Gita Jayanti celebrations

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Gita Jayanti celebrations are annual Hindu observances commemorating the day Lord Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita, marked by recitations, rituals, and spiritual gatherings, especially at Kurukshetra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious observance
annual festival
religious commemoration
associatedPlace Jyotisar
surface form: Jyotisar in Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra district
surface form: Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
associatedWithConcept Bhakti yoga
Dharma
Jnana Yoga
surface form: Jnana yoga

Karma yoga
detachment
devotion to God
selfless action
associatedWithEvent Mahabharata war context
associatedWithText Bhagavad Gita
calendarBasis Hindu lunar calendar
commemorates the day Lord Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita
culturalSignificance prominent festival in Kurukshetra tourism calendar
frequency annual
hasModernForm online Gita recitation events
televised and streamed discourses
honorsDeity Krishna
surface form: Lord Krishna
includes cultural programs based on the Mahabharata
distribution of religious literature
mass recitation events
processions in some regions
mainActivity Bhagavad Gita chanting
Bhagavad Gita recitation
discourses by spiritual teachers
discourses on the Bhagavad Gita
group readings of all 18 chapters of the Bhagavad Gita
kirtan and bhajan singing
puja rituals
spiritual gatherings
study circles on Gita philosophy
yajna and havan rituals
observedAt Kurukshetra battlefield
surface form: Kurukshetra
observedBy Hinduism
surface form: Hindus
observedIn India
occursOn Shukla Ekadashi of the Margashirsha month
organizedBy Bhagavad Gita study groups
Hindu religious organizations
spiritual ashrams
temples
partOf Vaikuntha Ekadashi observances in some traditions
purpose to commemorate the revelation of the Gita to Arjuna
to encourage scriptural study
to promote spiritual reflection
to spread the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita
religion Hinduism
typicalMonth November–December

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Kurukshetra battlefield hasFestival Gita Jayanti celebrations
Kurukshetra district hasFestival Gita Jayanti celebrations
this entity surface form: Gita Jayanti Mahotsav
Jyotisar majorFestival Gita Jayanti celebrations
this entity surface form: Gita Jayanti
Brahma Sarovar usedDuringFestival Gita Jayanti celebrations
this entity surface form: Gita Jayanti