The ISKCON / Gaudiya Vaishnava calendar highlights Ekadashi fasting days, Krishna and Vaishnava festivals month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
ISKCON 1949 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2006 (Shubhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1949
Vikram Samvat 2006 (Shubhakrit)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1949
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 2:30 AM, Aug 4 – 1:20 AM, Aug 5
The swing festival of Radha and Krishna — beautifully decorated swings are rocked through to Jhulan Purnima; in Gujarat temples the same hindola (swing) darshan is held.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:30 AM, Aug 4 – 1:20 AM, Aug 5
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 3:35 PM, Aug 16 – 5:22 PM, Aug 17
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 5:23 PM, Aug 17 – 6:32 PM, Aug 18
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:52 PM, Aug 19 – 6:23 PM, Aug 20
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 5:48 PM, Aug 28 – 3:27 PM, Aug 29
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 1:25 PM, Aug 30 – 12:05 PM, Aug 31
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the ISKCON Calendar
The ISKCON / Gaudiya Vaishnava calendar highlights Ekadashi fasting days, Krishna and Vaishnava festivals month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.