Jan 03, 2008-Saphala Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans). Disappearance of Devananda Pandita.
Jan 05, 2008-Disappearance of Uddharana Datta Thakura.
Jan 08, 2008-Appearance of Locana Dasa Thakura.
Jan 10, 2008-Disappearance of Jiva Gosvami & Jagadisa Pandita.*
Jan 11, 2008-Variant date for NYC.
Jan 18, 2008-Putrada Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).
Jan 19, 2008-Appearance of Jagadisa Pandita.
Jan 22, 2008-Krsna-pusyabhiseka.
Jan 26, 2008-Disappearance of Ramacandra Kaviraja. Appearance ofGopala Bhatta Gosvami.
Jan 27, 2008-Disappearance of Jayadeva Gosvami.
Jan 28, 2008-Disappearance of Locana Dasa Thakura*
Jan 29, 2008-Variant date for CHI, TOR, & NYC.

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Feb 02, 2008-Sat-tila Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).
Feb 11, 2008-Appearance of Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Raghunandana Thakura, Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami & Visnupriya Devi. Disappearance of Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura.
Feb 13, 2008-Appearance of Advaita Acarya (fast till noon).
Feb 14, 2008-Bhismastami. Disappearance of Madhvacarya*
Feb 15, 2008-Variant date for CHI, TOR, & NYC. Disappearance Of Ramanujacarya.
Feb 16, 2008-Fast till noon for appearance of Lord Varaha; feast Tomorrow (except NYC; see 18th). Bhaimi Ekadasi* (fast from grains & beans).
Feb 17, 2008-*Variant date for NYC. Appearance of Lord Varaha
Feb 18, 2008-Appearance of Nityananda Prabhu (fast till noon). Special for NY: No “fast till noon.” The fast is observed till noon on Sunday. Feasting is done today.
Feb. 20, 2008-Krsna Madhurotsava. Appearance of Narottama Dasa Thakura.
Feb 25, 2008-Appearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (fast till Noon). Disappearance of Purusottama Dasa Thakura & Gour Govinda Swami. Srila Prabhupada founds BTG, 1944.

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Mar 02. 2008-Vijaya Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).
Mar 03. 2008-Disappearance of Isvara Puri.
Mar 06, 2008-Siva Ratri
Mar 08, 2006-Disappearance of Jagannatha Dasa Babaji and Rasikananda Thakura.
Mar 17, 2008-Amalaki vrata Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).
Mar 18, 2008-Disapperance of Madhavendra Puri.
Mar 21, 2008-Gaura-purnima (fast till moonrise).
Mar 22, 2008-Festival of Jagannatha Misra
Mar 29, 2008-Appearance of Srivasa Pandita. Disappearance of Sridhara Swami.

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Apr 02, 2008-Papamocani Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans). Disappearance of Govinda Ghosa.*
Apr 03, 2008- *Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC
Apr 10, 2008-Appearance of Ramanujacarya.
Apr 13, 2008-Appearance of Lord Ramacandra (fast till sunset).
Apr 15, 2008-Kamada Ekadasi* (fast from grains & beans).
Apr 16, 2008-* Variant date for CHI, TOR, & NYC.
Apr 19, 2008-Balarama Rasayatra, Krsna-vasanta-rasa.
Appearance of Vamsivadana Thakura & Syamananda Prabhu.
Apr 27, 2008-Disappearance of Abhirama Thakura.
Apr 30, 2008-Disappearance of Vrndavana Dasa Thakura.

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May 01, 2008-Varuthini Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).
May 05, 2008-Appearance of Gadadhara Pandita.
May 07, 2008-Candana-yatra begins (continues for 21 days).
May 13, 2008-Appearance of Sita Devi (consort of Rama) & Jahnava Devi. Disappearance of Madhu Pandita.
May 15, 2008-Mohini Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).
May 16, 2008-Appearance of Rukmini Devi.
May 17, 2008-Disappearance of Jayananda Prabhu.
May 18, 2008-Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva, (fast till dusk.)
May 19, 2008-Appearance of Madhavendra Puri & Srinivasa Acarya.
May 24, 2008-Disappearance of Ramananda Raya*
May 25, 2008-*Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC.
May 31, 2008-Apara Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans). Appearance of Vrndavana Dasa Thakura*

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June 01, 2008-*Variant date for TOR & NYC.
June 12, 2008-Disappearance of Baladeva Vidyabhusana. Ganga Puja. Appearance of Gangamata Gosvamini.
June 13, 2008-Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi* (fast from grains & beans, Total fast, even from water, if you have broken Ekadasi).
June 14, 2008-*Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC.
June 15, 2008-Panihati Cida-dahi Festival*
June 16, 2008-*Variant date for CHI, TOR, & NYC.
June 18, 2008-Snana-yatra. Disappearance of Mukunda Datta &Sridhara Pandita.
June 19, 2008-Disappearance of Syamananda Pandita.
June 23, 2008-Appearance of Vakresvara Pandita.
June 24,2008-Disappearance of Bhakti-tirtha Swami.
June 28, 2008-Disappearance of Srivasa Pandita.
June 29, 2008-Yogini Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).

