Gita Mahotsav

Gita Mahotsav
Depiction of Krishna delivering the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra
Also calledGita Jayanti
Observed byHindus
TypeHindu
Date22 December 2023
11 December 2024

Gita Mahotsav (Sanskrit: गीतामहोत्सव, romanizedGītāmahotsava), Gita Jayanti, also known as Mokshada Ekadashi or Matsya Dvadashi is a Hindu observance that marks the day the Bhagavad Gita dialogue occurred between Arjuna and Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.[1] It is celebrated on Shukla Ekadashi, the 11th day of the waxing moon of the lunar month Margashirsha (December–January) of the Hindu calendar.[2]

  1. ^ Staff, Dorling Kindersley Publishing (2 May 2017). The Illustrated Mahabharata: The Definitive Guide to India's Greatest Epic. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-241-26434-8.
  2. ^ Davis, Richard H. (26 October 2014). The Bhagavad Gita: A Biography. Princeton University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-691-13996-8.

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