Gita Jayanti 2005
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:33
- Sunset17:09
- Fasting window (tithi)2005-12-10 · 23:28 → 22:31
- Parana (tithi ends)22:31
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 2005
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2005
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 2005
- Maha Shivaratri — 8 March 2005
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 2005
- Holi — 26 March 2005
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 2005
- Ram Navami — 17 April 2005
- Akshaya Tritiya — 11 May 2005
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 2005
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 2005
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 2005
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 2005
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 2005
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 2005
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 2005
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 2005
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 2005
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 2005
- Durga Ashtami — 11 October 2005
- Maha Navami — 12 October 2005
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 2005
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 2005
- Dhanteras — 30 October 2005
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 2005
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 1 November 2005
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 2005
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 2005
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 2005
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 2005
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 2005
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