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| Gita Mahotsav | |
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 Illustrated manuscript of Krishna delivering the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra | |
| Nickname | Gita Jayanti |
| Date(s) | 22 December 2023 11 December 2024 |
| Location(s) | Kurukshetra Haryana, India |
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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.[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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Davis, Richard H. (26 October 2014). The Bhagavad Gita: A Biography. Princeton University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-691-13996-8.