Vaishnava Calendar 2008-2009

 

MARCH 2008
  

Monday, March 17, 2008
Gaura-ekadasi.
Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi (fasting).
Sri Navadvipa-dhama Parikrama begins.
Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008                       
Gaura-dvadasi. Parana by 9:45 a.m.
Break fast between sunrise and 9:45 a.m.
Disappearance of Srila Madhavendra Puri.

Friday, March 21, 2008              
Sri Gaura-Purnima: The divine appearance of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu (fasting).
Start of 523 Gaurabda.
32nd Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja.

Mar 22 Saturday......Anandotsava festival of Jagannatha Misra

Mar 30 Sunday......Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance

 

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APRIL 2008

 

Apr 2 Wednesday......Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi

Apr 3 Thursday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:15 – 10:20)
                               Sri Govinda Ghosh -- Disappearance

Apr 13 Sunday ......Beginning of Salagrama and Tulasi Jala Dana

Apr 14 Monday.....Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Ramacandra (half-day fast)

Apr 16 Wednesday......Fasting for Kamada Ekadasi

Apr 17 Thursday......Damanaka-ropana dvadasi (Parana: 6:06 – 10:15)

Apr 20 Sunday....Purnima, Sri Balarama Rasayatra,
                             Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa,
                             Sri Vamsivadana Thakura -- Appearance,
                             Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Appearance

Apr 25 Friday......Disappearance of Srila Krsna Dasa Babaji

Apr 27 Sunday......Sri Abhirama Thakura -- Disappearance

 

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MAY 2008

May 1 Thursday......Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance
                          
May 2 Friday...... Trisprsa Maha-dvadasi – fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi

May 3 Saturday......Trayodasi (Parana: 5:58 – 10:11)

May 5 Monday......Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Appearance

May 8 Thursday......Aksaya Trtiya. Candana-yatra starts (Continues for 21 days)
                                 Sri Parasurama-jayanti

May 11 Sunday......Jahnu Saptami

May 13 Tuesday......Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Rama) -- Appearance
                                 Sri Madhu Pandita -- Disappearance
                                 Srimati Jahnava Devi (Consort of Lord Nityananda) -- Appearance
                                 End of Jala Dana

May 16 Friday.....Paksa-vardhini Maha-dvadasi –  fasting for Mohini Ekadasi
                             Rukmini Dvadasi

May 17 Saturday......Trayodasi (Parana: 5:54 – 10:09)

May 18 Sunday......Sri Narasimha Caturdasi: Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva
                               (fasting till sunset)

May 19 Monday.....Purnima
                               Salila Vihara
                               Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance
                               Sri Sri Radha-Ramana Devaji -- Appearance
                               Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Appearance
                               Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Appearance
                               Phula-dola (flower-swing festival of Radha-Govinda)
                               Buddha-purnima

May 25 Sunday.....Sri Ramananda Raya -- Disappearance
                               Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Jayanti

May 28 Wednesday......End of Candana-yatra

May 31 Saturday......Fasting for Apara Ekadasi

 

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JUNE 2008

 

Jun 1 Sunday......Dvadasi (Parana: 5:53 -– 10:09)
                              Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

Jun 13 Friday......Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana -- Disappearance
                             Ganga Dasahara
                             Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini -- Appearance

 

Jun 14 Saturday......Fasting for Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi.

Jun 15 Sunday......Dvadasi (Parana: 5:54 – 10:11)

Jun 16 Monday...... Cida-dahi Mahotsava of Srila Dasa Gosvami

Jun 18 Wednesday......Snana-yatra (Appearance of Lord Jagannatha)
                                       Sri Mukunda Datta -- Disappearance
                                       Sri Sridhara Pandita -- Disappearance

Jun 19 Thursday......Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Disappearance

Jun 24 Tuesday......Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Appearance

Jun 28 Saturday......Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Disappearance

Jun 29 Sunday......Fasting for Yogini Ekadasi

Jun 30 Monday......Dvadasi (Parana: 5:57 – 10:15)

 

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JULY 2008

 

Jul 3 Thursday......Srila Gadadhara Pandita -- Disappearance
                               Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Disappearance (half day fast)
                               Gundica-marjana (cleaning of all temples of the Lord)

Jul 4 Friday......Sri Jagannatha Ratha-yatra
                          Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami -- Disappearance
                          Sri Sivananda Sena -- Disappearance

Jul 7 Monday......Hera Pancami

Jul 8 Tuesday......Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Disappearance

