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 2015 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2071 (Plavanga) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2015
Vikram Samvat 2071 (Plavanga)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 2015
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 9:00 AM, Dec 31 – 8:40 AM, Jan 1
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:00 AM, Dec 31 – 8:40 AM, Jan 1
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:21 AM, Jan 16 – 5:02 AM, Jan 17
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:34 PM, Jan 29 – 10:09 PM, Jan 30
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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.