Govardhan Puja 2091
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)06:11
- Sunset17:12
- Fasting window (tithi)09:16 → 2091-11-12 · 05:27
- Parana (tithi ends)05:272091-11-12
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 2091
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2091
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 2091
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 2091
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 2091
- Holi — 6 March 2091
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 2091
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2091
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 2091
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 July 2091
- Guru Purnima — 30 July 2091
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 2091
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2091
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 2091
- Hartalika Teej — 15 September 2091
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 2091
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 2091
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 2091
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 2091
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 2091
- Maha Navami — 20 October 2091
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 2091
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2091
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 2091
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 2091
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 2091
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 2091
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 2091
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 2091
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