Gita Jayanti 1906
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:23
- Sunset17:07
- Fasting window (tithi)1906-11-25 · 18:56 → 20:13
- Parana (tithi ends)20:13
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 1906
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1906
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 1906
- Maha Shivaratri — 21 February 1906
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 1906
- Holi — 11 March 1906
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1906
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1906
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 1906
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1906
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1906
- Nag Panchami — 26 July 1906
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1906
- Krishna Janmashtami — 11 August 1906
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 1906
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 23 August 1906
- Anant Chaturdashi — 2 September 1906
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 September 1906
- Sharad Navratri begins — 19 September 1906
- Durga Ashtami — 25 September 1906
- Maha Navami — 26 September 1906
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 September 1906
- Karwa Chauth — 6 October 1906
- Dhanteras — 15 October 1906
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 1906
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 17 October 1906
- Govardhan Puja — 18 October 1906
- Bhai Dooj — 19 October 1906
- Chhath Puja — 23 October 1906
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 1 November 1906
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 1 November 1906
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