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All Glory to Sri Sri Guru and Gaurânga

FASTINGS & FESTIVALS

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SRI GAUDIYA VAISHNAVAS
MARCH - 2011
20.03.2011 Sun Feasting Festival of Sri Jagannâtha Mishra
21.03.2011 Mon Demise of Sripâd Bhakti Kamal Padmanâbha Maharâj
25.03.2011 Fri Demise of Srimad Bhakti Vijaya Janârdana Maharâj
27.03.2011 Sun Appearance of Srila Srivâs Pandit
30.03.2011 Wed Pâpavimochani Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 5.35 and 9.39 a.m.
31.03.2011 Thu Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thâkur

TAPRIL - 2011
08.04.2011 Fri Appearance of Srila Râmânuja Âchârya and Srila Bhakti Hridaya
Vana Deva Goswâmi Maharâj
10.04.2011 Sun Appearance of Srila Bhakti Vilâs Tirtha Goswâmi Maharâj
12.04.2011 Tue Sri Râma Navami Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 5.23 and 9.35 a.m.
14.04.2011 Thu Kâmadâ Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 5.21 and 9.31 a.m. Commencing of ‘pouring water to Sri
Sâlagrâm and Tulasi’ -- “Keshava Vrata”
18.04.2011 Mon Râsotsava of Sri Balarâma. Sri Krishna's Vasanta
Râsotsava. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadanânanda Thâkur and Srila
Shyâmânanda Prabhu. Poornima
22.04.2011 Fri Demise of Srila Krishna Dâs Bâbâji Maharâj and
Srila Nitai Dâs Bâbâji Maharâj
24.04.2011 Sun Disappearance of Srila Abhirâm Thâkur
27.04.2011 Wed Disappearance of Srila Brindâvan Dâs Thâkur
29.04.2011 Fri Vanjuli Mahâdwâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 5.09 and 6.13 a.m.
MAY - 2011
03.05.2011 Tue Appearance of Srila Gadâdhar Pandit Goswâmi
06.05.2011 Fri Akshaya Tritiya, Chandana Yâtra - Annointing Sandal wood paste
on the Divine Body of the Lord for 21 days
08.05.2011 Sun Appearance of Srimat Shankarâchârya. Demise of
Srimad Bhakti Vilâs Gabhastinemi Maharâj
10.05.2011 Tue Jahnu Saptami. Demise of Srimad Bhakti Vijaya
Sâgara Maharâj
12.05.2011 Thu Advent of Sri Jâhnavâ Devi, the Consort of Lord Sri
Nityânanda Prabhu and Sri Sitâ Devi, the Consort of Lord
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Sri Râmachandra.Disappearance of Srila Madhu Pandit
14.05.2011 Sat Mohini Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between
5.00 and 9.22 a.m.
15.05.2011 Sun Concluding of ‘pouring water to Sri Sâlagrâm and
Tulasi’ -- “Keshava Vrata”
16.05.2011 Mon Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 4.59 and 9.21 a.m. Appearance of Srila
Mâdhavendra Puri and Srinivâsa Âchârya. Disappearance of Srila
Parameswaridâs Thâkur
17.05.2011 Tue Buddha Purnima
20.05.2011 Fri Appearance of Srimad Nimânanda Prabhu
22.05.2011 Sun Disappearance of Srila Râmânanda Râya
28.05.2011 Sat Aparâ Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between
4.55 and 9.21 a.m.
