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 2017-18
Chaitra Sh Pratipada	Gudi Padwa	Tuesday 28^th March 2017
Chaitra Sh Dwitiya	Shree Swami Samarth Prakat Din	Wednesday 29^th 2017
Chaitra Sh Ashtami Chaitra Sh Navami	Durga Ashtami, Shree Ram Navami Samarth Ramdas Jayanti	Tuesday 4^th April 2017
Chaitra Pournima	Hanuman Jayanti, Palki Utsav	Tuesday 11^th April 2017
Chaitra Pournima	Shree Vishwambar Avadhoot Jayanti 9^th Avatar	Tuesday 11^th April 2017
Chaitra Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Friday 14^th April 2017
Chaitra Kr Trayodashi	Swami Samarth Punyatithi	Monday 24^th April 2017
Vaishakh Sh Tritiya	Akshaya Tritiya	Friday 28^th April 2017
Vaishakh Sh Panchami	Shree Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti	Sunday 30^th April 2017
Vaishakh Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Wednesday 3^rd May 2017
Vaishakh Sh Ashtami	Shree Shankar Maharaj Punyatithi	Wednesday 3^rd May 2017
Vaishakh Sh Chaturdashi	Shree Mayamukta Avadhoot Jayanti 11^th Avatar	Tuesday 9^th May 2017
Vaishakh Sh Chaturdashi	Shree Adi Shankaracharya Punyatithi	Tuesday 9^th May 2017
Vaishakh Pournima	Palki Utsav	Wednesday 10^th May 2017
Vaishakh Kr Chaturthi	Angarak Sankasht Chaturthi	Sunday 14^th May 2017
Vaishakh Amavasya	Shaneshwar Jayanti	Thursday 25^th May 2017
Jeshtha Sh Dwitiya	Shree Pandurangashram Swami Punyatithi	Saturday 27^th May 2017
Jeshtha Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Friday 2^nd June 2017
Jeshtha Sh Trayodashi	Shree Mayayukta Avadhoot Jayanti 10^th Avatar	Wednesday 7^th June 2017
Jeshtha Pournima	Palki Utsav	Friday 9^th June 2017
Jeshtha Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Tuesday 13^th June 2017
Ashad Sh Pratipada	Datta Mandir Pratishtha Din	Saturday 24^th June 2017
Ashad Sh Pratipada	Shree Vasudevanand Saraswati Punyatithi	Saturday 24^th June 2017
Ashad Sh Chaturthi	Vinayak Chaturthi Angarak Yog	Tuesday 27^th June 2017
Ashad Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Saturday 1^st July 2017
Ashad Pournima	Guru Pournima, Palki Utsav	Sunday 9^th July 2017
Ashad Pournima	Shree Adiguru Jayanti 12^th Avatar	Sunday 9^th July 2017
Ashad Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Wednesday 12^th July 2017
Ashad Kr Dwadashi	Swami Nityanand Punya Tithi (Ganeshpuri)	Thursday 20^th July 2017
Shravan Sh Ashtami	Shree Shivarupa Jayanti 13^th Avatar	Monday 31^st July 2017
Shravan Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Monday 31^st July 2017
Shravan Sh Ekadashi	Shree Pachlegaokar Maharaj Punyatithi	Thursday 3^rd August 2017
Shravan Pournima	Palki Utsav	Monday 7^th August 2017
Shravan Pournima	Chandra Grahan (Khandagras)	Monday 7^th August 2017
Shravan Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Friday 11^th August 2017
Shravan Kr Panchami	Shree Vasudevanand Saraswati Jayanti	Saturday 12^th August 2017
Shravan Kr Ashtami	Gokulashtami	Monday 14^th August 2017
Shravan Kr Ashtami	Shree Balekundri Maharaj Jayanti	Monday 14^th August 2017
Bhadrapad Sh Chaturthi	Shreepad Shreevallabh Jayanti	Friday 25^th August 2017
Bhadrapad Sh Panchami	Shree Gajanan Maharaj Punyatithi	Saturday 26^th August 2017
Bhadrapad Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Tuesday 29^th August 2017
Bhadrapad Pournima	Shree Devdeva Jayanti 14^th Avatar	Wednesday 6^th September 2017
Bhadrapad Pournima	Palki Utsav	Wednesday 6^th September 2017
Bhadrapad Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Saturday 9^th September 2017
Bhadrapad Amavasya	Sarva Pitri Amavasya	Tuesday 19^th September 2017
Ashwin Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Thursday 28^th September 2017
Ashwin Sh Dashami	Dasara Vijaya Dashami	Saturday 30^th September 2017
Ashwin Sh Dashami	Shree Saibaba Punyatithi	Saturday 30^th September 2017
Ashwin Pournima	Shree Digambar Jayanti 15^th Avatar	Thursday 5^th October 2017
Ashwin Pournima	Palki Utsav	Thursday 5^th October 2017
Ashwin Kr Tritiya & Chaturthi	Shree Balekundri Maharaj Punyatithi	Sunday 8^th October 2017
