Gita Jayanti 1921
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:34
- Sunset17:09
- Fasting window (tithi)1921-12-10 · 11:44 → 12:35
- Parana (tithi ends)12:35
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 1921
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1921
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 1921
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 1921
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1921
- Holi — 24 March 1921
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 1921
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1921
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1921
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1921
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 1921
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1921
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 1921
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 1921
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1921
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1921
- Anant Chaturdashi — 16 September 1921
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 1921
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1921
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 1921
- Maha Navami — 10 October 1921
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 11 October 1921
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 1921
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1921
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1921
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1921
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1921
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1921
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1921
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 1921
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 1921
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