29.05.2011 Sun Appearance of Srila Brindâvan Dâs Thâkur
30.05.2011 Mon Demise of Srimad Bhakti Sudhir Yâchaka Maharâj
JUNE - 2011
04.06.2011 Sat Demise of Simad Bhakti Vivek Bodhâyana Maharâj
05.06.2011 Sun Demise of Srimad Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharâj
11.06.2011 Sat Appearance of Si Gangâmâta Goswâmini, Sri Gangâpuja. Dassarâ.
Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyâbhushan Prabhu
12.06.2011 Sun Pândavâ Nirjala Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 4.55 and 7.11 a.m.
14.06.2011 Tue The Festival of ‘the mixture of Parched rice, Curd
and Milk’ done by Srila Raghunâtha Dâs Goswâmi at Sri Pânihâti
15.06.2011 Wed Bathing Ceremony of Lord Sri Jagannâtha at Puri.
Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Dutta and Srila Sridhara Pandit,
Poornima. Partial Lunar Eclipse. Starts at 11.53 p.m. ends at
3.33 a.m.(of 16.06.2011)
16.06.2011 Thu Disappearance of Srila Shyâmânanda Prabhu
20.06.2011 Mon Appearance of Srila Vakreswara Pandit
25.06.2011 Sat Demise of Sripâd Rasikânanda Vana Maharâj
26.06.2011 Sun Disappearance of Srila Srivâs Pandit
27.06.2011 Mon Yogini Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between
4.57 and 9.25 a.m. Demise of Srimad Bhakti Kankana
Tapasvi Maharâj
JULY - 2011
01.07.2011 Fri Disappearance of Srila Gadâdhara Pandit and Srila
Sacchidânanda Bhakti Vinode Thâkur
02.07.2011 Sat The Cleaning Ceremony of Sri Gundichâ Temple at Puri
03.07.2011 Sun The Car-Festival of Lord Sri Jagannâtha at Puri.
Disappearance of Srila Swarupa Dâmodara Goswâmi
and Srila Sivânanda Sen
07.07.2011 Thu Herâ Panchami, Sri Lakshmi Vijaja
11.07.2011 Mon Shayana Ekâdashi Fasting.The return Car-Festival of Lord Sri
Jagannâtha. Next day Pârana between 5.02 and 9.29 a.m. Appearance
of Srimad Bhakti Kankana Tapasvi Maharâj
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15.07.2011 Fri Beginning of Châturmâsya Vrata. Sri Guru Poornima.
Disappearance of Srila Sanâtana Goswâmi
16.07.2011 Sat Demise of Srimad Bhakti Vijnâna Ashrama Maharâj
17.07.2011 Sun Demise of Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Vana Deva Goswâmi Maharâj
20.07.2011 Wed Disapparance of Srila Gopâlabhatta Goswâmi
23.07.2011 Sat Disappearance of Srila Lokanâtha Goswâmi
26.07.2011 Tue Kâmikâ Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 7.33 and 9.31 a.m.
30.07.2011 Fri Demise of Srimad Bhakti Rakshaka Sridhara Maharâj
AUGUST - 2011
02.08.2011 Tue Demise of Sripâd Bhakti Ketana Turyâshrami Maharâj
03.08.2011 Wed Disappearance of Srila Raghunandan Thâkur and
Srila Vamsi Dâs Bâbâji Maharâj
09.08.2011 Tue Pavitraropini Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 5.13 and 9.32 a.m. The beginning of Jhulan Yâtra
(swinging Festival) of Lord Sri Sri Râdhâ Govinda
10.08.2011 Wed Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswâmi and Srila Gauridâs Pandit
13.08.2011 Sat Advent of Lord Sri Balarâma Fasting. Next day
Pârana between 5.14 and 9.32 a.m. The concluding day of
Jhulan Yâtra. Demise of Sripâd Bhakti Sharan Nârâyana Maharâj
22.08.2011 Mon SRI KRISHNA JAYANTI FASTING . The Advent
of Lord Sri Krishna at Midnight. Next day Pârana after 1.25 p.m.
23.08.2011 Tue Feasting Festival of Sri Nanda Maharâj
25.08.2011 Thu Annadâ Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between
5.18 and 9.31 a.m.
27.08.2011 Sat Demise of Sripâd Bhakti Prasun Sâdhu Maharâj
SEPTEMBER - 2011
02.09.2011 Fri Advent of Sri Sitâdevi, the Consort of Srila Advaita Âchârya.
03.09.2011 Sat Advent of Sri Lalitâ Sakhi
05.09.2011 Mon ADVENT OF SRIMATI RÂDHIKÂ in the afternoon
08.09.2011 Thu Pârshva Ekâdashi, Advent of Lord Sri Vâmana Deva Fasting.
Next day Pârana between 5.23 and 9.30 a.m.
