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 All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga Gaudiya Vaisnava This cCalendaar lisebasned don tahe rtrans(lat2ion0of t0he 7Benga–li Vai2snav0a C0ale8ndar) , "Sri Gaudiya Parvva Talika," compiled by Sriyukta Dibyendu Bhattacharyya, M.Sc., B.T., Jyotibhushan, Headmaster. Translated to English by Sripad Bhakti Nirmal Acharyya Maharaj. All dates and times listed here are calculated for Kolkata, India, as referred to at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham. Ekadasi dates and paran times are calculated for Soquel, California . Start of 522 Gaurabda year. VISHNU MARCH 2007 4. (Sun) Krishna-pratipada. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival. 9. (Fri) Krishna-panchami. Festival at 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. Pancham dol. 12. (Mon) Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit. 15. (Thu) Trisprisa Mahadvadasi. Fasting for Pap-bimochoni Ekadasi. 16. (Fri) Paran from 7:18 to 11:17 a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharyya. 23. (Fri) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanujacharyya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bon Maharaj. 25. (Sun) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. 1 27. (Tue) Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami . Fast until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon. 28. (Wed) Gaura-ekadasi. Kamada Ekadasi. Fast. 29. (Thu) Paran from 7:43 to 11:08 a.m. APRIL 2007 2. (Mon) Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu. MADHUSUDAN 7. (Sat) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna das Babaji Maharaj. 10. (Tue) Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur. 12. (Thu) Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. 13. (Fri) Krishna-ekadasi. Varuthini Ekadasi. Fast . 14. (Sat) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran from 6:35 to 10:57 a.m. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu. 17. (Tue) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit. 18. (Wed) Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj. 19. (Thu) Gaura-dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. 20. (Fri) Gaura-tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya – good day to start some works. 22. (Sun) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharyya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj. 24. (Tue) Gaura-astami. Jahnu-saptami puja is performed on the astami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja). 25. (Wed) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, also of Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi. 27. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. Mohini Ekadasi. Fast. 28. (Sat) Paran from 6:17 to 10:49 a.m. 2 MAY 2007 1. (Tue) Gaura-chaturdasi. Sri Nrisimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sun - set, then no grains (anukalpa). 2. (Wed) Purnima. Paran by 9:24 a.m. Sri Krishna’s Phul-dola and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharyya. Buddha Purnima: Appearance day of Lord Buddha. TRIVIKRAM 3. (Thu) Krishna-pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. 7. (Mon) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Raya. 13. (Sun) Krishna-ekadasi. Apara Ekadasi. Fast. 14. (Mon) Paran from 6:00 to 10:43 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur. 16. (Wed) Amavasya. PURUSHOTTAM 17. (Thu) Beginning of Purushottam month. 27. (Sun) Gaura-ekadasi. Padmini Ekadasi . Fast. 28. (Mon) Break fast from 5:50 to 10:40 a.m. 31. (Thu) Purnima. JUNE 2007 11. (Mon) Trisprisa Mahadvadasi. Fasting for Parama Ekadasi . 12. (Tue) Break fast from 5:57 to 10:41 a.m. 15. (Fri) Amavasya. TRIVIKRAM (cont.) 16. (Sat) Gaura-pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Calcutta: Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Madana-Mohanjiu installation day festival. 17. (Sun) Gaura-dvitiya. Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari Jiu installation day festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram in Santa Cruz. 3 19. (Tue) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu). 25. (Mon) Nirjala-ekadasi (without water). Fast. Dasahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu. 26. (Tue) Paran from 9:01 to 10:43 a.m. 28. (Thu) Gaura-trayodasi. Grand Festival of Srila Raghunath das Goswami at Sripat Panihati. 30. (Sat) Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit. VAMAN JULY 2007 1. (Sun) Krishna-pratipad. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu and Sripad Rishabdev Das Adhikari. 2. (Mon) Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti-sampad. 5. (Thu) Krishna-panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakresvara Pandit. 10. (Tue) Krishna-ekadasi. Yogini Ekadasi. Fast. 11. (Wed) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran from 5:56 to 10:48 a.m. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi. 14. (Sat) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. 15. (Sun) Gaura-pratipad. Gundicha Marjana : cleaning Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham, and cleaning all Temples of the Lord. 16. (Mon) Gaura-dvitiya. Rathayatra of Sri Jagannath Dev. Disappearance of Srila Swarupa Damodara Goswami Prabhu. 19. (Thu) Gaura-panchami. Hera-panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay at Sri Puri Dham. 22. (Sun) Gaura-astami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari. 24. (Tue) Gaura-dasami. Purna Yatra of Sri Jagannath Dev (Return car festival). Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Disappearance of Srimati Krishnamayi Devi. 4 25. (Wed) Gaura-ekadasi. Sayan Ekadasi. Fast. 26. (Thu) Paran between 6:07 and 10:52 a.m. 30. (Mon) Purnima. Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Chaturmasya (when started on Purnima–as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math). SRIDHAR AUGUST 2007 1. (Wed) Krishna-tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj. 3. (Fri) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. 6. (Mon) Krishna-astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu. 8. (Wed) Krishna-ekadasi. Kamika Ekadasi. Fast. 9. (Thu) Paran between 6:19 and 10:55 a.m. 12. (Sun) Amavasya. Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya-varyya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. 17. (Fri) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi das Babaji Maharaj. 20. (Mon) Gaura-saptami. Disappearance of Sripad Ananga Mohan Das Adhikari. 22. (Wed) Gaura-navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj. 24. (Fri) Gaura-ekadasi. Pavitraropani Ekadasi. Fast. Beginning of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda and start of the one month festival of Sri Hari Smaran at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. 25. (Sat) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran between 6:32 and 8:35 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri das Pandit Goswami. 28. (Tue) Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladeva. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda. 5 HRISHIKESH SEPTEMBER 2007 4. (Tue) Krishna-astami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami. Complete fast until midnight (then no grains). 5. (Wed) Krishna-navami. Sri Nandotsava. Sri Janmastami paran before 9:32 a.m. Appearance of Visvavarenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad. 6. (Thu) Krishna-ekadasi. Annada Ekadasi. Fast. 7. (Fri) Paran between 9:24 and 10:58 a.m. 16. (Sun) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu. 18. (Tue) Gaura-saptami. Sri Lalita-saptami . Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi. 19. (Wed) Gaura-astami. Sri Radhastami. Srimati Radharani’s appearance at noon. Fast until noon. 22. (Sat) Gaura-ekadasi. Parshvaika Ekadasi. Fast. 23. (Sun) Paran between 6:56 and 10:59 a.m. 24. (Mon) Gaura-dvadasi. Appearance of Sri Vamanadeva. Appearance of Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu. 25. (Tue) Gaura-chaturdasi. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur. 26. (Wed) Purnima. Visvarupa Mahotsava. End of month long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. PADMANABHA 28. (Fri) Krishna-dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. OCTOBER 2007 6. (Sat) Krishna-ekadasi. Indira Ekadasi. Fast. 7. (Sun) Paran between 7:08 and 11:00 a.m. 14. (Sun) Gaura-tritiya. Disappearance of Sri Yukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani. 21. (Sun) Gaura-dasami. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhavacharyya. 6 22. (Mon) Gaura-ekadasi. Pasankosa Ekadasi. Fast. 23. (Tue) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran between 7:23 and 8:21 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami and Srila Krishna das Kaviraj