Govardhan Puja 2057
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)06:03
- Sunset17:19
- Fasting window (tithi)2057-10-28 · 08:56 → 06:20
- Parana (tithi ends)06:20
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 2057
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2057
- Vasant Panchami — 8 February 2057
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 2057
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2057
- Holi — 21 March 2057
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 2057
- Ram Navami — 13 April 2057
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 2057
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 2057
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2057
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2057
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2057
- Krishna Janmashtami — 21 August 2057
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 2057
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2057
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2057
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 2057
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2057
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 2057
- Maha Navami — 6 October 2057
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2057
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 2057
- Dhanteras — 25 October 2057
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 2057
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2057
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2057
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2057
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 2057
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 2057
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