Annual Calendar

Throughout the year a lot of devotional and spiritual activities take place in the Shree Gurudev Datta Mandir, Vakola. Important festivals and jayantis of Avatari Satpurushas are celebrated. The devotees of Shree Datta participate in these activities with great enthusiasm and thus feel blessed.
Given below are the important events which are held during the year.

	Tithi	Event	Date 2018-2019
	Chaitra Sh Pratipada	Gudi Padwa	Sunday 18^th March 2018
	Chaitra Sh Dwitiya	Shree Swami Samarth Prakat Din	Monday 19^th 2018
	Chaitra Sh Ashtami Chaitra Sh Navami	Durga Ashtami, Shree Ram Navami Samarth Ramdas Jayanti	Sunday 25^th March 2018
	Chaitra Pournima	Hanuman Jayanti, Palki Utsav	Saturday 31^st March 2018
	Chaitra Pournima	Shree Vishwambar Avadhoot Jayanti 9^th Avatar	Saturday 31^st March 2018
	Chaitra Kr Chaturthi	Angarak Sankasht Chaturthi	Tuesday 3^rd April 2018
	Chaitra Kr Trayodashi	Swami Samarth Punyatithi	Saturday 14^th April 2018
	Vaishakh Sh Tritiya	Akshaya Tritiya	Wednesday 18^th April 2018
	Vaishakh Sh Panchami	Shree Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti	Friday 20^th April 2018
	Vaishakh Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Monday 23^rd April 2018
	Vaishakh Sh Ashtami	Shree Shankar Maharaj Punyatithi	Monday 23^rd April 2018
	Vaishakh Sh Ekadashi	Ekadashi	Thursday 16^th April 2018
	Vaishakh Sh Trayodashi	Shree Narshimha Jayanti	Saturday 28^th April 2018
	Vaishakh Sh Chaturdashi	Shree Mayamukta Avadhoot Jayanti 11^th Avatar	Sunday 29^th April 2018
	Vaishakh Sh Chaturdashi	Shree Adi Shankaracharya Punyatithi	Sunday 29^th April 2018
	Vaishakh Pournima	Palki Utsav	Monday 30^th April 2018
	Vaishakh Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Thursday 3^rd May 2018
	Vaishakh Amavasya	Shaneshwar Jayanti	Tuesday 15^th May 2018
	Adhika Jeshtha	Adhika Mas Arambha	Wednesday 16^th May 2018
	Adhika Jeshtha Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Tuesday 22^nd May 2018
	Adhika Jeshtha Pournima	Palki Utsav	Tuesday 29^th May 2018
	Adhika Jeshtha Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Saturday 2^nd June 2018
	Nija Jeshtha Sh Dwitiya	Shree Pandurangashram Swami Punyatithi	Friday 15^th June 2018
	Nija Jeshtha Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Wednesday 20^th June 2018
	Nija Jeshtha Sh Trayodashi	Shree Mayayukta Avadhoot Jayanti 10^th Avatar	Tuesday 26^th June 2018
	Nija Jeshtha Pournima	Palki Utsav	Wednesday 27^th June 2018
	Nija Jeshtha Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Sunday 1^st July 2018
	Ashad Sh Pratipada	Datta Mandir Pratishtha Din	Friday 13^th July 2018
	Ashad Sh Pratipada	Shree Vasudevanand Saraswati Punyatithi	Friday 13^th July 2018
	Ashad Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Friday 20^th July 2018
	Ashad Sh Ekadashi	Ashadi Ekadashi, Geeta Jayanti	Monday 23^rd July 2018
	Ashad Pournima	Guru Pournima, Palki Utsav	Friday 27^th July 2018
	Ashad Pournima	Shree Adiguru Jayanti 12^th Avatar	Friday 27^th July 2018
	Ashad Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Tuesday 31^st July 2018
	Ashad Kr Dwadashi	Swami Nityanand Punya Tithi (Ganeshpuri)	Wednesday 8^th August 2018
	Shravan Sh Panchami	Naga Panchami	Wednesday 15^th August 2018
	Shravan Sh Ashtami	Shree Shivarupa Jayanti 13^th Avatar	Monday 15^th August 2018
	Shravan Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Monday 15^th August 2018
	Shravan Sh Ekadashi	Shree Pachlegaokar Maharaj Punyatithi	Wednesday 20^th August 2018
		Shree Varadalakshmi Vrata	Friday 24^th August 2018
	Shravan Pournima	Palki Utsav	Sunday 26^th August 2018
	Shravan Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Thursday 30^th August 2018
