Kartik: the month of Damodara
During Kartik, Vaishnavas remember Krishna as Damodara and Mother Yashoda's love. Offering a small lamp is a familiar expression of devotion.
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Festivals and calendar
Bahulastami and Radha-kunda
Bahulastami commemorates the appearance of Radha-kunda, a sacred place associated with Srimati Radharani in Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
Read →Rama Ekadashi: meaning and preparation
Ekadashi is a time to deepen spiritual practice. In ISKCON it commonly involves avoiding grains and legumes while making more time for chanting and hearing.
Read →Dipavali: light and gratitude
Dipavali is a festival of lights. Many Vaishnava communities observe it during Kartik with prayer, gathering and service.
Read →Govardhana Puja: the hill that offered shelter
This festival remembers Krishna lifting Govardhana Hill to shelter the residents of Vrindavana. Gratitude, protection and care for cows are central themes.
Read →Remembering Srila Prabhupada: life and teachings
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founded ISKCON in New York in 1966. His teaching, translations and community-building remain central to devotees. He departed in Vrindavan on 14 November 1977; the observance follows the lunar calendar.
Read →Gopastami: Krishna and care for cows
Gopastami remembers Krishna and Balarama beginning to tend the cows of Vrindavana, as described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.15.1.
Read →Utthana Ekadashi and Bhisma Pancaka
Utthana Ekadashi falls near the end of Kartik. In several Vaishnava traditions it marks the beginning of Bhisma Pancaka, a period of intensified devotional practice.
Read →Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha: meaning
This observance honours the ceremonial marriage of Tulasi-devi and the Lord in His Saligrama form, usually near the close of Kartik.
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