Govardhan Puja 1937
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:08
- Sunset17:15
- Fasting window (tithi)1937-11-03 · 09:45 → 11:59
- Parana (tithi ends)11:59
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 1937
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1937
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1937
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 1937
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1937
- Holi — 27 March 1937
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1937
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1937
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1937
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 1937
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 1937
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 1937
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 1937
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1937
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1937
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 1937
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1937
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1937
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 1937
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 1937
- Maha Navami — 14 October 1937
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 1937
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1937
- Dhanteras — 31 October 1937
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1937
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 2 November 1937
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1937
- Chhath Puja — 9 November 1937
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1937
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1937
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