Govardhan Puja 1948
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:06
- Sunset17:16
- Fasting window (tithi)1948-11-01 · 11:35 → 09:22
- Parana (tithi ends)09:22
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 1948
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1948
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1948
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1948
- Holika Dahan — 24 March 1948
- Holi — 25 March 1948
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1948
- Ram Navami — 17 April 1948
- Akshaya Tritiya — 11 May 1948
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 1948
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1948
- Nag Panchami — 9 August 1948
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 1948
- Krishna Janmashtami — 27 August 1948
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 1948
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 6 September 1948
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1948
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1948
- Sharad Navratri begins — 3 October 1948
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1948
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1948
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1948
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 1948
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 31 October 1948
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 31 October 1948
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1948
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1948
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 1948
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 1948
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