Festival
Gita Jayanti 2026
Sunday 20 December 2026 · Mokṣadā Ekādaśī
34 days to Gita Jayanti
Some local calendars mark it a day earlier or later.
What is Gita Jayanti?
By tradition, Gita Jayanti is celebrated as the day Kṛṣṇa spoke the Bhagavad-gītā to Arjuna, on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra.
It is a day to read the Gita, and to share it with others.
The Gita begins at Kurukṣetra, with this question:
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O Sañjaya, after assembling in the place of pilgrimage at Kurukṣetra, what did my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍu do, being desirous to fight?
Read all 18 chapters in 18 days
Read one chapter a day. Start on Thursday 3 December, and you will read Chapter 18 on Gita Jayanti.
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Sponsor 18 Gitas, one for each chapter
On Gita Jayanti, sponsor 18 Gitas, one for each chapter. ₹4,680 (18 × ₹260) places 18 copies of the Bhagavad-gītā in the hands of students, village families and people in prison.
You can also make it a gift in someone’s name: for a birthday, an anniversary, or in memory of a loved one.
Invite family and friends
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