Gita Jayanti 1967
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:34
- Sunset17:09
- Fasting window (tithi)1967-12-11 · 17:06 → 19:54
- Parana (tithi ends)19:54
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 1967
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1967
- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 1967
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1967
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 1967
- Holi — 26 March 1967
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1967
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1967
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1967
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 1967
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1967
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 1967
- Raksha Bandhan — 20 August 1967
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1967
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1967
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 1967
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1967
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1967
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 1967
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1967
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1967
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1967
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1967
- Dhanteras — 31 October 1967
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 1967
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 1 November 1967
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 1967
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1967
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1967
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 17 November 1967
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 17 November 1967
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