Gaudiya Vaishnava Calendar of Festivals - October 2017

Gaudiya Vaishnava Festivals

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Gauàīya Festival Dates

2017 to 2018 — Sri Gaurabda 532 Location of calculations for Ekadashi times: Manila Location of calculations for all other events: West Bengal, India.

See also: calculations for Ekadashi times at other locations.

October 2017 Gauàīya Vai£hòava Month of Padmanābha 1 October (Sun) Gaura Ekadashi. Fasting on Papankusha Ekadashi (in Manila).

2 October (Mon) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran 8:56–9:45 (in Manila). Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, and Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami.

Gaudiya Vaishnava Festivals 5 October (Thu) Purnima. Sharadiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Beginning of Urja Vrata, Damodar Vrata, Kartik Vrata and Niyam-seva Vrata if begun from the purnima day, as followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

Gauàīya Vai£hòava Month of Damodar 8 October (Sun) Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirup Puri Maharaj.

10 October (Tue) Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.

11 October (Wed) Krishna Shashthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.

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

14 October (Saturday) Krishna Navami. The grand 123nd 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.

16 October (Mon) Krishna Dvadashi. Fasting for Rama Ekadashi (in Manila). Festival in honour of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Sripat Panihati.

17 October (Tue) Krishna Trayodashi. Paran 5:50–9:43 (in Manila).

18 October (Wed) Krishna Chaturdashi. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.

Gaudiya Vaishnava Festivals 19 October (Thu) Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on Vishnu Mandirs.

20 October (Fri) 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. Go Puja (cow-worship) and Go Krida (the pleasure of the cows).

21 October (Sat) Gaura Dvitiya. 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).

23 October (Mon) Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.

24 October (Tue) Gaura Panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.

28 October (Sat) 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.

31 October (Tue) Gaura Ekadashi. Fasting on Utthan Ekadashi (in Manila). 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.