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Please note: The following calendar contains dates and times intended to be used only for the observance of the Ekadasi fast and paran times (break fast) for the Sri Gaura Vinoda Saraswat Sanga located in Oaklyn, NJ (Near to Philadelphia, PA). All times are is daylight savings time (DST) unless otherwise noted.

Those in a different time zone or location should check for possible variations!

Except for Ekadasi, Srila Govinda Maharaja has instructed his followers to observe the functions on the same dates as they are observed in Navadwip Dham regardless of the calculation for local time worldwide.

March 2025

1. (Sat) Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami.

3. (Mon) Gaura Chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.

9. (Sun) Gaura Ekadashi. Amalaki Ekadashi. Fast.

10. (Mon) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 07:19 am and 11:13 am.

11. (Tue) Disappearance of Sripad Madhavendra Puri.

13. (Thu) Gaura Chaturdashi. Adhivas observance ceremony of the appearance of Sri Gauranga.

14. (Fri) Purnima. Sri Gauravirbhava Paurnamasi. Sri Gaura Purnima. Divine appearance of Sri Gauranga. Total fast until moonrise at 7:42 pm, then no grains. Grand festival at Sri Gaura Vinoda Saraswat Sanga. 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

15. (Sat) Krishna Pratipad. Sri Gaura Purnima paran between 07:11 am and 11:00 am. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Start of year 540 Gaurabda.

22. (Sat) Krishna Ashtami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.

25. (Tue) Krishna Ekadashi. Papa Vimochani Ekadashi. Fast.

26. (Wed) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 06:53 am and 11:02 am. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur.

April 2025

3. (Thu) Gaura Shashthi. Appearance of Sripad Ramanuja Acharya

6. (Sun) Gaura Navami. Sri Rama Navami. Appearance at noon of Sri Ramachandra. Fast until noon.

8. (Tue) Gaura Ekadashi. Kamada Ekadashi. Fast.

9. (Wed) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 06:31 am and 10:52 am. Festival in honor of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

12. (Sat) Purnima. Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Balaram.

Madhusudan

18. (Fri) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj.

23. (Wed) Krishna Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.

24. (Thu) Krishna Ekadashi. Varuthini Ekadashi. Fast.

25. (Fri) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 06:08 am and 10:41 am.

30. (Wed) Gaura Tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandan Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannathdev. Aksaya Tritiya: a good day to start some works.

May 2025

4. (Sun) Gaura Saptami. Jahnu Saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga Puja).

7. (Wed) Gaura Ekadashi. Mohini Ekadashi. Fast.

8. (Fri) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 09:38 and 10:35 am.

11. (Sun) Gaura Chaturdashi. Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi: appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa).

12. (Mon) Purnima. Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi paran between 05:02 am and 09:23 am. Sri Krishna’s Phul Dol and Salila Bihar. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya.

Trivikram

16. (Fri) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Ray.

23. (Fri) Krishna Ekadashi. Apara Ekadashi. Fast.

24. (Sat) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 05:38 am and 09:52 am. Appearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.

June 2025

5. (Thu) Gaura Dashami. Dashahara. Disappearance of Srila Baladev Vidyabhushan Prabhu.

6. (Sat) Gaura Ekadashi. Nirjala Ekadashi. Fast.

7. (Fri) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 05:32 am and 10:30 am.

11. (Wed) Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannathdev.

Vaman

12. (Thu) Krishna Pratipad. Disappearance of Sripad Rishabdev Das Adhikari.

16. (Mon) Krishna Panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakreshvar Pandit.

21. (Sat) Yogini Ekadashi. Fast.

22. (Sun) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 05:32 am and 10:32 am

25. (Wed) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur.

26. (Thu) Gaura Pratipad. Gundicha Marjan: cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.

27. (Fri) Gaura Dvitiya. Ratha Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu.

July 2025

1. (Tue) Gaura Shashthi. Hera Panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay in Sri Puri Dham.

6. (Sun) Gaura Ekadashi. Shayan Ekadashi. Fast.

7. (Mon) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 05:39 am and 10:36 am.

10. (Thu) Purnima. Sri Guru Purnima. Appearance of Srila Vyasadev. Beginning (First month) of Chaturmasya (Begins on Purnima in Sri Gaura Vinoda Saraswat Sanga). Fast from green leafy vegetables for one month. Disappearance of Srila Sanatan Goswami Prabhu.

