Gita Mahotsav

(गीता महोत्सव)

Literal Meaning

The great festival of the Gita

Sanskrit Gita + mahotsava (great festival).

The festival of the Gita held at Kurukshetra around Gita Jayanti, with recitations, talks and fairs.

Gita Jayanti marks the Gita's speaking on Margashirsha Ekadashi. This article sets out the day, what the texts say, and what is later tradition.