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Gita Jayanti 2024

The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.

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Gita Jayanti 2024 date
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Tithi: Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi
Tithi window: 03:47 AM, Wednesday, 11 December 2024 → 01:12 AM, Thursday, 12 December 2024
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Muhurat & timings

Kashi/IST · astronomically computed
  • Sankalp (sunrise)06:33
  • Sunset17:09
  • Fasting window (tithi)03:47 → 2024-12-12 · 01:12
  • Parana (tithi ends)01:122024-12-12

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.

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Gita 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.

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