Govardhan Puja 1914
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Sunset17:26
- Fasting window (tithi)1914-10-19 · 12:05 → 08:14
- Parana (tithi ends)08:14
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 1914
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1914
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1914
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1914
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1914
- Holi — 12 March 1914
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1914
- Ram Navami — 5 April 1914
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 1914
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 1914
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1914
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1914
- Raksha Bandhan — 6 August 1914
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1914
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 1914
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1914
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1914
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 1914
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1914
- Durga Ashtami — 26 September 1914
- Maha Navami — 27 September 1914
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 1914
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 1914
- Dhanteras — 17 October 1914
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 1914
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1914
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 1914
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1914
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1914
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1914
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