdah. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Dutta and Srila Sridhar Pandit. 25 Krishna‐Pratipad. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu. 29 Krishna‐Panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakreshwar Pandit. JULY 2021 DATE EVENTS 4 Krishna‐Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Srivas Pandit. 6 Krishna‐Dwadashi. Fasting for Pakshavardhini Mahadvadashi. 7 Krishna‐Trayodashi. Paran by 9:29am. Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami and Srila 9 Sacchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. 11 Gaur‐Pratipad. Gundicha Marjan at Sridham Puri. Gaur‐Dwitiya. Ratha‐yatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Annual Festival at Sree 12 Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, Grand Road, Puri on the occasion of Ratha‐yatra. Disappearance of Srila Swarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu. 16 Gaur‐Saptami. Hera‐Panchami. Sri Sri Lakshmi Vijay. SHRAVAN Gaur‐Dashami. Disappearance of Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Goswami 19 Maharaj. Gaur‐Ekadashi. Punar Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). Annual Festival of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, Agartala on the occasion of return car 20 festival. Fasting for Shayan Ekadashi. Beginning of Chaturmasya. Beginning of observance of Chaturmasya Vrata (when started on Ekadashi). 21 Gaur‐Dwadashi. Paran by 9.31am Purnima. Guru Purnima. Disappearance of Srila Sanatan Goswami. Beginning of 24 observance of Chaturmasya Vrata (when started on Purnima). Krishna‐Dwitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon 26 Goswami Maharaj and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saurabh Bhaktisar Goswami Maharaj. 29 Krishna‐Sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami. AUGUST 2021 DATE EVENTS 1 Krishna‐Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami. 4 Krishna‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi. 5 Krishna‐Dwadashi. Paran by 9.33am. Amavasya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev 8 Goswami Maharaj. Gaur‐Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Raghunandan Thakur and Srila Vamsi 12 Das Babaji Maharaj. BHADRA Gaur‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Pavitraropani Ekadashi. Beginning of Jhulan Yatra 18 Festival of Sri Sri Radha Govinda. Gaur‐Dwadashi. Paran after 5.37am and before 9.33 am. Disappearance of Srila 19 Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri Das Pandit Goswami. Purnima. Fasting for Appearance of Sri Baladeva. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri 22 Radha Govinda. 23 Paran by 9:33am. Krishna‐Ashtami. Fasting for Sri Sri Krishna Janmashtami. Appearance of Sri Krishna. Festival at Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, Mayapur and at its other 30 branches in India. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vikash Hrishikesh Goswami Maharaj. Krishna‐Navami. Paran between 9.24am and 9.32am. Sri Nandotsava. Festival 31 at Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, Mayapur and at its other branches in India. SEPTEMBER 2021 DATE EVENTS 3 Krishna‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Unamilani Mahadvadashi. 4 Krishna‐Dwadashi. Paran by 6.39am. 11 Gaur‐Panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu. 13 Gaur‐Saptami. Sri Lalita‐saptami. Gaur‐Ashtami. Sri Radhashtami. Srimati Radharani's appearance at noon. 14 Fasting till noon. 17 Gaur‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Vijaya Mahadwadashi. Sri Hari Parshwa‐parivartan. ASHWIN Gaur Dwadashi, Paran by 7.03am. Sri Vaman Dwadashi. Appearance of Lord 18 Vamandev. Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu. Gaur‐Trayodashi. Appearance of Srila Sacchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Sri 19 Ananta Chaturdashi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur. 20 Purnima. Sri Vishwarup Mahotsav. Krishna‐Sashti. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirup Siddhanti 27 Goswami Maharaj. OCTOBER 2021 DATE EVENTS 2 Krishna‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Indira Ekadashi. 3 Krishna‐Dwadashi. Paran by 9:29am. Gaur‐Chaturthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Pramode Puri 10 Goswami Maharaj. 12 Gaur‐ Saptami. Sri Sri Durga Puja Gaur‐Dashami. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sripad 15 Madhvacharya. 16 Gaur‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Pashankusha Ekadashi. Kartik Vrata begins. Gaur‐Dwadashi. Paran by 9:28am. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Das 17 Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami and Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami. KARTIK Purnima. Saradiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari 20 Gupta and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Pragyan Keshav Goswami Maharaj. Beginning of Kartik‐vrata (if begun from Purnima). Krishna‐Pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurav 21 Vaikhanas Goswami Maharaj. Krishna‐Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirup Puri 23 Goswami Maharaj. 25 Krishna‐Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottam Thakur. Krishna Sasthi, Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Yayavar 26 Goswami Maharaj. Krishna‐Ashtami. Bahulashtami. Appearance of Sri Radha‐kunda. Bathing 29 festival at Sri Radhakunda. Krishna‐Navami. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu and Tridandi Swami 30 Srimad Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Goswami Maharaj. Disappearance of Sripad Sakhicharan Das Babaji Maharaj. NOVEMBER 2021 DATE EVENTS 1 Krishna‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Sri Rama Ekadashi. Krishna‐Dwadashi. Paran by 9:30 am. Holy arrival of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu 2 at Sripat Panihati 3 Krishna‐Trayodashi. Offering of 14 lamps in Vishnu Temple. 4 Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering of lamps in Vishnu Temple. Gaur‐Pratipad. Sri Govardhan‐puja. Annakut Mahotsava. Go‐puja and Go‐krida. 5 Bali daityaraj puja. Appearance of Srila Rasikananda Prabhu. Gaur‐Dwitiya. Bhatri‐Dwitiya (Bhai Dhuj). Disappearance of Srila Vasu Ghosh 6 Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Goswami Maharaj. Gaur‐Panchami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirup Siddhanti 9 Goswami Maharaj. Gaur‐Ashtami. Sri Gopashtami and Goshashtami. Go‐puja and Go‐gras‐dan. 12 Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay Pandit and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Gaur‐Ekadashi. Fasting for Sri Utthan Ekadashi. Sri Hari Utthan. Disappearance of Nityalila Pravishta Om Vishnupad Paramhamsa Srila Gaur