ISKCON
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.

ISKCON 1980 opens in March during Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira) · Vikram Samvat 2037 (Shrimukha) of the Hindu calendar.

March 1980

Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira) · Vikram Samvat 2037 (Shrimukha)

Phalguna – Chaitra

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Festivals & Vrats in March 1980

  • Holika Dahan

    Saturday, 1 March 1980 Purnima

    Tithi 12:01 AM, Mar 1 – 2:26 AM, Mar 2

    The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.

  • Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga

    Sunday, 2 March 1980 Pratipada

    Tithi 2:29 AM, Mar 2 – 5:03 AM, Mar 3

    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.

  • Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat

    Thursday, 13 March 1980 Ekadashi

    Tithi 3:41 PM, Mar 12 – 1:33 PM, Mar 13

    The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Rama Navami

    Monday, 24 March 1980 Navami

    Tithi 6:09 AM, Mar 24 – 6:37 AM, Mar 25

    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.

  • Kamada Ekadashi Vrat

    Thursday, 27 March 1980 Ekadashi

    Tithi 8:21 AM, Mar 26 – 10:33 AM, Mar 27

    The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi → Vrat Food →

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.