09.09.2011 Fri Appearance of Srila Jeeva Goswâmi
10.09.2011 Sat Appearance of Srila Sacchidânanda Bhakti Vinode Thâkur
11.09.2011 Sun Sri Ananta Chaturdashi Vrata. Disappearance of Srila
Haridâs Thâkur
14.09.2011 Wed Disappearance of Srimad Bhakti Vilâs Tirtha Goswâmi Maharâj
18.09.2011 Sun Demise of Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Siddhânti Maharâj
23.09.2011 Fri Indirâ Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between
6.23 and 9.29 a.m.
OCTOBER - 2011
06.10.2011 Thu Vijaya Dashami. Victory of Lord Sri Râmachandra.
Advent of Srila Madhvâchârya
08.10.2011 Sat Pakshavardhini Mahâdwâdashi Fasting. Next day
Pârana between 5.33 and 9.27 a.m. Disappearance of
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Srila Raghunâtha Bhatta Goswâmi, Srila Raghunâtha Dâs Goswâmi
and Srila Krishnadâs Kavirâj Goswâmi.Demise of Sripâd Bhakti
Sundar Bhârati Maharâj
11.10.2011 Tue Sri Krishna’s Shâradiya Râsapurnima. Disappearance of Srila
Murârigupta. The beginning of Dâmodara Vrata, Kârtika Vrata,
Urjâ Vrata or Niyama Seva
15.10.2011 Sat Demise of Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharâj
17.10.2011 Mon Disappearance of Srila Narottama Thâkur
20.10.2011 Thu Bahulâshtami. Dipping in Sri Râdhâ Kund
21.10.2011 Fri Appearance of Srila Veerachandra Prabhu. Demise of Srimad
Sakhicharan Dâs Bâbâji Maharâj
23.10.2011 Sun Sri Ramâ Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 5.40 and 9.07 a.m.
26.10.2011 Wed Deepâvali, Lighting Lamps in Vishnu Temple
27.10.2010 Thu SRI GOVARDHANA PUJA. Annakuta Mahotsava, Gopuja, King
Bali Puja. Appearance of Srila Rasikânanda Prabhu
28.10.2011 Fri Disappearance of Srila Vâsudev Ghosh Thâkur
NOVEMBER - 2011
03.11.2011 Thu Gopâshtami, Goshtâshtami, Disappearance of Srila Gadâdhara Dâs
Goswâmi, Srila Dhananjaya Pandit and Srila Srinivâsâchârya
06.11.2011 Sun Utthâna Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between 5.48 and
9.29 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Gaura Kishore Dâs Bâbâji Maharâj
09.11.2011 Wed Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswâmi and Srila Kâshiswara
Pandit. Demise of Srimad Bhakti Pramod Puri Maharâj
10.11.2011 Thu Concluding day of Châturmâsya Vrata, Urjâvrata.
Râsotsava of Lord Sri Krishna. Disappearance of
Srila Sundarânanda Thâkur. Advent of Srila Nimbârka Âchârya.
Kârtika Poornima
11.11.2011 Fri Beginning of Kâtyâyani Vrata
17.11.2011 Thu Demise of Srimad Bhakti Sambandha Turyâshrami Maharâj
21.11.2011 Mon Utpannâ Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana
between 5.59 and 9.35 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkâr
Thâkur Demise of Sripad Bhakti Pramod Muni Maharâj
22.11.2011 Tue Disappearance of Srila Kâliya Krishna Dâs Thâkur
23.11.2011 Wed Disappearance of Srila Sâranga Thâkur
25.11.2011 Fri Demise of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan
30.11.2011 Wed Odhana Shashti of Lord Sri Jagannâtha Deva
DECEMBER - 2011
02.12.2011 Fri Demise of Srila Madhusudan Dâs Bâbâji Maharâj
06.12.2011 Tue Mokshadâ Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between 6.08 and
9.41 a.m. Demise of Srimad Bhakti Kusum Shraman Maharâj
10.12.2011 Sat Concluding day of Kâtyâyani Vrata
14.12.2011 Wed Disappearance day of Prabhupâd Sri Srimad Bhakti Siddhânta
Saraswati Goswâmi Thâkur, the Founder Ãchârya of Sri Chaitanya
Math and its branches Sri Gaudiya Maths
21.12.2011 Wed Trisprishâ Mahâdwadashi Fasting. Next day
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Pârana between 6.19 and 9.49 a.m. Disappearance of Srila
Devananda Pandit, Demise of Srimad Bhakti Prakâsh Aranya
Maharâj and Srimad Bhakti Sâdhaka Nishkinchana Maharâj
22.12.2011 Thu Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit
25.12.2011 Sun Appearance of Srila Lochana Dâs Thâkur
27.12.2011 Tue Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswâmi and Srila Jagadish Pandit
31.12.2011 Sat Demise of Srimad Bhakti Vilas Bharati Maharaj
JANUARY - 2012
04.01.2012 Wed Demise of Srimad Bhakti Sharan Madhusudan Maharâj
05.01.2012 Thu Unmeelani Mahâdwâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between
6.23 and 9.56 a.m.
