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.
January 2025
Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 2025
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 12:22 PM, Jan 9 – 10:20 AM, Jan 10
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 12:22 PM, Jan 9 – 10:20 AM, Jan 10
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:30 PM, Jan 24 – 8:38 PM, Jan 25
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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.