Govardhan Puja 1941
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Sunset17:25
- Fasting window (tithi)1941-10-20 · 19:52 → 16:18
- Parana (tithi ends)16:18
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 1941
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1941
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 1941
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 1941
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1941
- Holi — 14 March 1941
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 1941
- Ram Navami — 6 April 1941
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 1941
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1941
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 1941
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 1941
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 1941
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 1941
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1941
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1941
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 1941
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 1941
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1941
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1941
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1941
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 1941
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 1941
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1941
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1941
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1941
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1941
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1941
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 1941
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 1941
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