Govardhan Puja 1911
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:00
- Sunset17:23
- Fasting window (tithi)1911-10-22 · 09:41 → 10:28
- Parana (tithi ends)10:28
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 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 1911
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1911
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1911
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1911
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1911
- Holi — 15 March 1911
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 1911
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1911
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 1911
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1911
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1911
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1911
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1911
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1911
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1911
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1911
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 1911
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 1911
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1911
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 1911
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1911
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 1911
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 1911
- Dhanteras — 19 October 1911
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1911
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1911
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1911
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1911
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 1911
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 1911
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