Govardhan Puja 1968
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:00
- Sunset17:24
- Fasting window (tithi)03:17 → 1968-10-23 · 00:11
- Parana (tithi ends)00:111968-10-23
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 1968
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1968
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 1968
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 1968
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1968
- Holi — 15 March 1968
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 29 March 1968
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1968
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 1968
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1968
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 1968
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1968
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1968
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 1968
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1968
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1968
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1968
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 1968
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1968
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 1968
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1968
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 1968
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 1968
- Dhanteras — 19 October 1968
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1968
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1968
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 1968
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 1968
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1968
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1968
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