Calendar 2025-26
Gaudiya Festival Dates
2025-26 year (539 year of Gaurabda era) Govardhan, India
Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah
All dates and times listed here are calculated for Kolkata, India, as referred to at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nabadwip Dham.
During his 21st World Tour, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj instructed that throughout the world the devotees will follow this calendar for all dates except for Ekadashi which may be calculated locally according to the lunar calendar.
In this way the days of appearance, disappearance, and other Pastimes of the Lord and His devotees will be observed on the actual day they took place in India, rather than according to the technical local calculation of the ‘tithi’ (lunar day) which often had devotees observing.
The 2025-2026 (539 year of Gaurabda) calendar is compiled according to the method used by Srila Gurudev, Srila Guru Maharaj and Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur.
Compiled and published by
Sripad Bhakti Pranay Padmanabh Maharaj
Srila Sridhar Swami Ashram, Govardhan
‘Fast’ on Ekadashi or Maha-Dvadashi, refers to fasting from grains. Please refer to the Ekadashi information on this website for more information. Pran (the day after fasting) refers to breaking fast with grains, after sunrise and before a specified time.
March 2025
VISHNU- 30 days
539 Gaurabda 1 Vishnu 15 March (Sat) : Sunrise 5:52 Sunset 5:42 Krishna Pratipad 1:11 pm. Sri Gaura Purnima paran within 9:48. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival. Start of year 539 Gaurabda.
5 Vishnu 19 March (Wed) : Sunrise 5:48 Sunset 5:43 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 Gopinath Jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. Pancham Dol.
6 Vishnu 20 March (Thu) : Sunrise 5:47 Sunset 5:44 Krishna Shashthi 10:49 pm.
8 Vishnu 22 March (Sat) : Sunrise 5:45 Sunset 5:45 Krishna Ashtami 12:43 am. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.
9 Vishnu 23 March (Sun) : Sunrise 5:44 Sunset 5:45 Krishna Navami 12:55 am. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vigraha Bhiksu Goswami Maharaj.
11 Vishnu 25 March (Tue) : Sunrise 5:42 Sunset 5:46 Krishna Ekadashi 11:47 pm. Papa Vimochani Ekadashi. Fast.
12 Vishnu 26 March (Wed) : Sunrise 5:41 Sunset 5:46 Krishna Dvadashi 10:33 pm. Paran within 9:42. Festival in honour of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival at Varaha Nagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendrachandra Bhattacharya Mahoday.
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha GopinathJiu, Hapanyia Dham. The appearance place of Srila Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj
April 2025
19 Vishnu 2 April (Wed) : Sunrise 5:34 Sunset 5:49 Gaura Panchami 5:15 am(night). Appearance of Sripad Ramanuja Acharya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.
21 Vishnu 4 April (Fri) : Sunrise 5:32 Sunset 5:50 Gaura Saptamī 1:39 am. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.
23 Vishnu 6 April (Sun) : Sunrise 5:30 Sunset 5:51 Gaura Navami 11:32 pm. Sri Rama Navami. Fast until noon. Appearance at noon of Sri Ramachandra.
25 Vishnu 8 April (Tue) : Sunrise 5:28 Sunset 5:51 Gaura Ekadashi 11:20 pm. Kamada Ekadashi. Fast.
26 Vishnu 9 April (Wed): Sunrise 5:27 Sunset 5:52 Gaura Dvadashi 11:49 pm. Paran within 09:35. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
29 Vishnu 12 April (Tue) : Sunrise 5:24 Sunset 5:53 Purnima 4:37 am. Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Balaram. Appearance of Srila Vamshi Vadanananda Thakur and Srila Shyamananda Prabhu.
MADHUSUDAN- 30 days
6 Madhusudan 18 April (Fri) : Sunrise 5:18 Sunset 5:56 Krishna Panchami 1:20 pm. Disappearance of Sripad Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj.
8 Madhusudan 20 April (Sun) : Sunrise 5:17 Sunset 5:56 Krishna Saptami 2:11 pm. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur.
11 Madhusudan 23 April (Wed) : Sunrise 5:14 Sunset 5:58 Krishna Dashami 11:44 am. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.
12 Madhusudan 24 April (Thu) : Sunrise 5:13 Sunset 5:58 Krishna Ekadashi 10:05 am. Varuthini Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu.
