Kāmikā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Śravaṇa kṛṣṇa pakṣa
2026-08-09
BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY.
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said, “O Supreme Lord, I have heard from You the glories of fasting on Deva-śayani Ekādaśī, which occurs during the light part of the month of Āṣāḍha. Now I would like to hear about the Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Śravaṇa [July-August] . O Govinda, please be merciful to me and explain its glories. O Vāsudeva, I offer my humble obeisances unto You.”
The Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, replied, “O king, please listen attentively as I describe the auspicious influence of this holy fast day, which removes all sins. Nārada Munī once asked Lord Brahmā about this same topic. ‘O regent of all,’ said Nāradajī, ‘O you who sit upon a lotus throne, please tell me the name of the Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Śravaṇa. Please also tell me which Deity is worshiped on that holy day, the process one must follow to observe it, and the merit it awards.”
“Lord Brahmā replied, ‘My dear son Nārada, for the benefit of all humanity I shall happily tell you everything you wish to know, for just hearing the glories of Kāmikā Ekādaśī bestows merit equal to that obtained by one who performs a horse sacrifice. Certainly, great merit is attained by one who worships, and who also meditates on the lotus feet of, four-armed Lord Gadadhara, who holds conchshell, disc, club and lotus in His hands and who is also known as Śrīdhara, Harī, Viṣṇu, Mādhava, and Madhusūdana. And the blessings achieved by a person who worships Lord Viṣṇu exclusively are far greater than those achieved by one who takes a sacred bath in the Ganges at Kāśī [Vārānāsī] , in the forest of Naimiṣāraṇya, or at Puṣkara, where I am worshiped. But one who observes Kāmikā Ekādaśī and also worships Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa achieves greater merit than one who has darśana of Lord Kedāranātha in the Himalayas, or one who bathes at Kurukṣetra during a solar eclipse, or one who donates the whole earth in charity, including its forests and oceans, or one who bathes in the Gaṇḍakī River or Godāvarī River on a full moon day that falls on a Monday when Leo and Jupiter are conjoined.”
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Śravaṇa amāvasyā
2026-08-12
****NEW MOON DAY.****
Amāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases, called tithi in India. The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction.

Hariyali Teej, On this day Rādhārāṇī prepared sweets for Lord Kṛṣṇa.
2026-08-15
****Hariyali Teej****
On this day the Gopīs of Vraja desired to arrange a nice and comfortable swing on outskirts using a tree branch and place Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa on it and swing Them while singing devotional songs aloud which depicted the pastimes of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa with Rādhārāṇī. On this day Rādhārāṇī also prepared sweets for Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Putradā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Śravaṇa śukla pakṣa
2026-08-24
BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. THE SWING FESTIVAL OF LORD SRI SRI RAHDA GOVINDAJI STARTS ON THIS DAY AND ENDS ON FULL MOON DAY. FASTING FROM LEAFY VEGETABLES ENDS HERE. YOGURT AND BUTTERMILK FAST BEGINS HERE AND LASTS FOR NEXT 30 DAYS.
Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said, “O Madhusūdana, O killer of the Madhu demon, please be merciful to me and describe to me the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Śravaṇa [July-August] .”
The Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, replied, “Yes, O king, I shall happily narrate its glories to you, for j ust by hearing about this sacred Ekādaśī one attains the merit of performing a horse sacrifice.”
“At the dawn of Dvāpara-yuga there lived a king by the name of Mahijita, who ruled the kingdom of Māhiṣmatī-purī. Because he had no son, his entire kingdom seemed utterly cheerless to him. A married man who has no son gains no happiness in this life or the next. For a long time this king tried very hard to obtain an heir, but to no avail. Seeing his years advancing ever onwards, King Mahijita became increasingly anxious. One day he told an assembly of his advisers : ‘I have committed no sin in this life, and there is no ill-gotten wealth in my treasury. I have never usurped the offerings to the demigods or brāhmaṇas. When I waged war and conquered kingdoms, I followed the rules and regulations of the military art , and I have protected my subjects as if they were my own children. I punished even my own relatives if they broke the law, and if my enemy was gentle and religious I welcomed him. O twice-born souls, although I am a religious and faithful follower of the Vedic standards, still my home is without a son. Kindly tell me the reason for this.”
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Śravaṇa pūrṇimā (full moon day) - Raksabandhanam
2026-08-28
Śravaṇa Purnima (Full moon day, The Lord’s swing festival of Lord Sri Sri Radha Govindji ends on this day) – Balaram Rasayatra day. Raksabandhanam(tying of Raakhee)

Sri Krsna Janmastami Vratam Vaishnavanam
2026-09-04
Fasting for Lord Krsna’s Appearance Day, Breaking the fast on next day.
On this day there is aarati and worship at midnight .

Nandotsava, appearance day of Srila Prabhupada, Festival for Srila Prabhupada's disciples.
2026-09-05
Fasting till noon for Srila Prabhupada’s disciples and then feasting
