Calendar
The tradition's year
The days the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition marks — appearances, festivals, and the anniversaries of its teachers — each tied to where it sits on the chart. Dates follow the lunar (tithi) calendar.
Dates follow the Māyāpur (India) reckoning, the base of most published Vaiṣṇava calendars. The tradition sets each day by the tithi present at local sunrise, so your own date may fall a day earlier or later — see the calendar for your city.
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Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī is the eleventh day of each lunar fortnight, so it falls twice a lunar month — once in the waxing (śukla) and once in the waning (kṛṣṇa) paksha — and each has a traditional name. In the Vaiṣṇava tradition it is kept as a day of lighter eating and more remembrance of Kṛṣṇa; the particulars vary by community and are not detailed here.
- 14 JanuaryṢaṭtilā EkādaśīMāgha · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 29 JanuaryBhaimī EkādaśīMāgha · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 13 FebruaryVijayā EkādaśīPhālguna · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 27 FebruaryĀmalakī EkādaśīPhālguna · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 15 MarchPāpamocanī EkādaśīCaitra · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 29 MarchKāmadā EkādaśīCaitra · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 13 AprilVarūthinī EkādaśīVaiśākha · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 27 AprilMohinī EkādaśīVaiśākha · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 13 MayAparā EkādaśīJyeṣṭha · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 27 MayPadminī EkādaśīJyeṣṭha (adhika-māsa) · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 11 JuneParamā EkādaśīJyeṣṭha (adhika-māsa) · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 26 JunePāṇḍava Nirjalā EkādaśīJyeṣṭha · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 11 JulyYoginī EkādaśīĀṣāḍha · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 25 JulyŚayanā EkādaśīĀṣāḍha · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 9 AugustKāmikā EkādaśīŚrāvaṇa · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 24 AugustPavitropanā EkādaśīŚrāvaṇa · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 7 SeptemberAnnadā EkādaśīBhādra · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 22 SeptemberPārśva EkādaśīBhādra · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 6 OctoberIndirā EkādaśīĀśvina · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 22 OctoberPāśāṅkuśā EkādaśīĀśvina · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 5 NovemberRāmā EkādaśīKārtika · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 21 NovemberUtthānā EkādaśīKārtika · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
- 5 DecemberUtpannā EkādaśīMārgaśīrṣa · kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (waning moon)
- 20 DecemberMokṣadā EkādaśīMārgaśīrṣa · śukla-pakṣa (waxing moon)
A study reference, not a devotional instruction. Observance varies by community and is not detailed here.