Jul 12 Saturday......Ulta-ratha (Jagannathadeva returns to His temple)

Jul 14 Monday......Vyanjuli Maha-dvadasi – fasting for Sayana Ekadasi
                               Srimati Krsnamayi Devi -- disappearance

Jul 15 Tuesday...... Trayodasi (Parana: 6:01 – 7:42)

Jul 18 Friday......Guru (Vyasa) Purnima
                            Srila Sanatana Gosvami -- Disappearance

Jul 19 Saturday......Sri Prabodhananda Sarasvati -- Disappearance

Jul 23 Wednesday......Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance

Jul 26 Saturday......Srila Lokanatha Gosvami -- Disappearance

Jul 29 Tuesday......Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi

Jul 30 Wednesday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:05 – 10:19)

AUGUST 2008

 

Aug 1 Friday......Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja (half-day fast)

Aug 5 Tuesday......Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Disappearance
                               Sri Vamsi Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance

Aug 12 Tuesday......Fasting for Pavitropana Ekadasi
                                 Beginning of Jhulana-yatra

Aug 13 Wednesday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:07 – 10:19)
                                       Sri Srimad Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada-- Disappearance
                                       Srila Gauri Dasa Pandita -- Disappearance
                                       Srila Govinda Dasa -- Disappearance

Aug 16 Saturday......Sri Balarama-purnima
                                   Jhulana-yatra ends
                                   Second month of Caturmasa begins

Aug 24 Sunday......Sri Krsna Janmastami (fast until midnight)
                                 21st anniversary of the installation of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava

Aug 25 Monday......Nandotsava
                                Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada -- Appearance

Aug 27 Wednesday......Fasting for Annada Ekadasi
                                      Appearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha
                                      Maharaja (half-day fast for disciples)

Aug 28 Thursday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:09 – 6:55)

 

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SEPTEMBER 2008

 

Sep 4 Thursday......Srimati Sita Thakurani (consort of Sri Advaita Acarya) -- Appearance

Sep 5 Friday......Lalita Saptami : Appearance day of Srimati Lalita-devi

Sep 8 Monday......Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani (half-day fast)

Sep 11 Thursday......Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi (half-day fast for Vamanadeva)

Sep 12 Friday......Sri Vamana Dvadasi (Parana: 6:09 – 10:14)
                             Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Appearance

Sep 13 Saturday...... Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Appearance (half-day fast)

Sep 14 Sunday......Srila Haridasa Thakura -- Disappearance
                               Sri Kavi Karnapura -- Disapppearance

Sep 15 Monday......Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava
                                Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada
                                Srimad Bhagavata-jayanti

Sep 25 Thursday......Fasting for Indira Ekadasi

Sep 26th Friday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:09 – 10:10)

Sep 29 Monday....Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila B.R. Sridhara Maharaja

 

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OCTOBER 2008

 

Oct 3 Friday......Appearance of Sri Srimad Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja
                         (half-day fast)

Oct 9 Thursday......Rama-vijayotsava
                                Sri Madhvacarya -- Appearance

Oct 11 Saturday......Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi

Oct 12 Sunday.....Dvadasi (Parana: 6:10 – 6:27)
                              Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance
                              Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance
                              Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami -- Disappearance

Oct 14 Tuesday.......Karttika Masa begins
                                 Fourth month of Caturmasa begins
                                 Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra
                                 Sri Murari Gupta -- Disappearance

Oct 19 Sunday......Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance
                               Appearance of Srila Bhakti Bhavana Visnu Maharaja

Oct 21 Tuesday......Bahulastami

Oct 22 Wednesday......Appearance day of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami
                                     Maharaja (half-day fast)
                                     Sri Virabhadra Gosvami -- Appearance
                                     Sripada Sakhi-carana Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance

 

Oct 24 Friday......Fasting for Rama Ekadasi

Oct 25 Saturday......Dvadasi (Parana: 8:20 – 10:07)

Oct 28 Tuesday......Dipavali,

Oct 30 Thursday......Govardhana Puja
                                  Sri Rasikananda Prabhu -- Appearance

Oct 31 Friday......Sri Vasudeva Ghosh -- Disappearance

 

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NOVEMBER 2008

 

Nov 2 Sunday......Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance

Nov 6 Thursday......Gopastami, Gosthastami
                                 Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance
                                 Sri Dhananjaya Pandita -- Disappearance
                                 Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance

Nov 7 Friday......Sri Gopala Guru Gosvami -- Disappearance

 

Nov 9 Sunday......Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi
                             Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance
                             Bhisma Pancaka

Nov 10 Monday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:17 – 10:08)

Nov 12 Wednesday......Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami -- Disappearance
                                       Sri Kasisvara Pandita -- Disappearance
                                       Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami                                        Maharaja (half-day fasting)

 

Nov 13 Thursday......End of Karttika Masa
                                  Sri Krsna Rasayatra
                                  Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha
                                  Sri Nimbarkacarya -- Appearance
                                  Festival commemorating the opening of Sri Narasingha                                   Caitanya Matha.         

