Govardhan Puja 1999
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:10
- Sunset17:13
- Fasting window (tithi)1999-11-08 · 09:22 → 11:28
- Parana (tithi ends)11:28
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 1999
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1999
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1999
- Maha Shivaratri — 14 February 1999
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 1999
- Holi — 3 March 1999
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 18 March 1999
- Ram Navami — 25 March 1999
- Akshaya Tritiya — 18 April 1999
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 1999
- Guru Purnima — 28 July 1999
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1999
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1999
- Krishna Janmashtami — 2 September 1999
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 1999
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 1999
- Anant Chaturdashi — 24 September 1999
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 1999
- Sharad Navratri begins — 10 October 1999
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1999
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1999
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1999
- Karwa Chauth — 27 October 1999
- Dhanteras — 5 November 1999
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 1999
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 1999
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 1999
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 1999
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 23 November 1999
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 23 November 1999
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