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 1969 opens in March during Vikram Samvat 2025 (Durmati) · Vikram Samvat 2026 (Dundubhi) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1969
Vikram Samvat 2025 (Durmati) · Vikram Samvat 2026 (Dundubhi)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1969
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 9:47 AM, Mar 2 – 10:27 AM, Mar 3
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 10:37 AM, Mar 3 – 10:47 AM, Mar 4
The festival of colours celebrating spring, love and the victory of good over evil; the day of colours is Dhuleti in Gujarat and the Shimga festival in Maharashtra and the Konkan.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:33 PM, Mar 13 – 5:17 PM, Mar 14
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 7:31 PM, Mar 26 – 9:50 PM, Mar 27
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:43 PM, Mar 28 – 1:15 AM, Mar 30
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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.