Sridhar

15. (Tue) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu.

18. (Fri) Krishna Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.

20. (Sun) Krishna Ekadashi. Kamika Ekadashi. Fast.

21. (Mon) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 05:49 am and 10:41 am.

24. (Thu) Amavasya. Festival in honor of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

28. (Mon) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamshi Das Babaji Maharaj.

August 2025

4. (Mon) Gaura Dashami. Pavitraropani Ekadashi. Fast

5. (Tue) Dvadashi. Paran between 09:57 am and 10:45 am. Beginning of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda.

6. (Wed) Gaura  Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri Das Pandit Goswami.

8. (Fri) Second month of Chaturmasya begins (Begins on Purnima in Sri Gaura Vinoda Saraswat Sanga). Fast from yogurt for one month.

9. (Sat) Purnima. Appearance of Sri Baladev. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda.

Hrishikesh

16. (Sat) Krishna Ashtami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmashtami. Complete fast until midnight, then no grains.

17. (Sun) Krishna Navami. Sri Nandotsav. Sri Janmashtami paran between 06:14 am and 10:00 am. Appearance of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.

19. (Tue) Krishna Ekadashi. Annada Ekadashi. Fast.

20. (Wed) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 06:17 am and 10:48 am.

28. (Thu) Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu.

30. (Sat) Gaura Saptami. Sri Lalita Saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi.

31. (Sun) Gaura Ashtami. Sri Radhashtami. Srimati Radharani’s appearance at noon. Fast until noon.

September 2025

3. (Wed) Gaura Ekadashi. Parshva Ekadashi. Fast.

4. (Thu) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran after the worship of Sri Vamanadev and between 06:31 am and 10:49 am. Appearance of Sri Vamanadev. Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu.

5. (Fri) Gaura Trayodashi. Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur.

6. (Sat) Gaura Chaturdashi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur.

7. (Sun) Purnima. Vishvarup Mahotsav. Third month of Chaturmasya begins (Begins on Purnima in Sri Gaura Vinoda Saraswat Sanga). Fast from milk for one month.

Padmanabha

17. (Wed) Krishna Ekadashi. Indira Ekadashi. Fast.

18. (Thu) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 06:44 am and 10:51 am.

October 2025

2. (Thu) Gaura Dashami. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhva Acharya

3. (Fri) Gaura Ekadashi. Papankusha Ekadashi. Fast.

4. (Sat) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 07:00 am and 07:40 am. Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, and Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami.

6. Fourth month of Chaturmasya begins. Fast from urad dahl for one month.

7. (Tue) Purnima. Purnima. Sharadiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna.

11. (Sat) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.

14. (Tue) Krishna Ashtami. Bahulashtami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha Kunda. Sannyas day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

15. (Wed) Krishna Navami. The grand 131st appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math’s Founder-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-sata-sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

17. (Fri) Krishna Ekadashi. Rama Ekadashi. Fast.

18. (Sat) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 07:14 am and 10:55 am.

20. (Mon) Krishna Chaturdashi. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.

21. (Tue) Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs. Go Puja (cow-worship) and Go Krida (the pleasure of the cows).

22. (Wed) Gaura Pratipad. Sri Govardhan Puja. Grand Annakut Mahotsav (‘Rice Mountain Festival’) at Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram in Sri Govardhan and in the Temple in Sri Gupta Govardhan.

23. (Thu) Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila Vasudev Ghosh Thakur.

25. (Sat) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Visva-varenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.

29. (Wed) Gaura Ashtami. 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

1. (Sat) Gaura Ekadashi. Sri Utthan Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj. Sri Bhishma Panchaka.

2. (Sun) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 06:31 am and 09:59 am.

4. (Tue) Gaura Chaturdashi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kashishvar Pandit.

5. (Wed) Purnima. Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Acharya. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakur. End of Chaturmasya and Niyama-seva vratas.

Keshava

11. (Tue) Saptami Sannyasa day of Sripada Bhakti Kanan Giri Maharaja (1981, Conferred by Srila B.R. Sridhara Maharaja)

15. (Sat) Krishna Ekadashi. Utpanna Ekadashi. Fast.

16. (Sun) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 06:47 am and 10:05 am. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishnadas.

17. (Mon) Krishna Trayodashi. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.

28. (Fri) Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan Das Babaji Maharaj.