	Shravan Kr Panchami	Shree Vasudevanand Saraswati Jayanti	Friday 31^st August 2018
Shravan Kr Ashtami		Gokulashtami	Sunday 2^nd September 2018
Shravan Kr Ashtami		Shree Balekundri Maharaj Jayanti	Sunday 2^nd September 2018
Shravan Kr Ekadashi		Ekadashi, Gurupushamrut Yog	Thursday 6^th September 2018
Bhadrapad Sh Chaturthi		Shreepad Shreevallabh Jayanti	Thursday 13^th September 2018
Bhadrapad Sh Panchami		Shree Gajanan Maharaj Punyatithi	Friday 14^th September 2018
Bhadrapad Sh Ashtami		Durgashtami	Monday 17^th September 2018
Bhadrapad Pournima		Shree Devdeva Jayanti 14^th Avatar	Tuesday 25^th September 2018
Bhadrapad Pournima		Palki Utsav	Tuesday 25^th September 2018
Bhadrapad Kr Chaturthi		Sankasht Chaturthi	Friday 28^th September 2018
Bhadrapad Kr Dashami		Gurupushyamrut Yog	Thursday 4^th October 2018
Bhadrapad Kr Amavasya		Sarvapitri Amavasya	Monday 8^th October 2018
Ashwin Sh Pratipada		Ghatastapana Navaratri Arambha	Wednesday 10^th October 2018
Ashwin Sh Panchami		Shree Lalita Panchami	Saturday 13^th October 2018
Ashwin Sh Ashtami		Durgashtami	Wednesday 17^th October 2018
Ashwin Sh Navami & Dashami		MahaNavami/Dasara/Vijaya Dashami	Thursday 18^th October 2018
Ashwin Sh Navami & Dashami		Shree Saibaba Punyatithi	Thursday 18^th October 2018
Ashwin Pournima		Shree Digambar Jayanti 15^th Avatar	Wednesday 24^th October 2018
Ashwin Pournima		Palki Utsav	Wednesday 24^th October 2018
Ashwin Kr Tritiya & Chaturthi		Shree Balekundri Maharaj Punyatithi	Saturday 27^th October 2018
Ashwin Kr Tritiya & Chaturthi		Sankasht Chaturthi	Saturday 27^th October 2018
Ashwin Kr Dwadashi		Shree Shreevallabh Punyatithi	Sunday 4^th November 2018
Ashwin Kr Dwadashi		Guru Dwadashi	Sunday 4^th November 2018
Ashwin Kr Chaturdashi		Dhana Trayodashi	Monday 5^th November 2018
Ashwin Kr Chaturdashi		Shree Pachlegaokar Maharaj Jayanti	Monday 5^th November 2018
Ashwin Amavasya		Laxmi Pujan	Wednesday 7^th November 2018
Kartik Sh Ashtami		Durgashtami	Friday 16^th November 2018
Kartik Sh Navami		Shree Rangavadhoot Maharaj Jayanti	Saturday 17^th November 2018
Kartik Sh Dwadashi		Shree Shyam Kamallochan Jayanti 16^th Avatar	Tuesday 20^th November 2018
Kartik Pournima		Tripurari Pournima, Palki Utsav	Friday 23^rd November 2018
Kartik Pournima		Shree Yogiraj Jayanti 1^st Avatar	Friday 23^rd November 2018
Kartik Kr Pratipada Kartik Kr Dwitiya		Shree Atrivarad Jayanti 2^nd Avatar	Saturday 24^th November 2018
Kartik Kr Pratipada Kartik Kr Dwitiya		Shree Dattatreya Jayanti 3^rd Avatar	Saturday 24^th November 2018
Kartik Kr Chaturthi		Sankasht Chaturthi	Monday 26^th November 2018
Kartik Amavasya		Shree Rangavadhoot Maharaj Punyatithi	Friday 7^th December 2018
Margashirsha Sh Pratipada		Devdeepavali	Saturday 8^th December 2018
Margashirsha Sh Shasti		Champa Shasti	Thursday 13^th December 2018
Margashirsha Sh Ashtami		Durgashtami	Saturday 15^th December 2018
Margashirsha Sh Ekadashi		Mokshada Ekadashi, Gita Jayanti	Wednesday 19^th December 2018
Margashirsha Sh Ekadashi		Shree Manik Prabhu Punyatithi	Wednesday 19^th December 2018
Margashirsha Sh Chaturdashi		Shree Kalagnishaman Jayanti 4^th Avatar	Friday 21^st December 2018
Margashirsha Sh Chaturdashi		Shree Manik Prabhu Jayanti	Friday 21^st December 2018
Margashirsha Poornima		Shree Datta Jayanti, Palki Utsav	Saturday 22^nd December 2018
Margashirsha Poornima		Shree Yogijan Vallabha Jayanti 5^th Avatar	Saturday 22^nd December 2018
Margashirsha Kr Pratipada		Bhiksha Prasad/Bhandra	Sunday 23^rd December 2018
Margashirsha Kr Pratipada		Palki Utsav	Sunday 23^rd December 2018
Margashirsha Kr Chaturthi		Angark Chaturthi	Tuesday 25^th December 2018
Margashirsha Kr Dashami		Shree Gondivalekar Maharaj Punyatithi	Monday 31^st December 2018