13 Madhusudan 25 April (Fri) : Sunrise 5:13 Sunset 5:58 Krishna Dvadashi 8:08 am. Paran within 8:08.
15 Madhusudan 27 April (Sun) : Sunrise 5:11 Sunset 5:59. Amavasya 1:12 am. Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami,
Disappearance festival of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Acharya and Sevaite Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
16 Madhusudan 28 April (Mon) : Sunrise 5:11 Sunset 5:59 Gaura Pratipad 10:46 pm. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.
17 Madhusudan 29 April (Tue) : Sunrise 5:10 Sunset 6:00 Gaura Dvitiya 8:24 pm. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
18 Madhusudan 30 April (Wed) : Sunrise 5:09 Sunset 6:00 Gaura Tririya 6:12 pm. Aksaya Tritiya: a good day to start some works. The start of Sri Jagannath jiu’s sandalwood pulp festival.
May 2025
0 Madhusudan 2 May (Fri) : Sunrise 5:08 Sunset 6:01 Gaura Panchami 2:33 pm. Appearance of Sripad Shankar Acharya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj.
22 Madhusudan 4 May (Sun) : Sunrise 5:07 Sunset 6:02 Gaura Saptamī 12:23 pm. Jahnu Saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Ganga Puja).
24 Madhusudan 6 May (Tue) : Sunrise 5:05 Sunset 6:03 Gaura Navami 12:07 pm. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-shakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, and Sri Rama-shakti, Sri Sita Devi. Disappearance of Madhu Pandit, Appearance of Srila Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj.
26 Madhusudan 8 May (Thu): Sunrise 5:04 Sunset 6:04 Gaura Ekadashi 01:53 pm. Mohini Ekadashi. Fast.
27 Madhusudan 9 May (Fri) : Sunrise 5:04 Sunset 6:04 Gaura Dvadashi 03:22 pm. Paran within 09:24.
29 Madhusudan 11 May (Sun): Sunrise 5:03 Sunset 6:05 Gaura Chaturdashi 7:17 pm. Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi: appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa).
30 Madhusudan 12 May (Mon): Sunrise 5:02 Sunset 6:06 Purnima 9:19 pm. Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi paran within 09:23 Sri Krishna’s Phul Dol and Salila Bihar. Buddha Purnima: appearance day of Lord Buddha. Disappearance of Srila Parameshvari Das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya.
TRIVIKRAM- 30 days
1 Trivikram 13 May (Tue): Sunrise 5:01 Sunset 6:06 Krishna Pratipad 11:11 pm. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.
5 Trivikram 17 May (Sat) : Sunrise 4:59 Sunset 6:08 Krishna Panchami 2:41 pm. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Ray.
11 Trivikram 23 May (Fri): Sunrise 4:57 Sunset 6:12 Krishna Dvadashi 6:24 pm. Apara Ekadashi. Fast.
12 Trivikram 24 May (Sat): Sunrise 4:57 Sunset 6:12 Krishna Dvadashi 4:02 pm. paran within 9:22 Appearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.
16 Trivikram 28 May (Wed) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:13 Gaura Pratipad 6:33 pm. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Kolkata: Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan Mohan Jiu’s installation day festival.
18 Trivikram 30 May (Fri): Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:14 Gaura Chaturthī 1:30 am. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu).
June 2025
24 Trivikram 05 June (Thu) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:16 Gaura Dashami 3:23 am. Dashahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladev Vidyabhushan Prabhu.
25 Trivikram 06 June (Fri) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:17 Gaura Ekadashi 5:12 am(night). Vrindavan and London Ekadashi. Pandava Nirjala Fast.
26 Trivikram 07 June (Sat) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:17 Gaura dvadashi day-night. Paran within 9:52 am. Banjali Mahadvadashi Fast (Vrindavan). Unmilini Mahadvadashi Fast (Nabadwip).
27 Trivikram 08 June (Sun): Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:17 Gaura Dvadashi 5:52 am. Paran within 7:12 am.
28 Trivikram 09 June (Mon): Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:18 Gaura Trayodashi 9:14 am. Grand festival of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami at Sripat Panihati.
30 Trivikram 11 June (Wed) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:19 Purnima 12:38 pm. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit.