Ashwin Kr Tritiya & Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Sunday 8^th October 2017
Ashwin Kr Dwadashi	Shree Shreevallabh Punyatithi	Monday 16^th October 2017
Ashwin Kr Dwadashi	Guru Dwadashi	Monday 16^th October 2017
Ashwin Kr Chaturdashi	Shree Pachlegaokar Maharaj Jayanti	Wednesday 18^th October 2017
Ashwin Amavasya	Laxmi Pujan	Thursday 19^th October 2017
Kartik Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Saturday 28^th October 2017
Kartik Sh Navami	Shree Rangavadhoot Maharaj Jayanti	Sunday 29^th October 2017
Kartik Sh Dwadashi	Shree Shyam Kamallochan Jayanti 16^th Avatar	Wednesday 1^st November 2017
Kartik Pournima	Tripurari Pournima, Palki Utsav	Saturday 4^th November 2017
Kartik Pournima	Shree Yogiraj Jayanti 1^st Avatar	Saturday 4^th November 2017
Kartik Kr Pratipada Kartik Kr Dwitiya	Shree Atrivarad Jayanti 2^nd Avatar	Sunday 5^th November 2017
Kartik Kr Pratipada Kartik Kr Dwitiya	Shree Dattatreya Jayanti 3^rd Avatar	Sunday 5^th November 2017
Kartik Kr Chaturthi	Angarak Chaturthi	Tuesday 7^th November 2017
Kartik Amavasya	Shree Rangavadhoot Maharaj Punyatithi	Saturday 18^th November 2017
Margashirsha Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Monday 27^th November 2017
Margashirsha Sh Ekadashi	Mokshada Ekadashi, Gita Jayanti	Thursday 30^th November 2017
Margashirsha Sh Ekadashi	Shree Manik Prabhu Punyatithi	Thursday 30^th November 2017
Margashirsha Sh Chaturdashi	Shree Kalagnishaman Jayanti 4^th Avatar	Saturday 2^nd December 2017
Margashirsha Sh Chaturdashi	Shree Manik Prabhu Jayanti	Saturday 2^nd December 2017
Margashirsha Poornima	Shree Datta Jayanti, Palki Utsav	Sunday 3^rd December 2017
Margashirsha Poornima	Shree Yogijan Vallabha Jayanti 5^th Avatar	Sunday 3^rd December 2017
Margashirsha Kr Pratipada	Bhiksha Prasad/Bhandra	Monday 4^th December 2017
Margashirsha Kr Pratipada	Palki Utsav	Monday 4^th December 2017
Margashirsha Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Wednesday 6^th December 2017
Margashirsha Kr Panchami	Gurupushyamrut Yog	Thursday 7^th December 2017
Margashirsha Kr Dashami	Shree Gondivalekar Maharaj Punyatithi	Tuesday 12^th December 2017
Margashirsha Kr Trayodashi	Shree Gulavani Maharaj Jayanti	Saturday 16^th December 2017
Pausha Sh Dwitiya	Shree Narsimha Saraswati Jayanti	Wednesday 20^th December 2017
Pausha Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Tuesday 26^th December 2017
Pausha Poornima	Shakambari Poornima, Palki Utsav	Tuesday 2^nd January 2018
Pausha Poornima	Shree Lila Vishwambhar Jayanti 6^th Avatar	Tuesday 2^nd January 2018
Pausha Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Friday 5^th January 2018
Pausha Kr Ashtami	Shree Gulavani Maharaj Punyatithi	Tuesday 9^th January 2018
Pausha Kr Dwadashi	Shree Gagangiri Maharaj Punyatithi	Saturday 13^th January 2018
Magh Sh Chaturthi	Shree Ganesh Jayanti	Sunday 21^st January 2018
Magh Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Thursday 25^th January 2018
Magh Pournima	Shree Siddharaj Jayanti 7^th Avatar	Wednesday 31^st January 2018
Magh Pournima	Palki Utsav, Khagras Chandra Grahan	Wednesday 31^st January 2018
Magh Kr Pratipada	Shree Narsimha Saraswati Punyatithi	Thursday 1^st February 2018
Magh Kr Pratipada	Gurupratipada	Thursday 1^st February 2018
Magh Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Saturday 3^rd February 2018
Magh Kr Saptami	Shree Gajanan Maharaj Prakat Din	Wednesday 7^th February 2018
Magh Kr Navami	Shree Ramdas Navami	Friday 9^th February 2018
Magh Kr Navami	Shree Samarth Ramdas Punyatithi	Friday 9^th February 2018
Magh Kr Chaturdashi	Mahashivratri	Tuesday 13^th February 2018
Phalgun Sh Ashtami	Durgashtami	Friday 23^rd February 2018
Phalgun Sh Dashami	Shree Dnyansagar Jayanti 8^th Avatar	Sunday 25^th February 2018
Phalgun Poornima	Palki Utsav	Thursday 1^st March 2018
Phalgun Kr Dwitiya	Shree Satam Maharaj Punyatithi	Saturday 3^rd March 2018
Phalgun Kr Chaturthi	Sankasht Chaturthi	Monday 5^th March 2018

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.