December 2025

1. (Mon) Gaura Ekadashi. Moksada Ekadashi. Fast.

2. (Tue) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 07:04 am and 10:14 am.

Narayana

6. (Sat) Krishna Dvitiya. 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.

8. (Mon) Krishna Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.

15. (Mon) Krishna Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit.

16. (Tue) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 07:16 am and 10:22 am.

17. (Wed) Krishna Trayodashi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan Das Thakur.

21. (Sun) Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.

23. (Tue) Gaura Tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.

30. (Tue) Gaura Ekadashi. Putrada Ekadashi. Fast. Appearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.

31. (Wed) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 07:22 am and 10:30 am.

January 2026

3. (Sat) Purnima. Pushyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna.

Madhava

6. (Tue) Krishna Tritiya. Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj.

9. (Fri) Krishna Shashthi. Disappearance of Srila Jayadev Goswami.

11. (Sun) Krishna Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.

13. (Tue) Krishna Dashami. Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to Katwa to take sannyas.

14. (Wed) Krishna Ekadashi. Shat-tila Ekadashi. Fast.

15. (Thu) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 07:20 am and 09:48 am. Remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s sannyas-lila.

23. (Fri) Gaura Panchami. 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, Sri Saraswati Puja.

25. (Sun) Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya. Fast until noon.

27. (Tue) Gaura Navami. Disappearance of Srila Madhva Acharya.

28. (Wed) Gaura Dashami. Bhaimi Ekadashi. Fast Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharya.

29. (Thu) Gaura Ekadashi. Bhaimi Ekadashi. Fast.

30. (Fri) Gaura Dvadashi. Appearance of Lord Varaha. Paran after the worship of Sri Varahadev and between 07:10 am and 10:33 am.

31. (Sat) Gaura Trayodashi. Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon. 

February 2026

1. (Sun) Purnima. Sri Krishna’s Madhurotsav. Appearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.

Govinda

6. (Fri) Krishna Panchami. The 153rd divine appearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Disappearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.

7. (Sat) Krishna Shashthi.

12. (Thu) Krishna Ekadashi. Vijaya Ekadashi. Fast.

13. (Fri) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 10:22 am and 10:28 am.

16. (Mon) Krishna Chaturdashi. Sri Sri Shivaratri (optional fast). Disappearance of Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram.

18. (Wed) Gaura Pratipad. Disappearance of Vaishnava Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami

21. (Sat) Gaura Chaturthi. The Grand Appearance Day Celebration of Sri Gaura Vinoda Saraswat Sanga’s Founder-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Kanan Giri Maharaja. Appearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur. Appearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.

27. (Fri) Gaura Ekadashi. Amalaki Ekadashi. Fast.

28. (Sat) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 06:35 am and 10:15 am. Disappearance of Sripad Madhavendra Puri.

March 2026

2. (Mon) Gaura Chaturdashi. Adhivas observance ceremony of the appearance of Sri Gauranga.

3. (Tue) Purnima. Sri Gauravirbhava Paurnamasi. Sri Gaura Purnima. Divine appearance of Sri Gauranga. Total fast until moonrise, then no grains.Vasantotsav and Dol Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special offering of worship and arati. Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita reading and mahasankirtan. End of year 540 Gaurabda.

Vishnu

4. (Wed) Krishna Pratipad. Sri Gaura Purnima paran between 06:02 and 09:53. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Start of year 541 Gaurabda.

11. (Wed) Krishna Ashtami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.

14. (Sat) Krishna Ekadashi. Papa Vimochani Ekadashi. Fast.

15. (Sun) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 07:12 am and 11:10 am.

16. (Mon) Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur.

23. (Mon) Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanuja Acharya.

27. (Fri) Gaura Navami. Sri Rama Navami. Appearance at noon of Sri Ramachandra. Fast until noon.

28. (Sat) Gaura Ekadashi. Kamada Ekadashi. Fast.

29. (Sun) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 06:49 am and 11:00 am.

30. (Mon) Festival in honor of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

April 2026

2. (Thu) Purnima. Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Balaram.

Madhusudan

7. (Tue) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj.

12. (Sun) Krishna Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.

13. (Mon) Krishna Ekadashi. No fast today (because next day is mahadvadashi).

13. (Mon) Krishna Dvadashi. Vyanjuli Mahadvadashi. Fast.

14. (Tue) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 06:24 am and 10:48 am.