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 2036 opens in October during Vikram Samvat 2093 (Shukla) of the Hindu calendar.
October 2036
Vikram Samvat 2093 (Shukla)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2036
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Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:32 AM, Sep 30 – 8:12 AM, Oct 1
A "goad against sin" that is believed to grant heaven and good health.
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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:16 AM, Oct 15 – 3:48 AM, Oct 16
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Govardhan Puja / Annakut
Tithi 5:15 PM, Oct 19 – 3:18 PM, Oct 20
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:15 AM, Oct 30 – 3:33 AM, Oct 31
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 3:24 AM, Oct 31 – 5:15 AM, Nov 1
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.
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.