Disappearance Day of Sri Vasudeva Ghosh
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What is the Disappearance Day of Sri Vasudeva Ghosh?
The Disappearance Day of Sri Vasudeva Ghosh is the day devotees remember Vasudeva Ghosh, a singer of kirtana and an eternal associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu, who left this world. In 2026 it falls on Wednesday, 11 November.
Significance
Vasudeva Ghosh and his two brothers, Govinda and Madhava, were leaders of kirtana, the congregational singing of the holy names. Srila Prabhupada counts the three brothers among the branches of the Caitanya tree and explains that Madhava was so expert at kirtana that no one in this world could compete with him. Every year the brothers travelled to Jagannatha Puri for the Ratha-yatra festival, where they led one of the seven kirtana parties arranged by Lord Caitanya.
Srila Prabhupada writes in the Caitanya-caritamrta:
The three brothers Govinda, Mādhava and Vāsudeva were the eighty-second, eighty-third and eighty-fourth branches of the tree. Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda used to dance in their kīrtana performances.
Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 10.115
How to observe it
Devotees remember Vasudeva Ghosh by chanting the holy names with feeling, listening to kirtana and hearing about the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The day follows the lunar calendar, so its English date changes every year.
Questions
When is Vasudeva Ghosh's Disappearance Day in 2026?
Vasudeva Ghosh's Disappearance Day in 2026 is on Wednesday, 11 November. It follows the lunar calendar, so the English date changes each year.
Who was Sri Vasudeva Ghosh?
Vasudeva Ghosh was an eternal associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu. With his brothers Govinda and Madhava he led kirtana, and Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda would dance when the three brothers sang.
Who were the brothers of Vasudeva Ghosh?
His brothers were Govinda Ghosh and Madhava Ghosh. Srila Prabhupada writes that Govinda established the Gopinatha temple at Agradvipa, and that Madhava Ghosh was a kirtana singer with no equal in this world.
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Key facts
- Date
- Wednesday, 11 November 2026
- Brothers
- Govinda Ghosh and Madhava Ghosh
- Associate of
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu
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