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 2010 opens in May during Vikram Samvat 2067 (Shobhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
May 2010
Vikram Samvat 2067 (Shobhakrit)
Vaishakha (Adhik) – Jyeshtha
Festivals & Vrats in May 2010
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Parama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:40 AM, May 9 – 5:38 AM, May 10
The dark (Krishna) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas) — held to be exceptionally meritorious.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 4:10 AM, May 16 – 2:37 AM, May 17
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:44 AM, May 23 – 9:46 AM, May 24
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 7:49 AM, May 25 – 6:26 AM, May 26
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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.