Gaura Purnima is celebrated to commemorate Sanyasa anniversary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. In 2026, Gaura Purnima celebrations are from 13 February to March 5. It is a major festival in Mayapur.
But the main festival of Gaura Purnima date in 2026 is March 3. On this day, devotees visit Katwa, the place where Chaitanya Mahaprabhu took Sanyas.
Mayapur Gaura Purnima 2026 Schedule – Tentative Schedule
31st January 2026 – Śrī Nityānanda Trayodaśī
6th February 2026 – 152nd Appearance Day of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
8th February 2026 – Devotees Arrival
9th February 2026 – Śrīla Prabhupāda Connect Day (English/Russian)
10th – 12th February 2026 – Śravaṇa Utsav
11th February 2026 – Yajña Śālā Inauguration at TOVP
13th February 2026 – Ekādaśī, Festival Inauguration (Garuda-Dhvaja Flag Hoisting, Deity Report – Morning, GBC Istagoshti & Kīrtana Melā Adhivāsa)
14th – 18th February 2026 – Kīrtana Melā
14th February 2026 – SGGS & Mayapur Saṅkīrtana Book Distribution Awards
16th February 2026 – Śrī Śivarātri at ISKCON Rājapur, Śrī Jagannātha Temple & World Saṅkīrtana Book Distribution Awards
18th February 2026 – Navadvīpa Maṇḍala Parikramā Adhivāsa at YOGAPĪṬHA
19th – 25th February 2026 – Navadvīpa Maṇḍala Parikramā
26th February 2026 – Parikramā Mahāmilan
26th February 2026 – 2nd March Cultural Programs
27th February 2026 – Ekādaśī, Śrīmad Bhāgavatam & Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Yajña, Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava Boat Festival
28th February 2026 – Govinda Dvādaśī, Śāntipur Festival
1st March 2026 – Gaṅgā Pūjā, Immersion of Ashes
2nd March 2026 – Gaura Pūrṇimā Adhivāsa, Śrīla Prabhupāda Connect Day (Bengali)
3rd March 2026 – Appearance Day of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Abhiṣeka & Ekādaśī Feast at Moonrise
4th March 2026 – Jagannātha Miśra Festival Feast
5th March 2026 – (Garuda-Dhvaja) Festival Flag Lowering Ceremony
JAYA JAYA SHRI KRUSHNA!
Devotees and Sadhakas should celebrate only Janmashtami and Ramanavami, none else. If one worships Nimain Pandit(Chaitanya), one will invite bondage, not salvation. It amounts to worship of a body, which is already extinguished. Nimain Pandit already had a Guru in Tota Puri from Gaya. Why did he go to another Guru for another diksha! One cannot enter Sanyasa ashrama without the consent of his wife and family. But, Nimain Pandit just ran away secretly, leaving his wife sleeping on his bed. This is a crime against God. Such conduct can not lead to salvationl it shall attract bondage. My Lord and Husband, Lord Krushna, is omnipresent. He is Divine and Pure. Worshipping Him frees one from bondage and leads to liberation. May my Lord bless you all! HARI BOL!
JAYA JAYA SHRI KRUSHNA!
First, a correction in my post above dated 11/02/2012. The name of the Guru of Gaya is Ishwarpuri, not Totapuri. Krushna krupa!
There is a book, ‘Chaitanya Charitabali’ by Prabhudatta Brahmachari of Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Nimain Mishra was on the path of devotion, no doubt. But he failed to realise God. His frustrations made him repeatedly bang his head against walls! This is not the sign of a Sadhaka. He virtually pushed Chhota Haridas to death and rejoiced the news of his death! How could he be so inhuman! He lived in the house of a Gruhastha in Puri. He indulged in lot of ‘adambara’ by way of his worship by so called devotees and having specially cooked delicious food for ‘bhiksha’! Ultimately, he jumped in to the sea and his body was dragged to the shore by the fisherman’s net! He was cautioned by another Sanyasi to leave the house and live under the tree like a true Sanyasi; but he did not do so. The Sadhaka has to be strict during his sadhana period. Nimain was not. He never said that on a particular day or moment he could realise God. It appears, he did not practise the three principal Yogas of Gita. This is for the good of mankind. HARI BOL!
rashi for new baby on 28march2013 and 29march2013