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 2002 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2059 (Manmatha) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2002
Vikram Samvat 2059 (Manmatha)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2002
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Aug 4 – 7:30 AM, Aug 5
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 1:06 AM, Aug 18 – 12:44 AM, Aug 19
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 1:06 AM, Aug 18 – 12:44 AM, Aug 19
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 7:18 PM, Aug 30 – 8:43 PM, Aug 31
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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.