Gita Jayanti 1902
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:34
- Sunset17:09
- Fasting window (tithi)1902-12-10 · 23:28 → 21:51
- Parana (tithi ends)21:51
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Gita Jayanti puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaGita Jayanti — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Gita Jayanti?
On the Shukla Ekadashi of Margashirsha, which is also Mokshada Ekadashi, usually in November–December. It marks the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken at Kurukshetra. This year's date is shown above.
What is celebrated on Gita Jayanti?
The 'birth' of the Bhagavad Gita — the day Krishna spoke its seven hundred verses to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It is the rare festival that celebrates a text and the entry of a teaching into the world.
How is Gita Jayanti observed?
By worshipping and reading the Gita — ideally all eighteen chapters — reflecting on its counsel, worshipping Krishna the charioteer, and keeping the Mokshada Ekadashi fast. Gifting the Gita (Gita-daan) is held especially meritorious.
What is Mokshada Ekadashi?
The Ekadashi that coincides with Gita Jayanti, 'the giver of moksha', kept as a Vishnu fast whose merit is said to liberate one's ancestors. The two observances share the same day.
Other major festivals in 1902
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1902
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 1902
- Maha Shivaratri — 8 March 1902
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1902
- Holi — 25 March 1902
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 1902
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1902
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1902
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1902
- Guru Purnima — 20 July 1902
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1902
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 1902
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 1902
- Hartalika Teej — 5 September 1902
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1902
- Anant Chaturdashi — 16 September 1902
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 1902
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1902
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1902
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1902
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1902
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 1902
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1902
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1902
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1902
- Govardhan Puja — 1 November 1902
- Bhai Dooj — 2 November 1902
- Chhath Puja — 6 November 1902
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 1902
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 1902
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