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 2017 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2074 (Sadharana) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2017
Vikram Samvat 2074 (Sadharana)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2017
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 2:14 PM, Aug 2 – 4:37 PM, Aug 3
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 2:14 PM, Aug 2 – 4:37 PM, Aug 3
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 7:47 PM, Aug 14 – 5:42 PM, Aug 15
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 5:42 PM, Aug 15 – 3:19 PM, Aug 16
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:44 PM, Aug 17 – 10:01 AM, Aug 18
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 9:15 PM, Aug 26 – 10:33 PM, Aug 27
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 12:36 AM, Aug 29 – 2:48 AM, Aug 30
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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.