Festivals
When to come to Unchagaon
The thirty days of Kartik 2026 in one calendar, and the festivals Brajacharya Shri Narayan Bhatt Ji’s lineage keeps through the year, so you can choose a day to come.
26 October to 24 November 2026
Kartik: thirty days, thirty places
One place in Braj for each day of Kartik, each tied to him. Days whose place is at Unchagaon or Barsana are marked, so you can be there that day. At Kartik Purnima the Ashta Sakhi parikrama goes out with Ladle Thakur.
At Unchagaon Festival day
- 26OctMondayDay 1Today
His samadhi, Unchagaon
The resting place of the saint who revealed Shri Radha Rani’s divine deity and named Her Ladli.
- 27OctTuesdayDay 2Today
Brahmanchal hill
What did Shri Radha Rani give him on this hill?
- 28OctWednesdayDay 3Today
Dauji temple, Unchagaon
Which Thakur came with him from the south?
- 29OctThursdayDay 4Today
Lalita ji's temple, Unchagaon
His books call this village Lalitagram.
- 30OctFridayDay 5Today
Sakhi Giri
Lalita ji's wedding is played here on Vaman Dwadashi.
- 31OctSaturdayDay 6Today
Sanket
The place where Radha and Krishna first met, which he revealed once more.
- 1NovSundayDay 7Today
Radha Kund
A boy of fourteen, a closed door, and Radha Kund dug out of the earth.
- 2NovMondayDay 8Today
Sankri Khor
Who wrote down where the dan lila happens?
- 3NovTuesdayDay 9Today
Gahvar van and Mor Kuti
Where, the story goes, Krishna danced as a peacock.
- 4NovWednesdayDay 10Today
Karhala
The ras village whose brahmins joined him in the ras.
- 5NovThursdayDay 11Today
Vilasgarh, Barsana
Which lila is played on Vilasgarh?
- 6NovFridayDay 12Today
Kamyavan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 7NovSaturdayDay 13Today
Madhuvan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 8NovSundayDay 14Today
Shriji at dusk
Diwali night in Barsana.
- 9NovMondayDay 15Today
Talvan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 10NovTuesdayDay 16Today
Govardhan
He was the first to write down the seven kos length of the Govardhan parikrama.
- 11NovWednesdayDay 17Today
Kumudvan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 12NovThursdayDay 18Today
Bahulavan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 13NovFridayDay 19Today
Bhadravan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 14NovSaturdayDay 20Today
Bhandiravan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 15NovSundayDay 21Today
Mahavan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 16NovMondayDay 22Today
Lohavan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 17NovTuesdayDay 23Today
Nandgaon
Nand Baba's village, on Gopashtami.
- 18NovWednesdayDay 24Today
Mathura
The Mathura parikrama on Akshaya Navami.
- 19NovThursdayDay 25Today
Khadiravan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 20NovFridayDay 26Today
Vrindavan
Vrindavan on Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
- 21NovSaturdayDay 27Today
Bilvavan
One of the twelve forests of Vraja Bhakti Vilasa.
- 22NovSundayDay 28Today
All twelve forests
The twelve forests of Braj, together.
- 23NovMondayDay 29Today
Vraja Bhakti Vilasa
The book that wrote down the map of Braj.
- 24NovTuesdayDay 30Today
Unchagaon
The parikrama of the eight sakhis' villages, with Ladle Thakur.
Festivals through the year
The days that matter most to his lineage, at Unchagaon and Barsana, in order from today.
- 24Nov 2026
Kartik Purnima
The Ashta Sakhi parikrama
A two-day parikrama of the eight sakhis’ villages, with Ladle Thakur.
- Phalgunby the tithi
Phalgun, in the Holi days
Holi
Surabhi Holi at his samadhi at Unchagaon, with his descendants. The oldest account of Barsana’s Navami Holi has him present.
- 18May 2027
Narasimha Chaturdashi, Vaishakh Shukla 14
His jayanti
A phool bangla at the samadhi, maha aarti, bhajan and prasad.
- Ashadhby the tithi
Ashadh Shukla 2
Shri Ladli Ji’s prakatya festival
Barsana’s temple keeps Ladli Ji’s prakatya festival on this day, and Barsana’s Gosains the patotsav of Ladli Ji and of Swami ji.
- 6Aug 2027
Nag Panchami, Shravan Shukla 5
Dauji’s prakatya festival
At the Dauji temple in Unchagaon, on the date in his Vrajotsava Chandrika.
- 6Sep 2027
Bhadon Shukla 6
Lalita’s birth festival
A noon panchamrit abhishek at Lalita ji’s temple in Unchagaon.
- 8Sep 2027
Bhadon Shukla 8
Radhashtami
Before dawn his lineage performs the rites inside Shri Ladli Ji’s sanctum; the doors open around 4 am.
- 12Sep 2027
Vaman Dwadashi, Bhadon Shukla 12
Lalita’s wedding
Lalita’s wedding on Sakhi Giri, and samaj and ras at his samadhi.
Before you come
- The dates are worked out from the panchang, and a festival is sometimes kept a day earlier or later. If you are coming for one, ask before you travel.
- Festival days are crowded, and darshan times change.
- Unchagaon is about a mile (2 km) west of Barsana, by e-rickshaw, auto or on foot.
Glimpses of Braj
Lathmar Holi, Barsana 
A raslila today 
The Holi samaj, Nandgaon 
Holi 
A haveli in Barsana 
Boats on the Yamuna
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