VAMAN- 29 days
1 Vaman 12 June (Thu) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:19 Krishna Pratipad 1:48 pm. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu and Sripad Rishabdev Das Adhikari.
2 Vaman 13 June (Fri) : Sunrise 4:55 Sunset 6:19 Krishna Dvitiya 2:29 pm. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti Sampad Prabhu.
5 Vaman 16 June (Mon) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:21 Krishna Panchami 1:28 pm. Appearance of Srila Vakreshvar Pandit.
10 Vaman 21 June (Sat) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:23 Krishna Ekadashi 1:34 pm. Yogini Ekadashi. Fast. London Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi.
11 Vaman 22 June (Sun) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:23 Krishna Dvadashi 11:05 am. Paran within 9:25. Dvadashi Fast. India Paran next day 9:25.
14 Vaman 25 June (Wed) : Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 6:24 Amavasya 4:26 pm. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur.
15 Vaman 26 June (Thu) : Sunrise 4:57 Sunset 6:24 Gaura Pratipad 2:41 pm. Gundicha Marjan: cleaning at the Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham, and cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.
16 Vaman 27 June (Fri) : Sunrise 4:57 Sunset 6:24 Gaura Dvitiya 1:20 pm. Ratha Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu and Srila Shivananda Sen.
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan Mohan Jiu -Dum Dum Park Kolata
July 2025
20 Vaman 1 July (Tue) : Sunrise 4:59 Sunset 6:24 Gaura Sasthi 12:28 pm. Hera Panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay in Sri Puri Dham. Disappearance of sri Bakreswar Pandit.
22 Vaman 3 July (Thu) : Sunrise 5:00 Sunset 6:23 Gaura Ashtami 2:57 pm. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari.
24 Vaman 5 July (Sat) : Sunrise 5:00 Sunset 6:23 Gaura Dashami 6:44 pm. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj and Sriyukta Krishnamayi Devi. Punar Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev (Return car festival).
25 Vaman 6 July (Sun) : Sunrise 5:01 Sunset 6:23 Gaura Ekadashi 8:44 pm. Shayan Ekadashi. Fast.
26 Vaman 7 July (Mon) : Sunrise 5:01 Sunset 6:23 Gaura Dvadashi 10:36 pm. Paran within 09:28.
29 Vaman 10 July (Thu) : Sunrise 5:02 Sunset 6:23 Purnima 2:04 pm. Sri Guru Purnima. Appearance of Srila Vyasadev. Disappearance of Srila Sanatan Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Chaturmasya (From tomorrow we will observe the restrictions as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math). Appearance of Srila Bhakti Bimal Avadhut Maharaj.
SRIDHAR – 30 days
1 Sridhar 11 July (Fri) : Sunrise 5:03 Sunset 6:23 Krishna Pratipad 2:16 pm. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Prabadhananda Saraswatipada.
From today we will follow all the rules and regulation of Chaturmasya.
Bhakti Sundar Govinda-Dev Goswami Maharaj talks on the subject of Chaturmasya
2 Sridhar 12 July (Sat) : Sunrise 5:03 Sunset 6:23 Krishna Dvitiya 1:57 pm. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.
5 Sridhar 15 July (Tue) : Sunrise 5:04 Sunset 6:23 Krishna Panchami 10:18 pm. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu.
8 Sridhar 18 July (Fri) : Sunrise 5:05 Sunset 6:22 Krishna Ashtami 3:49 pm. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.
11 Sridhar 21 July (Mon) : Sunrise 5:06 Sunset 6:22 Krishna Ekadashi 8:28 am. Kamika Ekadashi. Fast. London Mahadvadasi Fast.
12 Sridhar 22 July (Tue) : Sunrise 5:06 Sunset 6:22 Krishna Dvadashi 6:12 pm. Paran within 6:12.
14 Sridhar 24 July (Thu) : Sunrise 5:07 Sunset 6:21 Amavasya 12:59 am. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. End of Uttarayan.
18 Sridhar 28 July (Mon) : Sunrise 5:08 Sunset 6:20 Gaura Chaturthī 12:01 pm. Disappearance of Srila Vamshi Das Babaji Maharaj.
