Gauḍīya Pañcāṅga

The Vaiṣṇava Calendar

Ekādaśī fasting days, holy festivals, and the appearance and disappearance days of the ācāryas — arranged by the Vaiṣṇava lunar months for the current Gaurābda.

Gaurābda 540
EkādaśīFestivalPūrṇimāAppearanceDisappearanceAmāvasyāVrataSaṅkrānti
Month of 01

Vāmana

Āṣāḍha · Jul 2026

Śrī Vāmana

  • 25JulSat
    EkādaśīFasting

    Śayana Ekādaśī

    Fast on 25 July • Pāraṇa before 10:10 am on 26 July

  • 29JulWed
    Pūrṇimā

    Śrī Guru-pūrṇimā • Vyāsa-pūjā

    Cāturmāsya begins • Disappearance of Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī

Month of 02

Śrīdhara

Śrāvaṇa · Aug 2026

Śrī Śrīdhara

  • 9AugSun
    EkādaśīFasting

    Kāmikā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 9 August • Pāraṇa before 06:17 am on 10 August

  • 23AugSun
    EkādaśīFasting

    Pavitrā-ropaṇī Ekādaśī

    Beginning of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda's Jhulana-yātrā

  • 28AugFri
    Festival

    Śrī Baladeva Pūrṇimā

    Appearance of Lord Balarāma • End of Jhulana-yātrā • Rakṣā-bandhana

Month of 03

Hṛṣīkeśa

Bhādra · Sept 2026

Śrī Hṛṣīkeśa

  • 4SeptFri
    Festival

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī

    Appearance of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa • Full fast till midnight

  • 5SeptSat
    Festival

    Śrī Nandotsava

    Appearance of Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Prabhupāda

  • 7SeptMon
    EkādaśīFasting

    Annadā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 7 September • Pāraṇa before 10:10 am on 8 September

  • 19SeptSat
    Festival

    Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī

    Appearance of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī • No fasting

  • 23SeptWed
    Festival

    Śrī Vāmana Dvādaśī

    Appearance of Lord Vāmanadeva • Appearance of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī

  • 24SeptThu
    Appearance

    Appearance of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

    Pāraṇa before 10:08 am

  • 25SeptFri
    Disappearance

    Disappearance of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

    Nāmācārya Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

  • 26SeptSat
    Pūrṇimā

    Śrī Viśvarūpa Mahotsava • Pūrṇimā

    Third month of Cāturmāsya begins

Month of 04

Padmanābha

Āśvina · Oct 2026

Śrī Padmanābha

  • 6OctTue
    EkādaśīFasting

    Indirā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 6 October • Pāraṇa on 7 October

  • 21OctWed
    Festival

    Vijaya-daśamī

    Lord Śrī Rāmacandra Vijayotsava • Appearance of Śrīla Madhvācārya

  • 22OctThu
    EkādaśīFasting

    Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 22 October • Pāraṇa before 10:05 am on 23 October

  • 26OctMon
    Pūrṇimā

    Śarada Pūrṇimā

    Śāradīya Rāsa-yātrā • Dāmodara / Kārtika / Ūrjā-vrata begins

Month of 05

Dāmodara

Kārtika · Nov 2026

Śrī Dāmodara

  • 1NovSun
    Disappearance

    Disappearance of Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura

    A great ācārya of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava sampradāya

  • 5NovThu
    EkādaśīFasting

    Ramā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 5 November • Pāraṇa before 10:05 am on 6 November

  • 9NovMon
    Festival

    Dīpāvalī

    Amāvasyā • Offering of ghee lamps in Śrī Viṣṇu temple

  • 10NovTue
    Festival

    Śrī Govardhana Pūjā • Annakūṭa

    Go-pūjā and Annakūṭa Mahotsava

  • 13NovFri
    Disappearance

    Disappearance of Śrīla Prabhupāda

    Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Prabhupāda

  • 17NovTue
    Festival

    Gopāṣṭamī

    Gopāṣṭamī and Goṣṭhāṣṭamī • Go-pūjā & sevā

  • 20NovFri
    EkādaśīFasting

    Utthāna Ekādaśī

    Bhīṣma-pañcaka begins • Disapp. of Śrīla Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī

  • 24NovTue
    Pūrṇimā

    Kārtika Pūrṇimā • Rāsa-yātrā

    End of Cāturmāsya, Dāmodara, Kārtika & Ūrjā-vrata

Month of 06

Keśava

Mārgaśīrṣa · Dec 2026

Śrī Keśava

  • 4DecFri
    EkādaśīFasting

    Utpannā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 4 December • Pāraṇa on 5 December

  • 20DecSun
    EkādaśīFasting

    Mokṣadā Ekādaśī • Gītā Jayantī

    Manifestation day of Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā

Month of 07

Nārāyaṇa

Pauṣa · Dec – Jan 2027

Śrī Nārāyaṇa

  • 27DecSun
    Disappearance

    Disappearance of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī

    Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda

  • 1JanFri
    Disappearance

    Disappearance of Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī

    Disappearance anniversary of Śrīla Gurudeva

  • 3JanSun
    EkādaśīFasting

    Saphalā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 3 January • Pāraṇa on 4 January

  • 15JanFri
    Saṅkrānti

    Makara Saṅkrānti

    The solar month of Māgha begins • Gaṅgā-sāgara Snāna

  • 19JanTue
    EkādaśīFasting

    Putradā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 19 January • Pāraṇa on 20 January

Month of 08

Mādhava

Māgha · Feb 2027

Śrī Mādhava

  • 2FebTue
    EkādaśīFasting

    Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 2 February • Pāraṇa on 3 February

  • 11FebThu
    Festival

    Vasanta-pañcamī • Sarasvatī Pūjā

    Appearance of Śrī Viṣṇupriyā devī and Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi

  • 13FebSat
    Appearance

    Appearance of Śrī Advaita Ācārya

    Fast till noon • Ekādaśī preparations only

  • 17FebWed
    EkādaśīFasting

    Bhaimī (Jayā) Ekādaśī

    Fast on 17 February • Pāraṇa on 18 February

  • 19FebFri
    Festival

    Śrī Nityānanda Trayodaśī

    Appearance of Lord Śrī Nityānanda • Fast till noon

  • 20FebSat
    Pūrṇimā

    Māghī Pūrṇimā

    Appearance of Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura

Month of 09

Govinda

Phālguna · Feb – Mar 2027

Śrī Govinda

  • 25FebThu
    Appearance

    Appearance of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī

    Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda

  • 4MarThu
    EkādaśīFasting

    Vijayā Ekādaśī

    Fast on 4 March • Pāraṇa before 10:00 am on 5 March

  • 7MarSun
    Vrata

    Śrī Śiva-rātri

    Śrī Śiva-rātri vrata • Ekādaśī preparations only

  • 18MarThu
    EkādaśīFasting

    Āmalakī Ekādaśī

    Fast on 18 March • Pāraṇa before 09:45 am on 19 March

  • 22MarMon
    Festival

    Śrī Gaura-pūrṇimā

    Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu • Fast till moonrise

Dates follow the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava calendar for Jalandhar (temple time, IST). Please confirm final fasting and pāraṇa timings with the temple before observing.

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