                               

Nov 14 Friday......Katyayani vrata begins

Nov 23 Sunday......Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi

Nov 24 Monday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:23 – 10:12)
                                Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance

Nov 25 Tuesday......Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance

 

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DECEMBER 2008

 

Dec 4 Thursday......Odana sasthi

Dec 9 Tuesday......Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi
                               Bhagavad-gita Jayanti

Dec 10 Wednesday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:31 – 8:54)

Dec 12 Friday......Katyayani vrata ends

Dec 16 Tuesday....Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada -- Disappearance
                             (half-day fast)

Dec 23 Tuesday......Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi
                                 Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance
                                 Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance

Dec 24 Wednesday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:39 – 10:15)
                                       Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa -- Disappearance

Dec 25 Thursday......Sri Mahesa Pandita -- Disappearance
                                   Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura -- Disappearance

Dec 28 Sunday......Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

Dec 30 Tuesday......Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Disappearance
                                 Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Disappearance

 

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JANUARY 2009

 

Jan 7 Wednesday......Fasting for Putrada Ekadasi
                                    3rd anniversary of the installation of Sri Kaliya-mardana
                                    Krsna at Mulki Asrama

Jan 8 Thursday......Dvadasi (6:44 – 10:32)
                                Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Appearance

Jan 11 Sunday......Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka
                               4th anniversary of Installation of Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhara
                               & Patita-pavana Jagannathadeva at Govindaji Gardens

Jan 14 Wednesday......Makara-sankranti
                                      Mahaprabhu’s sannyasa-lila

Jan 15 Thursday......Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja -- Disappearance
                                  Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Appearance

Jan 16 Friday......Sri Jayadeva Gosvami -- Disappearance

Jan 17 Saturday......Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

Jan 21 Wednesday......Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi

Jan 22 Thursday......Dvadasi (Parana: 10:00 – 10:36)

Jan 31 Saturday......Vasanta Pancami
                                  Srimati Visnupriya Devi -- Appearance
                                  Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -- Disappearance
                                  Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi -- Appearance
                                  Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Appearance
                                  Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Appearance

 

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FEBRUARY 2009

 

Feb 2 Monday......Sri Advaita Acarya -- Appearance (Fasting till noon)

Feb 3 Tuesday......Bhismastami (disappearance of Bhismadeva)

Feb 4 Wednesday......Sri Madhvacarya -- Disappearance

Feb 5 Thursday......Sri Ramanujacarya -- Disappearance

Feb 6 Friday......Trisprsa Maha-dvadasi – Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi
                           Varaha-dvadasi

Feb 7 Saturday......Trayodasi (Parana: 6:45 – 10:48)
                               Nityananda Trayodasi (The fast is observed till noon on the
                               Maha-dvadasi.)

Feb 9 Monday......Sri Krsna Madhura utsava
                             Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

Feb 14 Saturday......Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada -- Appearance
                                 (half-day fast)
                                 Sri Purusottama Das Thakura -- Disappearance

Feb 21 Saturday......Paksa vardhini Maha-dvadasi – Fasting for Vijaya Ekadasi
                                 Sri Isvara Puri -- Disappearance

Feb 22 Sunday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:39 – 10:35)

Feb 23 Monday......Maha Sivaratri (optional fast)

Feb 26 Thursday......Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance
                                  Sri Rasikananda -- Disappearance

Feb 28 Saturday......Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

 

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MARCH 2009

 

Mar 7 Saturday......Fasting for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi
                                Sannyasa anniversary of Srila B.P. Puri Gosvami Maharaja

Mar 8 Sunday......Dvadasi (Parana: 6:32 – 10:31)
                             Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Disappearance

Mar 11 Wednesday......Sri Gaura-purnima (fast until moonrise)
                                      32nd Sannyasa anniversary of Srila Bhakti Gaurava                                       Narasingha  Maharaja

 

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