20 Sridhar 30 July (Wed) : Sunrise 5:09 Sunset 6:18 Gaura Shashthi 2:28 pm. Appearance of Srila Bhakti Vijay Trivikram Maharaj.
21 Sridhar 31 July (Thu) : Sunrise 5:10 Sunset 6:18 Gaura Saptamī 4:18 am. Disappearance of Sripad Ananga Mohan Das Adhikari.
August 2025
25 Sridhar 04 August (Mon) : Sunrise 5:12 Sunset 6:15 Gaura Dashami 10:08 am. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj.
26 Sridhar 05 August (Tue) : Sunrise 5:12 Sunset 6:15 Gaura Ekadashi 11:44 am. Pavitraropani Ekadashi. 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.
27 Sridhar 06 August (Wed) : Sunrise 5:13 Sunset 6:14 Gaura Dvadashi 12:57 pm. Paran within 9:33. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila Gauri Das Pandit Goswami and Srila Govinda Das Pandit Goswami.
30 Sridhar 09 August (Sat) : Sunrise 5:14 Sunset 6:12 Purnima 01:41 pm. Appearance of Sri Baladev. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda.
HRISHIKESH- 29 days
5 Hrishikesh 14 August (Thu) : Sunrise 5:16 Sunset 6:09 Krishna Panchami 6:04 am. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Vilas Tapasvi Maharaj.
7 Hrishikesh 16 August (Sat) : Sunrise 5:16 Sunset 6:07 Krishna Ashtami 10:49 am. Sri Sri Krishna Janmashtami. Complete fast until midnight, then no grains.
8 Hrishikesh 17 August (Sun) : Sunrise 5:17 Sunset 6:07 Krishna Navami 8:25 pm. Sri Nandotsav. Sri Janmashtami paran within 09:34. Appearance of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
10 Hrishikesh 19 August (Tue) : Sunrise 5:17 Sunset 6:05 Krishna Ekadashi 4:06 pm. Annada Ekadashi Fast. Fast. Paran next day Within 9:33 am.
19 Hrishikesh 28 August (Thu) : Sunrise 5:20 Sunset 5:58 Gaura Panchami 4:06 pm. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi. The consort of Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu.
21 Hrishikesh 30 August (Sat) : Sunrise 5:21 Sunset 5:56 Gaura Saptami 8:09 pm. Sri Lalita Saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi.
22 Hrishikesh 31 August (Sun) : Sunrise 5:21 Sunset 5:55 Gaura Ashtami 10:04 pm. Sri Radhashtami. Srimati Radharani’s appearance at noon. Fast until noon.
September 2025
25 Hrishikesh 03 September (Wed) : Sunrise 5:22 Sunset 5:52 Gaura Ekadashi 1:47 pm. Parshvaika Ekadashi. Fast.
26 Hrishikesh 04 September. (Thu) : Sunrise 5:23 Sunset 5:51 Gaura Dvadashi 2:04 am. Paran within 9:32. Appearance of Sri Vamanadev. Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu.
27 Hrishikesh 05 September (Fri) : Sunrise 5:23 Sunset 5:50 Gaura Trayodashi 01:50 pm. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur.
28 Hrishikesh 06 September (Sat) : Sunrise 5:23 Sunset 5:49 Gaura Chaturdashi 01:07 pm. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur.
29 Hrishikesh 07 September (Sun) : Sunrise 5:24 Sunset 5:48 Purnima 11:57 pm. Vishvarup Mahotsav. End of month-long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Moon eclipse.
PADMANABHA – 30 days
2 Padmanabha 09 September (Tue : Sunrise 5:24 Sunset 5:46 Krishna Dvitiya 8:31 pm. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.
10 Padmanabha 17 September (Wed) : Sunrise 5:27 Sunset 5:37 Krishna Ekadashi 1:25 pm. Indira Ekadashi. Fast.
11 Padmanabha 18 September (Thu) : Sunrise 5:27 Sunset 5:37 Krishna Dvadashi 12:26 am. Paran from 7:10 to 09:30.
15 Padmanabha 22 September (Mon) : Sunrise 5:28 Sunset 5:32 Gaura Pratipad 01:25 pm. Appearance festival of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Acharya and Sevaite Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
17 Padmanabha 24 September (Wed) : Sunrise 5:29 Sunset 5:30 Gaura Chaturthī 4:41 am. Disappearance of Sriukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani
18 Padmanabha 25 September (Thu) : Sunrise 5:29 Sunset 5:29 Gaura Chaturthī 6:00 am. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Dayita Damodar Maharaj.
