March 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Vedic New Year New Year Name is Virodh Krt Naam 19 20 Ganpati Gauri Pujan 21 22 23 24 25 Durga Ashtami and Shri Ramnavami Break the fast after afternoon abhishek 26 27 Flower Swing seva Shri Radha Govind Dev s special darshan 28 Damnak offering at Srngaar Aarti 29 30 31 Vasanti Ras- Purnima Purnima Fasting 1
March 2018 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 2
April 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Somvati Amavasya Shri Gadhadar Pandit Appearance Day 17 18 Akshay Tritiya Chandan Yatra Rajbhog aarti with flowers 19 20 21 3
April 2018 22 23 24 Shri Jahnava Goswamini Mahotsav Special celebration in Shri Radha Gopinath Temple, Vrindavan 25 26 Shri Radharaman Dev s birthday greeting singing starts in the Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswami Samadhi, Vrindavan, until His Appearance Day 27 28 29 Narsingh Dev s Appearance Day Abhishek in the evening Purnima fasting 30 Shri Radharaman Dev s Appearance Day Mahabhishek in the morning Shrinivascharya Appearance Day Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 4
May 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sarvbhaum Shri Madhusudhan Goswami Mahotsav 7 8 9 10 Shri Shrivas Pandit Appearance Day 11 12 13 14 15 Amavasya Vat Savitri Fasting for married women 16 Purushottam Maas Niyam starts 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Purnima Fasting 30 31 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 5
June 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Amavasya Purushottam Niyam Seva ends 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ganga Dushera 23 24 Nirjala Ekadashi 25 26 27 Purnima Fasting 28 Jal Yatra Snan Yatra 29 Shri Shyamanand Mahotsav at Shri Radha Shyam Sundar Temple, Vrindavan 30 6
June 2018 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 7
July 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ekadashi fasting 10 11 12 13 Amavasya 14 Rath Yatra Shri Swaroop Damodar and Shri Sivanand Sen Mahotsav 15 16 17 Shri Vakreshwar Pandit Mahotsav 18 19 20 21 22 23 From tonight the Gods go to sleep Chaturmasya Begins 24 25 26 27 Guru Purnima the worship Vyasdev and Gurudev Sanatan Goswamipad Mahotsav (Special celebration in Shri Madan Mohan Lunar Eclipse starts at 11:54pm ending at 3.49am. All the sevas should be finished 8 28 Shri Prabodhanand Sarasvati Mahotsav
July 2018 by 2.50pm in the afternoon. 29 30 31 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 9
August 2018 1 Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswamipad Celebration starts at the Samadhi 2 Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswamipad Disappearance Day Special puja at Samadhi with 24 hour Sankirtan. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu s Shri prasadi cloth darshan in the Shri Radharaman Temple 3 Nagar Sankirtan and procession Vaishnav Seva and Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu s Shri prasadi cloth darshan in the Shri Radharaman Temple 4 5 Shri Loknath Goswami Mahostsav Samadhi Puja in the Shri Gokulanand Temple 6 7 8 9 10 11 Amavasya 12 13 Hariyali Teej Hindol Utsav starts 14 15 16 17 18 10
August 2018 19 20 21 22 (Pavitra Ekadashi) 23 Offering of Pavitra during Srngaar Aarti Shri Roop Goswamipad Mahotsav Samadhi Pujan in Shri Radha Damodar Temple 24 25 Purnima Fasting 11
August 2018 26 Raksha Bandhan celebration in the morning to tie a Rakhi on Shri Radharaman Dev s wrist, after Srngaar Aarti, on behalf of all sisters and devotees Hindol Utsav ends 27 Janmashtami congregational singing starts in the Shri Radharaman Temple every evening until Ashtami) *See Notes 28 29 30 31 Notes: *Special darshan in different temples on the 27 of August 2018; Deities dressed as follows: Shri Govind (Subal Vesh), Gopinath (Vanvihar), Madanmohan (Rairaja), Radhadamodar (Shyamsakhi), Radhasyamsundar (Naukakhand), Gokulanand (Ravalraja), Amiya Nimai Mahaprabhu (Naagribhav), Shadbhuj Mahaprabhu (Naagarbhav) 12
