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.
March 2026
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Festivals & Vrats in March 2026
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 5:52 PM, Mar 2 – 5:05 PM, Mar 3
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 5:02 PM, Mar 3 – 4:46 PM, Mar 4
The festival of colours celebrating spring, love and the victory of good over evil; the day of colours is Dhuleti in Gujarat and the Shimga festival in Maharashtra and the Konkan.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:27 AM, Mar 14 – 9:17 AM, Mar 15
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 1:45 PM, Mar 25 – 11:48 AM, Mar 26
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:36 AM, Mar 28 – 7:46 AM, Mar 29
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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.
Frequently asked questions about ISKCON Calendar
What does the ISKCON calendar list?
The Gaudiya Vaishnava year - every Ekadashi with its fasting and paran window, the appearance days of Krishna, Chaitanya and the acharyas, Jhulan and Kartik, and Gaura Purnima, month by month.
What is the Gaurabda era?
The era counted from the appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in 1486, used across the Gaudiya tradition. The ISKCON Panchang shows it day by day.
Why does the Ekadashi date differ from other calendars?
Because Gaudiya Vaishnavas follow their own rule for which day carries the fast when the tithi is short or overlapping, and they observe the paran within a set window the next morning. The date can therefore fall a day after a general Hindu almanac.
What is not eaten on Ekadashi in this tradition?
All grains and pulses, and notably beans and lentils - the rule is stricter than the general Hindu observance. The Ekadashi calendar lists every date, and the Ekadashi vrat vidhi the permitted foods.
What is Kartik in this calendar?
Damodara month, the month of Kartik, kept as the year's most auspicious period for offering lamps to Damodara, with the Damodarashtakam recited daily. Many devotees take an additional vow for its duration.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
