Govardhan Puja 1979
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Sunset17:25
- Fasting window (tithi)1979-10-21 · 07:57 → 09:07
- Parana (tithi ends)09:07
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 1979
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1979
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 1979
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 1979
- Holika Dahan — 13 March 1979
- Holi — 14 March 1979
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 1979
- Ram Navami — 5 April 1979
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 1979
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1979
- Guru Purnima — 9 July 1979
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 1979
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1979
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 1979
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1979
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1979
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1979
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 1979
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1979
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 1979
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1979
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 1979
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 1979
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1979
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1979
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1979
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 1979
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 1979
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 1979
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 1979
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