September 2018 1 2 3 Shri Krishn Janmashtami (Fasting) **See Notes 4 Nandotsav In the evening, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu s prasadi cloth darshan in Shri Radharaman Temple 5 6 Shri Vishwambhar Goswami Mahotsav 7 Shri Gadadhar Bhatt Appearance day 8 9 Kushotpaatni Somvati Amavasya 10 11 12 13 Ganesh Chaturthi Viewing the moon is prohibited 14 Rishi Panchami Fasting for women +See Notes 15 Baldev Shasti 16 17 Shri Radhashtami (Fasting) 18 19 20 21 Shri Vaaman Dev Appearance day 22 23 Anant Chaturdashi Purnima Fasting 24 Purnima Fasting 25 Shrimad Bhagwatotsav Sanjhi Utsav and Pitrapaksh begins 26 27 28 29 13
September 2018 30 Notes: **Maha abhishek archan in the morning in Shri Radharaman Temple and in the Shri Radha Damodar Temple. Mahabhishekam in the night in Shri Radha Govind Temple. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu s prasadi cloth darshan in Shri Radharaman Temple + Any ill deeds committed by women can be washed away by performing a fast on this auspicious day by the blessings of the ancient Rishis Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 14
October 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Amavasya Sanjhi Utsav and Pitrapaksh ends 10 Navratra begins 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Navratra ends 19 Vijaydashmi Shri Madhvacharya Appearance Day 20 Kartik Niyam seva starts 21 Dwadashi Shri Raghunath Bhatt, Shri Raghunath Das Goswamipad and Shri Krishndas Kaviraj Mahotsav 22 23 24 Sharad Purnima Utsav Purnima Fasting 25 Small Sharad Purnima Utsav (in Shri Radharaman Temple) 26 27 Karak Chaturthi (fasting festival for married women for marital bliss) 28 29 Shri Narotamdas Thakur Mahotsav 30 31 Ahoi Ashtami or Bahulashtami Shri Radhakund Dip (at Midnight) Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 15
November 2018 1 Shri Ramchandra Kaviraj Mahotsav 2 3 4 5 Dhanteras Dhanvantari Appearance Day 6 Small Dipawali offering ghee lamp to Yam Raj Hanuman Appearance Day 7 Dipawali Amavasya 8 Annakoot Govardhan Pujan 9 Yamdvitiya Bhaiya Dauj Siblings bathe together in Shri Yamuna 10 Shri Vrindavan Das Thakur Mahotsav 11 12 13 14 15 16 Gopashtami Cow Puja Shrinivasacharya, Shri Das Gadadhar Mahotsav 17 Akshay Navami Mathura Vrindavan Yugal parikrama 16
November 2018 18 19 the Gods awake in the evening Chaturmasya Niyam seva finishes 20 21 22 Purnima fasting 23 Maha Raas Celebration of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu s arrival in Vrindavan Kirtan procession starts in Shri Amiya Nimai Temple 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 17
December 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Amavasya 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Vyanjan Dwadashi Special khichdi bhog offering to Shri Radharaman Dev begins 21 22 Purnima Fasting 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 18
January 2019 1 2 3 4 5 Amavasya 6 7 8 9 Shri Jeev Goswamipad Mahotsav at the Shri Radha Damodar Temple 10 11 12 13 14 Makar Sankranti 15 Makar Sankranti 16 17 18 Khichdi bhog offering ends 19 20 Shri Gopinathdas Goswami Mahotsav begins Purnima Fasting 21 Goswami Mahotsav, Sankirtan and Vaishnav seva 22 23 Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswamipad s Appearance Day Sankast Chaturthi Pujan 24 Sakat Chaturthi 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Shattila Ekadashi Fasting 19
February 2019 1 2 3 4 Somvati Mauni Amavasya 5 6 Celebration of Shri Chaitanya Mahabraphu s arrival in Varnasi 7 8 9 10 Vasant Panchami Shri Vishnupriya Devi s and Shri Vishwanath Chakravarthi Thakur s Mahotsav 11 12 Shri Advaitacharya Prabhu Appearance Day (Fasting) 13 14 Shri Madhvacharyapad Punyatithi 15 16 17 Shri Nityanand Prabhu s Appearance Day 18 19 Purnima Fasting 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 20
March 2019 1 2 3 4 Mahashivratri 5 Shiv Chaturdashi Fasting 6 Amavasya Shri Krishn Chaitanya Goswami Mahotsav 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Holi Utsav begins 15 16 Congregational singing begins in the Shri Radharaman Temple 17 18 19 20 Lighting of bonfire on the eve of Holi 8.56pm (Small Holi) Purnima Fasting 21 Gaur Purnima Abhishek at Amiya Nimai Temple. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu s Shri prasadi cloth darshan in the Shri Radharaman Temple 22 23 Holi 21
March 2019 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 22
April 2019 1 2 3 4 5 Amavasya Vedic Year Ends 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Notes: Purnima Fasting is the same as Ekadashi fasting 23