October 2025
25 Padmanabha 02 Octobar (Thu) : Sunrise 5:32 Sunset 5:22 Gaura Dasami 2:56 pm. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhva Acharya.
26 Padmanabha 03 October (Fri) : Sunrise 5:32 Sunset 5:21 Gaura Ekadashi 2:44 pm. Papankusha Ekadashi. Fast.
27 Padmanabha 04 October (Sat) : Sunrise 5:33 Sunset 5:20 Gaura Dvadashi 2:03 pm. Paran within 9:28. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, and Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami.
30 Padmanabha 07 October (Tue) : Sunrise 5:34 Sunset 5:17 Purnima 9:33 am. Sharadiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Beginning of Urja Vrata, Damodar Vrata, Kartik Vrata and Niyam-seva Vrata.
DAMODAR- 30 days
1 Damodar 08 October (Wed) : Sunrise 5:34 Sunset 5:16 Krishna pratipad 7:26 pm. From today Observe the restrictions of Urja Vrata, Damodar Vrata, Kartik Vrata austerities, as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
2 Damodar 9 October (Thu) : Sunrise 5:35 Sunset 5:15 Krishna Tritiya 2:47 am. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirup Puri Maharaj.
4 Damodar 11 October (Sat) : Sunrise 5:35 Sunset 5:13 Krishna Saptami 10:01 pm. Disappearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.
5 Damodar 12 October (Sun) : Sunrise 5:36 Sunset 5:12 Krishna Shashthi 7:48 pm. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
7 Damodar 14 October (Tue) : Sunrise 5:37 Sunset 5:11 Krishna Astami 2:44 am. Bahulashtami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha Kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
8 Damodar 15 October (Thu) : Sunrise 5:37 Sunset 5:10 Krishna Navami 2:44 pm. The grand 131th appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math’s Founder-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu. Disappearance of Sripad Sakhi Charan Das Babaji Maharaj.
10 Damodar 17 October (Fri) : Sunrise 5:38 Sunset 5:08 Krishna Ekadashi 1:19 pm. Rama Ekadashi. Fast.
11 Damodar 18 October (Sat) : Sunrise 5:39 Sunset 5:07 Krishna Dvadashi 1:21 pm. Paran within 09:28. Festival in honour of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival at Sripat Panihati. Disappearance of Narahari Sarkar Thakur.
14 Damodar 21 October (Tue) : Sunrise 5:40 Sunset 5:04 Amavasya 4:27 pm. Dipavali. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs. Go Puja (cow-worship) and Go Krida (the pleasure of the cows).
15 Damodar 22 October (Wed) : Sunrise 5:41 Sunset 5:04 Gaura Pratipad 6:16 pm. Sri Govardhan Puja (before 6:16 pm). Grand Annakut Mahotsav (‘Rice Mountain Festival’) at Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram in Sri Govardhan and in the Temple in Sri Gupta Govardhan.
16 Damodar 23 October (Thu) : Sunrise 5:41 Sunset 5:03 Gaura Dvitiya 8:20 pm. Disappearance of Srila Vasudev Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj. Bhratri Dvitiya krityam (festival where brothers and sisters honour each other).
18 Damodar 25 October (Sat): Sunrise 5:42 Sunset 5:01 Gaura Chaturthī 12:28 am. Disappearance festival of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
19 Damodar 26 October (Sun) : Sunrise 5:43 Sunset 5:00 Gaura Panchami 2:11 am. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.
22 Damodar 29 October (Wed) : Sunrise 5:44 Sunset 4:59 Gaura Ashtami 4:44 am. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay Pandit, and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Goshthastami, Go Puja, and Go Gras-dan.
November 2025
25 Damodar 1 November (Sat) : Sunrise 5:46 Sunset 4:57 Gaura Ekadashi 2:48 am. Sri Utthan Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj. Sri Bhishma Panchaka.
