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 2018 opens in November during Vikram Samvat 2075 (Virodhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
November 2018
Vikram Samvat 2075 (Virodhakrit)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 2018
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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:10 AM, Nov 3 – 3:12 AM, Nov 4
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Govardhan Puja / Annakut
Tithi 9:29 PM, Nov 7 – 9:01 PM, Nov 8
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:44 PM, Nov 18 – 2:32 PM, Nov 19
Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending Chaturmas so weddings and Tulsi Vivah resume — known in Maharashtra as Kartiki Ekadashi and also as Prabodhini Ekadashi.
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 2:40 PM, Nov 19 – 2:42 PM, Nov 20
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 1:02 PM, Nov 22 – 11:09 AM, Nov 23
Gods are said to descend to earth — ghats and temples are lit with rows of lamps; in Gujarat it is Dev Diwali and the Vautha fair is held, while in Rajasthan the Pushkar Camel Fair, the Kapil Muni Fair at Kolayat and the Chandrabhaga Fair at Jhalrapatan all culminate on this full moon.
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.