Kartik · Shukla Pratipada · Shri Krishna
Govardhan Puja · Annakut 2026गोवर्धन पूजा · अन्नकूट
Govardhan Puja · Annakut 2026 is on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 in Varanasi, and Govardhan puja · the morning: 6:12 AM–8:24 AM IST, UTC+5:30.
In 34 days · computed for Varanasi · IST, UTC+5:30Varanasi · Tuesday, 10 November 2026
The day, hour by hour
Dawn · the Govardhan made
6:12 AMAt dawn the house bathes and shapes Govardhan Maharaj of cow dung at the door, before the puja.
Govardhan puja · the morning
6:12 AM – 8:24 AMThe pratahkal, the first three muhurtas of the day: the hour the panchang gives for Govardhan's puja and the annakut when Pratipada holds at sunrise.
Times for Varanasi in IST, UTC+5:30, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
Shri Krishna turned Vraj's yearly yajna from Indra to the hill that fed its cows, and when Indra sent seven days of rain He held Govardhan up over the village and its herds. So the house shapes Govardhan Maharaj, sets a hill of food before Him, and honours the cows.
Every town is its own sunrise
Govardhan Puja · Annakut 2026 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | Govardhan puja · the morning |
|---|---|---|
| Varanasi | 10 Nov | 6:12 AM–8:24 AM |
| Delhi | 10 Nov | 6:40 AM–8:50 AM |
| Mumbai | 10 Nov | 6:43 AM–8:59 AM |
| Kolkata | 10 Nov | 5:46 AM–8:00 AM |
| Chennai | 10 Nov | 6:06 AM–8:24 AM |
| Bengaluru | 10 Nov | 6:16 AM–8:35 AM |
| Hyderabad | 10 Nov | 6:18 AM–8:35 AM |
| Ahmedabad | 10 Nov | 6:50 AM–9:03 AM |
| Jaipur | 10 Nov | 6:43 AM–8:54 AM |
| Lucknow | 10 Nov | 6:22 AM–8:33 AM |
| Patna | 10 Nov | 6:03 AM–8:15 AM |
| Abroad | ||
| London GB | 9 Nov a day before India | 7:08 AM–8:58 AM |
| Leicester GB | 9 Nov a day before India | 7:16 AM–9:05 AM |
| Birmingham GB | 9 Nov a day before India | 7:18 AM–9:07 AM |
| New York US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:36 AM–8:37 AM |
| Edison US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:37 AM–8:39 AM |
| Jersey City US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:36 AM–8:38 AM |
| Chicago US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:33 AM–8:33 AM |
| Houston US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:41 AM–8:51 AM |
| Dallas US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:52 AM–9:00 AM |
| San Francisco US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:44 AM–8:48 AM |
| San Jose US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:41 AM–8:45 AM |
| Los Angeles US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:20 AM–8:27 AM |
| Atlanta US | 9 Nov a day before India | 7:04 AM–9:11 AM |
| Washington, DC US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:44 AM–8:47 AM |
| Boston US | 9 Nov a day before India | 6:28 AM–8:28 AM |
| Seattle US | 9 Nov a day before India | 7:06 AM–9:01 AM |
| Toronto CA | 9 Nov a day before India | 7:04 AM–9:03 AM |
| Brampton CA | 9 Nov a day before India | 7:06 AM–9:04 AM |
| Vancouver CA | 9 Nov a day before India | 8:14 AM–10:07 AM |
| Sydney AU | 10 Nov | 5:47 AM–8:32 AM |
| Melbourne AU | 10 Nov | 6:04 AM–8:52 AM |
| Auckland NZ | 10 Nov | 6:07 AM–8:54 AM |
| Singapore SG | 10 Nov | 6:47 AM–9:11 AM |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 10 Nov | 6:57 AM–9:21 AM |
| Dubai AE | 10 Nov | 6:32 AM–8:44 AM |
| Doha QA | 10 Nov | 5:47 AM–7:59 AM |
| Nairobi KE | 10 Nov | 6:12 AM–8:38 AM |
| Durban ZA | 10 Nov | 4:55 AM–7:37 AM |
| Port Louis MU | 10 Nov | 5:24 AM–8:00 AM |
How Govardhan Puja · Annakut is kept
Katha
Shri Krishna lifts Govardhan
In Vraj, the cowherds' country on the Yamuna, Nanda Baba's people kept a great yajna every year for Indra, the king of the devas, who sends the rain.
Puja vidhi
36 steps, each drawn
The method at the day's own hours, every mantra with its meaning.
Samagri
21 things to set out
Every item pictured, a list to tick and send.
