Gita Jayanti 1974
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:41
- Sunset17:14
- Fasting window (tithi)1974-12-24 · 16:28 → 16:28
- Parana (tithi ends)16:28
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 1974
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1974
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1974
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 1974
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 1974
- Holi — 9 March 1974
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 24 March 1974
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1974
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1974
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1974
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 1974
- Nag Panchami — 23 July 1974
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 1974
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 1974
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 1974
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 1974
- Anant Chaturdashi — 30 September 1974
- Pitru Paksha begins — 2 October 1974
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1974
- Durga Ashtami — 23 October 1974
- Maha Navami — 24 October 1974
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 1974
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 1974
- Dhanteras — 11 November 1974
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1974
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1974
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 1974
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 1974
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 1974
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 1974
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 1974
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