26 Damodar 2 November (Sun) : Sunrise 5:46 Sunset 4:56 Gaura Dvadashi 1:18 am. Paran between 8:25 to 09:29.
29 Damodar 5 November (Wed) : Sunrise 5:48 Sunset 4:54 Purnima 7:08 pm. Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Rasa Bihari Jiu, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Sri Vrindavan. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Acharya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyama-seva vratas when began from Purnima and tomorrow we will do paran (as in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math). Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kashishvar Pandit.
KESHAVA- 29 days
6 Keshava 11 November (Tue) : Sunrise 5:52 Sunset 4:52 Krishna Shashthi 6:16 pm. Oran Shashthi. Grand festival for honouring the appearance of Sri Sri Nitai-Chaitanya Jiu at Sri Puri Dham, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
10 Keshava 15 November (Sat) : Sunrise 5:54 Sunset 4: 50 Krishna Ekadashi 4:22 am, (night). Utpanna Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Sriyukta Dhananjay Das Prabhu.
11 Keshava 16 November (Sun) : Sunrise 5:55 Sunset 4:50 Krishna Dvadashi 5:29 am. Paran after 10:39 am. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishnadas.
13 Keshava 18 November (Tue) : Sunrise 5:57 Sunset 4:49 Krishna Trayodashi 7:03 am. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.
15 Keshava 20 November (Thu) : Sunrise 5:58 Sunset 4:48 Amavasya 11:01 am. Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan.
23 Keshava 28 November (Fri) : Sunrise 6:04 Sunset 4:47 Gaura Astami 6:41 pm. Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan Das Babaji Maharaj.
24 Keshava 29 November (Sat) : Sunrise 6:04 Sunset 4:47 Gaura Navami 5:35 am. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.
25 Keshava 30 November (Sun) : Sunrise 6:05 Sunset 4:48 Gaura Dashami 4:05 pm.
December 2025
26 Keshava 1 December (Mon) : Sunrise 6:05 Sunset 4:48 Gaura Ekadashi 2:16 pm. Moksada Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Shraman Maharaj.
27 Keshava 2 December (Tue) : Sunrise 6:06 Sunset 4:48 Gaura Dvadashi 12:12 pm. Paran within 9:40.
NARAYANA- 29 days
2 Narayana 6 December (Sat) : Sunrise 6:09 Sunset 4:48 Krishna Dvitiya 12:50 pm. The grand 97th appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math’s Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
3 Narayana 7 December (Sun) : Sunrise 6:09 Sunset 4:49 Krishna Tritiya 10:55 pm. . Festivals at the appearance place of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his youth Pastimes place: Bamunpara and Nandan Ghat.
4 Narayana 8 December (Mon) : Sunrise 6:10 Sunset 4:49 Krishna Chaturthi 9:18 pm. The grand 88th disappearance day celebration of Bhagawan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada.
11 Narayana 15 December (Mon): Sunrise 6:15 Sunset 4:50 Krishna Ekadashi 10:29 pm. Saphala Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Srimad Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj.
12 Narayana 16 December (Tue) : Sunrise 6:16 Sunset 4:51 Krishna Dvadashi 12:25 am. Paran within 09:48. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Sripad Bhakti Bhudev Shrauti Maharaj.
13 Narayana 17 December (Wed) : Sunrise 6:16 Sunset 4:51 Krishna Trayodashi 2:33 am. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan Das Thakur.
17 Narayana 21 December (Sun) : Sunrise 6:19 Sunset 4:52 Gaura Pratipad 8:28 am. Appearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.
January 2026
19 Narayana 23 December (Tue) : Sunrise 6:21 Sunset 4:52 Gaura Tririya 10:39 am. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.
26 Narayana 30 January (Tue) : Sunrise 6:22 Sunset 4:58 Gaura Ekadashi 1:20 am. Putrada Ekadashi. Fast.
27 Narayana 31 January (Wed) : Sunrise 6:23 Sunset 4:58 Gaura Dvadashi 11:00 am. Paran from 6:45 to 9:55. Appearance of Sri Jagadish Pandit.
28 Narayana 1 January (Thu) : Sunrise 6:23 Sunset 4:59 Gaura Tryadashi 8:40 pm. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Kumud Sonta Maharaj.
30 Narayana 3 January (Sat) : Sunrise 6:23 Sunset 5:00 Purnima 4:16 pm. Sri Krishna’s pushaviseka Yatra, flower decoration of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaisnava Maharaj.
