Govardhan Puja 2048
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:09
- Sunset17:13
- Fasting window (tithi)2048-11-06 · 10:15 → 07:11
- Parana (tithi ends)07:11
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 2048
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2048
- Vasant Panchami — 20 January 2048
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2048
- Holika Dahan — 29 February 2048
- Holi — 30 March 2048
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2048
- Ram Navami — 22 April 2048
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 2048
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2048
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 2048
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 2048
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 2048
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2048
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2048
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 2048
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 2048
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2048
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 2048
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2048
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2048
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2048
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 2048
- Dhanteras — 3 November 2048
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2048
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 2048
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 2048
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2048
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 2048
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 2048
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