Govardhan Puja 2026: Annakut on Tuesday 10 November — Muhurat, Vidhi and Why Not the 9th
Govardhan Puja and Annakut 2026 fall on Tuesday, 10 November. The morning muhurat in Delhi is 6:40 AM to 8:50 AM. This year there is a full day between Diwali and Govardhan Puja, and no evening muhurat at all, because the Pratipada tithi ends at 2:01 PM.
संक्षेप में: गोवर्धन पूजा और अन्नकूट 2026 मंगलवार, 10 नवम्बर को हैं। दिल्ली में प्रातःकाल मुहूर्त सुबह 6:40 से 8:50 तक है; इस वर्ष संध्या का कोई मुहूर्त नहीं है, क्योंकि प्रतिपदा दोपहर 2:01 पर समाप्त हो जाती है। दीपावली और गोवर्धन पूजा के बीच पूरा एक दिन है — सोमवार, 9 नवम्बर का सूर्योदय अमावस्या में होता है। श्रीकृष्ण ने इन्द्र की वर्षा से ब्रज को बचाने के लिए गोवर्धन पर्वत उठाया था; उसी की स्मृति में अन्नकूट का भोग लगता है। पूरा लेख हिंदी में पढ़ें →
Govardhan Puja 2026: date and muhurat
- Date: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
- Pratipada tithi: 12:32 PM on 9 November to 2:01 PM on 10 November
- Pratahkal muhurat (Delhi): 6:40 AM to 8:50 AM
- Sayankal (evening) muhurat: none in 2026: Pratipada ends before the evening
The morning muhurat is the first three muhurtas after sunrise, while Pratipada is running. It moves with your city; see our Panchang.
Why Tuesday 10 November, and what happens on the 9th
Govardhan Puja is kept on the Kartik Shukla Pratipada that holds sunrise. Diwali’s Amavasya lasts until 12:32 PM on Monday, 9 November, so Monday’s sunrise falls in Amavasya and the day belongs to neither festival. Pratipada begins at 12:32 PM on the 9th and holds sunrise on Tuesday, the 10th, so that is the day of Govardhan Puja. The gap day is unusual; in most years Govardhan Puja follows Diwali directly.
The story of Govardhan
In Braj, the cowherds once held a yearly offering to Indra for rain. Young Krishna persuaded them to worship Govardhan hill instead, which fed their cattle. Indra, offended, sent seven days of storm; Krishna lifted Govardhan on the little finger of his left hand and sheltered the whole village under it until Indra relented. The festival honours the hill, the cows and the lesson that Krishna gave. The Giriraj Chalisa is recited in his praise as Giriraj, the king of hills.
Govardhan Puja vidhi
In the morning muhurat, a small Govardhan is shaped from cow dung in the courtyard, decorated with flowers, and worshipped with water, rice, roli, sweets and a lamp. The family walks around it in parikrama, singing. Cows are bathed, decorated and fed. In Mathura and Vrindavan, pilgrims walk the 21-kilometre parikrama of Govardhan hill itself. The Govinda Damodara Stotram and the Damodarashtakam are traditional recitations for the day.
Annakut: the mountain of food
Annakut means “a mountain of grain”. Temples and homes offer Krishna a heap of dishes, traditionally fifty-six (chhappan bhog), arranged like a hill, and then share it as prasad. Many families cook a mixed vegetable dish and kadhi-chawal for the day. Mantras for the Govardhan and Diwali pujas are collected in Deepawali puja mantras.
The same Pratipada in other regions
In Maharashtra the Pratipada after Diwali is Diwali Padwa, or Bali Pratipada, honouring King Bali. In Gujarat it opens the new year, Bestu Varas. With the tithi beginning at midday on the 9th, regional panchangs may mark these on the 9th or the 10th; follow your own. The rest of Diwali week is in Diwali 2026, Dhanteras and Choti Diwali.
Govardhan Puja 2026: FAQs
When is Govardhan Puja in 2026?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, when the Kartik Shukla Pratipada holds sunrise.
What is the Govardhan Puja muhurat in 2026?
The pratahkal muhurat is 6:40 AM to 8:50 AM in Delhi. There is no sayankal muhurat this year.
Why is Govardhan Puja not on 9 November?
Because Diwali’s Amavasya still holds sunrise on Monday, 9 November. Pratipada begins only at 12:32 PM that day and holds sunrise on the 10th.
Is there an evening Govardhan Puja muhurat in 2026?
No. The Pratipada tithi ends at 2:01 PM on the 10th, before the evening window, so panchangs list only the morning muhurat.
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