Gita Mahotsav

Gita Mahotsav
Illustrated manuscript of Krishna delivering the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra
NicknameGita Jayanti
Date(s)22 December 2023
11 December 2024
Location(s)Kurukshetra Haryana, India

Gita Mahotsav (Sanskrit: गीतामहोत्सव, romanized: Gītāmahotsava), 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. It is celebrated on Shukla Ekadashi, the 11th day of the waxing moon of the lunar month Margashirsha (December–January) of the Hindu calendar.

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