06.01.2012 Fri Appearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit
12.01.2012 Thu Demise of Sripad Nityânanda Brahmachâri
13.01.2012 Fri Demise of Srimad Nayanânanda Dâs Bâbâji Maharâj
14.01.2012 Sat Appearance of Srila Gopâlabhata Goswâmi, Disappearance of
Srila Râmachandra Kavirâj and Srila Jayadeva Goswâmi
15.01.2012 Sun Disappearance of Srila Lochan Dâs Thâkur
16.01.2012 Mon Demise of Srila Bhakti Vilâs Thâkur
19.01.2012 Thu Shat tilâ Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between 6.25 and
10.00 a.m. Demise of Srila Gadâdhar Dâs Bâbâji Maharâj
28.01.2012 Sat Vasanta Panchami. Advent of Sri Vishnu Priyâ Devi,
Appearance of Srila Pundarika Vidyânidhi, Srila Raghunâtha Dâs
Goswâmi, Srila Raghunandana Thâkur, Disappearance of Srila
Viswanâtha Chakravorty Thâkur. Demise of Srimad Bhakti Vivek
Bhârati Maharâj. Saraswati Puja
30.01.2012 Mon Advent of Srila Advaita Âchârya
FEBRUARY - 2012
01.02.2012 Wed Disappearance of Srila Madhvâcharya.
02.02.2012 Thu Disappearance of Srila Râmânujâchârya.
03.02.2012 Fri Bhaimi Ekâdashi and the Advent of Lord Varâha Deva
Fasting. Next day Pârana between 9.12 and 10.00 a.m.
05.02.2012 Sun Sri Nityânanda Trayodashi -- Advent of Lord Sri Nityânanda
Fasting. Next day Pârana between 6.20 and 10.00 a.m. Demise of
Srila Nimânanda Prabhu
07.02.2012 Tue Appearance of Srila Narottama Thâkur, Demise of Srimad
Bhkati Vaibhav Govinda Maharâj. Mâghi Poornima
12.02.2012 Sun Sri Vyâsa Puja, Appearance of Srila Prabhupâd Bhakti Siddhânta
Saraswati Goswâmi Thâkur, the illustrious Founder Âchârya of
Sri Chaitanya Math and its branches Sri Gaudiya Maths.
Disappearance of Srila Purushottam Thâkur
17.02.2012 Fri Demise of Sripâd Bhakti Bhushan Bhâgavat Maharâj
18.02.2012 Sat Trisprishâ Mahâdwâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between 6.12
and 9.58 a.m.
20.02.2012 Mon Sri Shivarâtri Vrata
22.02.2012 Wed Disappearance of Srila Rasikânanda Goswâmi and Vaishnava
Sârvabhauma Srila Jagannâtha Dâs Bâbâji Maharâj
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24.02.2012 Fri Appearance of Srila Purushottam Thâkur
MARCH - 2012
03.03.2012 Sat Commencing of the circumambulation of Navadwip Dhâm
04.03.2012 Sun Âmalaki Ekâdashi Fasting. Next day Pârana between 6.00
and 9.52 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Mâdhavendra Puri Goswâmi
07.03.2012 Wed Demise of Srimad Bhakti Kamala Avadhuta Maharâj
08.03.2012 Thu SRI GAURA JAYANTI, ADVENT OF LORD SRI
CHAITANYA MAHÂPRABHU -- FASTING.
Next day Pârana between 5.54 and 9.50 a.m.
20.03.2011 Sun Feasting Festival of Sri Jagannâtha Mishra

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