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 1985 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2042 (Bahudhanya) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1985
Vikram Samvat 2042 (Bahudhanya)
Shravana (Adhik) – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1985
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Parama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:18 PM, Aug 11 – 6:23 PM, Aug 12
The dark (Krishna) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas) — held to be exceptionally meritorious.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 5:46 PM, Aug 25 – 4:30 PM, Aug 26
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 5:46 PM, Aug 25 – 4:30 PM, Aug 26
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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.