Govardhan Puja 1953
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:10
- Sunset17:13
- Fasting window (tithi)1953-11-06 · 23:28 → 1953-11-08 · 00:58
- Parana (tithi ends)00:581953-11-08
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 1953
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1953
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1953
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 1953
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1953
- Holi — 1 March 1953
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1953
- Ram Navami — 23 March 1953
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1953
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 1953
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1953
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 1953
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1953
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1953
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 1953
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 1953
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1953
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1953
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 1953
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1953
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1953
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 1953
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1953
- Dhanteras — 4 November 1953
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 1953
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 1953
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 1953
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1953
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1953
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1953
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