MADHAVA - 29 days
3 Madhava 6 January (Tue) : Sunrise 6:24 Sunset 5:02 Krishna Tritiya 11:34 am. Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj and Srla Nayanandadas Babaji Maharaj, Disappearance of Sripad Yadavendu Bhakti Chandan.
6 Madhava 9 January (Fri) : Sunrise 6:25 Sunset 5:04 Krishna Shashthi 10:41 am. Disappearance of Srila Jayadev Goswami.
9 Madhava 12 January (Mon) : Sunrise 6:25 Sunset 5:06 Krishna Navami 2:17 pm. Disappearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.
11 Madhava 14 January (Wed) : Sunrise 6:26 Sunset 5:07 Krishna Ekadashi 6:24 pm. Shat-tila Ekadashi. Fast. Bathing in Gangasagar. Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip At dawn go to Katwa to take sannyas.
12 Madhava 15 January (Thu) : Sunrise 6:26 Sunset 5:08 Krishna Dvadashi 8:34 pm. Paran within 10:00. Remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s sannyas-lila. Uttarayan begins.
16 Madhava 19 January (Mon) : Sunrise 6:26 Sunset 5:10 Gaura Pratipad 2:20 am. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurava Vaikhanas Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhuri Das Adhikari.
17 Madhava 20 January (Tue) : Sunrise 6:26 Sunset 5:11 Gaura Dvitiya 2:36 am. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Saran Shanta Maharaj.
20 Madhava 23 January (Fri) : Sunrise 6:26 Sunset 5:13 Gaura Panchami 12:29 am. Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami. Appearance day of Sri Vishnu Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, and Srila Raghunandan Thakur. Disappearance of Srila Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur, Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj, and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Svarup Parvat Maharaj. Sri Saraswati Puja.
22 Madhava 25 January (Sun) : Sunrise 6:25 Sunset 5:14 Gaura Saptamī 9:04 pm. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.
24 Madhava 27 January (Tue) : Sunrise 6:25 Sunset 5:16 Gaura Navami 4:42 pm. Disappearance of Srila Madhva Acharya.
25 Madhava 28 January (Wed) : Sunrise 6:24 Sunset 5:17 Gaura Dashami 2:21 pm. Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharya.
Echauddaśa ektriśa śaka māghādya divasa
śachīra nimāi ai karere sannyāsa [25]
On the first day of the month of Magh in the year 1431 of the Shaka era, oh! Shachi’s Nimai has taken sannyas.
Source: Sri Nimai Sannyas
Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj
Originally published in Sri Gaudiya Darsan: Volume 12, Issue 11, Sunday 11 June 1967.
February 2026
26 Madhava 29 January (Thu) : Sunrise 6:24 Sunset 5:17 Gaura Ekadashi 12 pm. Bhaimi Ekadashi. Fast.
27 Madhava 30 January (Fri) : Sunrise 6:24 Sunset 5:18 Gaura Dvadashi 9:43 am. Paran within 9:43 am. Paran after Archan. Varaha Dvadashi. Appearance of Lord Varaha.
28 Madhava 31 January (Sat) : Sunrise 6:23 Sunset 5:19 Gaura Trayodashi 7:37 pm. Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon. Grand festival and installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda Jiu at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Ekachakra Dham.
29 Madhava 1 February (Sun) : Sunrise 6:23 Sunset 5:20 Purnima 4:10 am. Sri Krishna’s Madhurutsav. Appearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.
GOVINDA – 30 days
3 Govinda 4 February (Wed) : Sunrise 6:21 Sunset 5:22 Krishna Tririya 1:55 am. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Pragnan Keshav Maharaj, Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik Siddhanti Maharaj.
5 Govinda 6 February (Fri) : Sunrise 6:20 Sunset 5:23 Krishna Panchami 2:54 am. The 152nd divine appearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Anniversary festival of the installation of Sri Gupta Govardhan Sri Mandir, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Disappearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.
6 Govinda 7 February (Sat) : Sunrise 6:20 Sunset 5:24 Krishna Shashthi 4:08 am. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.
12 Govinda 13 February (Fri) : Sunrise 6:17 Sunset 5:27 Krishna Ekadashi 1:57 pm. Vijaya Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Govinda Das Adhikari.