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July 02, 2008-Disappearance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thadura &Gadahara Pandita (fast till noon).
July 03, 2008-Gundica Marjana.
July 04, 2008-Ratha-yatra in Puri. Disappearance of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami & Sivananda Sena.
July 08, 2008-Disappearance of Vakresvara Pandita.
July 13, 2008-Sayana Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).
July 17, 2008-Guru (Vyasa) Purnima. Disappearance of SantanaGosvami. First month of Caturmasya begins (fast from sak, green Leafy vegetables, for one month).
July 22, 2008-Disappearance of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami*
July 23, 2008-Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC.
July 25, 2008-Disappearance of Lokanatha Gosvami.
July 26, 2008-ISKCON incorporated in New York City, 1966.
July 28, 2008-Kamika Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).

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Aug 04, 2008-Disapearance of Raghunandana Thakura & Vamsidasa Babaji.
Aug 12, 2008-Pavitraropani ekadasi (fast from grins & beans). Jhulana-yatra begins (festival ends on August 16th).
Aug 13, 2008-Disappearance of Rupa Gosvami & Gauridasa Pandita.
Aug 16, 2008-Appearance of Lord Balarama (fast till noon). SecondMonth of Caturmasya begins (fast from yogurt for one month). Jhulana-yatra ends.
Aug 17, 2008-Srila Prabhupada’s departure for the USA, 1965.
Aug 23, 2008-Krsna Janmastami (fast till midnight).*
Aug 24, 2008-*Variant date for CHI, TOR, & NYC.
Aug 24, 2008-Appearance of Srila Prabhupada (fast till noon)*Nandotsava*
Aug 25, 2008-*Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC.
Aug 26, 2008-Annada Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).

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Sept 04, 2008-Appearance of Sita Thakurani (Advaita’s consort).
Sept 05, 2008-Lalita Sasthi.
Sept 07, 2008-Radhastami (fast till noon).
Sept 10, 2008-Parsva Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans. Fast tillNoon, feast tomorrow).
Sept 11, 2008-Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva. Appearance of Jiva Gosvami.
Sept 12, 2008-Appearance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (fast till Noon).
Sept 13, 2008-Disappearance of Haridasa Thakura*
Sept 14, 2008-*Variant date for NYC. Visvarupa Mahotsava. Srila Prabhupada’s acceptance of sannyasa, 1959. Third month of Caturmasya begins (fast from milk for one month).
Sept 21, 2008-Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the USA 1965.
Sept 25, 2008-Indira Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).

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Oct 06, 2008-Durga-Puja.
Oct 09, 2008-Ramacandra Vijayotsava. Appearance of Madhvacarya.
Oct 10, 2008-Pasankusa Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).
Oct 11, 2008-Disappearance of Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami & Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
Oct 14, 2008-Saradiya Rasa-yatra. Begin Damodara-vrata (Kartika). Disappearance of Murari Gupta. Laksmi-puja. BeginFourth month of Caturmasya (no urad dhal for one month).
Oct 18, 2008-Disappearance of Narottama Dasa Thakura.
Oct 21, 2008-Appearance of Radha-kunda. Snana Dana. Bahulastami.
Oct 22, 2008-Appearance of Virabhadra Prabhu.
Oct 24, 2008-Rama Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans).
Oct 28, 2008-Dipa Dana, Dipavali (Festival of Lights). Kali Puja.
Oct 29, 2008-Govardhana-puja. Go-puja, Go-krda. Appearance ofRasikananda Prabhu.
Oct 30, 2008-Disappearance of Vasudeva Ghosa.

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Nov 01, 2008-Disappearance of Srila Prabhupada (fast till noon).
Nov 06, 2008-Gosthastami. Gopastami. Disappearance of GadadharaDasa Gosvami, Dhananjaya Pandita & Srinivasa Acarya.
Nov 09, 2008-Utthana Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans). Disappearance of Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji (fast till noon, feast Tomorrow). Begin Bhisma-pancaka.
Nov 11, 2008-Disappearance of Bhugarbha Gosvami & KasisvaraPandita.*
Nov 12, 2008-Variant date for CHI, TOR & NYC. Krsna Rasa-yatra. Marriage of Tulasi & Salagrama. Appearance of Nimbarkacarya. End of Caturmasya. End of Kartika.
Nov 13, 2008-Katyayani-vrata begins.
Nov 22, 2008-Utpanna ekadasi (fast from grains & beans). Disappearance of Narahari Sarakara.
Nov 23, 2008-Disappearance of Kaliya Krsna Dasa.
Nov 24, 2008-Disappearance of Saranga Thakura.

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Dec 08, 2008-Moksada Ekadasi (fast from grains & beans). Advent of the Bahagavad-gita.
Dec 12, 2008-Katyayani-vrata ends.
Dec 15, 2008-Disappearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (fast till noon).
Dec 22, 2008-Saphala Ekadasi*(fast from grains and beans). Disappearance of Devananda Pandita.
Dec 23, 2008-*Variant date for NYC.
Dec 24, 2008-Disappearance of Mahesa Pandita & Uddharana Datta Thakura.
Dec 27, 2008-Appearance of Locana Dasa Thakura*
Dec 28, 2008-*Variant date for NYC.
Dec 30, 2008-Disappearance of Jiva Gosvami & Jagadisa Pandita.

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