Margashirsha Kr Trayodashi		Shree Gulavani Maharaj Jayanti	Thursday 3^rd January 2019
Pausha Sh Dwitiya		Shree Narsimha Saraswati Jayanti	Monday 7^th January 2019
Pausha Sh Ashtami		Durgashtami	Monday 14^th January 2019
Pausha Sh Ekadashi		Putrada Ekadashi	Thursday 17^th January 2019
Pausha Poornima		Shakambari Poornima, Palki Utsav	Monday 21^st January 2019
Pausha Poornima		Shree Lila Vishwambhar Jayanti 6^th Avatar	Monday 21^st January 2019
Pausha Kr Chaturthi		Sankasht Chaturthi	Thursday 24^th January 2019
Pausha Kr Ashtami		Shree Gulavani Maharaj Punyatithi	Monday 28^th January 2019
Pausha Kr Ekadashi		Shatila Ekadashi	Thursday 31^st January 2019
Pausha Kr Dwadashi		Shree Gagangiri Maharaj Punyatithi	Friday 1^st February 2019
Magh Sh Chaturthi		Shree Ganesh Jayanti	Friday 8^th February 2019
Magh Sh Panchami		Vasant Panchami	Tuesday 10^th February 2019
Magh Sh Saptami		Rathasaptami	Tuesday 12^th February 2019
Magh Sh Ashtami		Durgashtami	Wednesday 13^th February 2019
Magh Pournima		Shree Siddharaj Jayanti 7^th Avatar	Tuesday 19^th February 2019
Magh Pournima		Palki Utsav, Khagras Chandra Grahan	Tuesday 19^th February 2019
Magh Kr Pratipada		Shree Narsimha Saraswati Punyatithi	Wednesday 20^th February 2019
Magh Kr Pratipada		Gurupratipada	Wednesday 20^th February 2019
Magh Kr Chaturthi		Sankasht Chaturthi	Friday 22^nd February 2019
Magh Kr Saptami		Shree Gajanan Maharaj Prakat Din	Monday 25^th February 2019
Magh Kr Navami		Shree Ramdas Navami	Wednesday 27^th February 2019
Magh Kr Navami		Shree Samarth Ramdas Punyatithi	Wednesday 27^th February 2019
Magh Kr Chaturdashi		Mahashivratri	Monday 4^th March 2019
Phalgun Sh Ashtami		Durgashtami	Thursday 14^th March 2019
Phalgun Sh Dashami		Shree Dnyansagar Jayanti 8^th Avatar	Saturday 16^th March 2019
Phalgun Poornima		Palki Utsav	Wednesday 20^th March 2019
Phalgun Kr Dwitiya		Shree Satam Maharaj Punyatithi	Friday 22^nd March 2019
Phalgun Kr Chaturthi		Sankasht Chaturthi	Sunday 24^th March 2019

Important Annual Festivals

Prathishtha Din (Ashad Sh Pratipada) Saptah. In this week long utsav, bhajans, kirtans and pravachan by professional artistes are performed in the night along with the nitya bhajan and aarti. The saptah starts from Jeshtha Kr Dashami and ends on Ashad Sh Pratipada.
Guru Pournima (Ashad Pournima) Saptah. During this week devotees do parayan of Shree Gurucharitra. All arrangements are taken care of by the temple. In addition to this, devotees also read the Shree Guru Gita composed by Shree Samarth Ramdas. The saptah starts from Ashad Sh Navami and ends on Ashad Pournima. On Guru Pournima, bhandara is organized during the day.
Shree Datta Jayanti (Margashirsh Pournima) Saptah. In this week long utsav, bhajans, kirtans and pravachan by professional artistes are performed in the night along with the nitya bhajan and aarti. Devotees also do parayan of Shree Gurucharitra. On the day following Shree Datta Jayanti, bhandara is organized during the day and Palkhi Utsav takes place in the night. The saptah starts from Margashirsh Sh Ashtami and ends on Margashirsh Sh Chaturdashi.
During the Adhik Maas/Purushottam Maas that occurs once every 3 years, daily reading of a chapter of the Adhik Maas Puran takes place by a designated devotee, while the other devotees benefit by the shravan of this holy scripture.
Once a year, typically in the month of Karthik, dhvani mudran of the holy Shreemad Bhagwat Geeta is organized in the temple. One adhyay of the Yatharth Geeta by Shri Paramhans Swami Adgananandji is played every night after the nitya bhajan and aarti karyakram. The bhaktas feel truly blessed by the shravan of the Geeta in the hallowed walls of the Datta Mandir, Vakola.