13 Govinda 14 February (Sat) : Sunrise 6:16 Sunset 5:28 Krishna Dvadashi 3:35 pm. Paran within 10:00 am.
15 Govinda 16 February (Mon) : Sunrise 6:15 Sunset 5:29 Krishna Chaturdashi 5:34 pm. Sri Sri Shivaratri (optional fast). Disappearance of Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram.
16 Govinda 17 February (Tue) : Sunrise 6:14 Sunset 5:29 Amavasya 5:47 pm. Anniversary festival of the installation of Sri Sadashiva Gangadhar, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip.
17 Govinda 18 February (Wed) : Sunrise 6:13 Sunset 5:30 Gaura Pratipad 5:29 pm. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami, and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj.
18 Govinda 19 February (Thu) : Sunrise 6:13 Sunset 5:30 Gaura Dvitiya 4:42 pm.
19 Govinda 20 February (Fri) : Sunrise 6:12 Sunset 5:31 Gaura Tritiya 3:28 pm. Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Radha Ramanasundar Jiu installation anniversary festival, at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Kaikhali, Kolkata. Appearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.
20 Govinda 21 February (Sat) : Sunrise 6:11 Sunset 5:31 Gaura Chaturthī 1:52 pm. Disappearance of Sri Tulasidas Dasadhikari Prabhu.
21 Govinda 22 February (Sun) : Sunrise 6:11 Sunset 5:32 Gaura Panchimi 11:58 am. Disappearance of Sriyukta Tarangini Devi
25 Govinda 26 February (Thu) : Sunrise 6:07 Sunset 5:34 Gaura Dashami 12:30 am. Adhivas festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. Beginning of annual seven day festival.
26 Govinda 27 February (Fri) : Sunrise 6:06 Sunset 5:35 Gaura Ekadashi 10:23 pm. Amlaki Ekadashi. Fast. Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama begins. Parikrama of Sri Ishodyan, Sri Yoga Pith (Sriman Mahaprabhu’s appearance place), Srivas Angan, Sri Nrisimha Mandir, Sri Advaita Bhavan, Murari Gupta Bhavan, Sri Chaitanya Math, the Temple of Sri Sri Gandharvika-Giridhari and Sriman Mahaprabhu surrounded by the Acharyas of the four Vaishnava sampradayas, Srila Prabhupad’s Samadhi Mandir, Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj’s Samadhi, Sri Kazi Samadhi, Sharadanga Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sridhar Angan, and Sri Antardwip.
27 Govinda 28 February (Sat) : Sunrise 5:05 Sunset 5:35 Gaura Dvadashi 8:30 pm. Parayan 9:55. Parikrama of Praudha Maya, Vriddha Shiva, Sri Vishnu Priya’s Deity of Sri Gauranga, Sri Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj’s Samadhi Mandir, Sri Koladwip, and other places.Disappearance of Sripad Madhavendra Puri.
March 2026
28 Govinda 1 March (Sun) : Sunrise 6:05 Sunset 5:36 Gaura Troyadashi 6:55 pm. Parikrama of Sri Godrumadwip and Madhyadwip, Sri Surabhi Kunj, Suvarna Bihar Math, Sri Nrisimha Palli, Sri Harihara Ksetra, and other places.
29 Govinda 2 March (Mon) : Sunrise 6:04 Sunset 5:36 Gaura Chaturdashi 5:44 pm. Adhivas observance ceremony of the appearance of Sri Gauranga. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip, Sri Modadrumadwip, Old Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhar Mandir, Vidya Nagar Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math, Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur’s appearance place, and the Deity served by Sri Saranga Murari and Vasudev Datta Thakur.
30 Govinda 3 March (Tue) : Sunrise 6:03 Sunset 5:37 Purnima 4:49 am. 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 Dol Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special offering of worship and arati. Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita reading and mahasankirtan. End of year 539 Gaurabda.
VISHNU
540 Gaurabda 1 Vishnu 4 March (Wed) : Sunrise 6:02 Sunset 5:37 Krishna Pratipad 4:42 pm. Sri Gaura Purnima paran within 9:48. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival.
Start of year 539 Gaurabda.
5 Vishnu 8 March (Sun) : Sunrise 5:591 Sunset 5:42 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 Gopinath Jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. Pancham Dol.
