Govardhan Puja 1908
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:02
- Sunset17:20
- Fasting window (tithi)1908-10-25 · 12:16 → 12:49
- Parana (tithi ends)12:49
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 Govardhan Puja puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaGovardhan Puja — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Govardhan Puja celebrated?
On the Pratipada of the Shukla Paksha of Kartika, in autumn — the first day of the bright fortnight, the day after Diwali. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
What is Annakut?
The 'mountain of food' — a large spread of vegetarian dishes cooked and heaped before Krishna in the image of the Govardhan hill he lifted, then offered and shared as prasad, ideally with the whole community.
Why is a Govardhan hill made of cow dung?
A small hill is modelled from cow dung and decorated with trees, cattle and figures, and worshipped as Govardhan itself. Cow dung ties the rite to the pastoral, agrarian world the festival gives thanks for.
What does Govardhan Puja teach?
The katha turns worship away from Indra, a distant power appeased through fear, toward the hill, the cattle and the land that actually sustain life. It is a festival of gratitude to nature.
Other major festivals in 1908
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1908
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 1908
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 1908
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 1908
- Holi — 19 March 1908
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 1908
- Ram Navami — 10 April 1908
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 1908
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1908
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1908
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 1908
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 1908
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1908
- Hartalika Teej — 30 August 1908
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 1908
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1908
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1908
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 1908
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 1908
- Maha Navami — 4 October 1908
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 1908
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1908
- Dhanteras — 22 October 1908
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 24 October 1908
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 1908
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 1908
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 1908
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 1908
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 1908
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