Govardhan Puja 1944
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:58
- Sunset17:27
- Fasting window (tithi)1944-10-17 · 11:07 → 13:01
- Parana (tithi ends)13:01
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 1944
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1944
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 1944
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1944
- Holika Dahan — 9 March 1944
- Holi — 10 March 1944
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1944
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1944
- Akshaya Tritiya — 25 April 1944
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 22 June 1944
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1944
- Nag Panchami — 25 July 1944
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1944
- Krishna Janmashtami — 10 August 1944
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 1944
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 22 August 1944
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 September 1944
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 September 1944
- Sharad Navratri begins — 18 September 1944
- Durga Ashtami — 25 September 1944
- Maha Navami — 26 September 1944
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 September 1944
- Karwa Chauth — 5 October 1944
- Dhanteras — 14 October 1944
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 16 October 1944
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 16 October 1944
- Bhai Dooj — 19 October 1944
- Chhath Puja — 23 October 1944
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 31 October 1944
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 31 October 1944
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