During the International Gita Mahotsav, more than 300 national and international stalls are set up around the
Brahma Sarovar in
Kurukshetra city. Pilgrims also undertake the
48 Kos Parikrama of Kurukshetra.
2016 In 2016, the
Government of Haryana organized the International Gita Mahotsav from 6 to 10 December.
Pranab Mukherjee,
President of India, was to inaugurate the Mahotsav; later it was done by
Kaptan Singh Solanki,
Governor of Haryana, and
Manohar Lal Khattar,
Chief Minister.
2017 In 2017, the Gita Mahotsav was held on 25 November to 3 December, inaugurated by
Ram Nath Kovind,
President of India.
2019 The International Gita Mahotsav 2019 was inaugurated by Haryana Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora on 23 November 2019 on the bank of the
Brahma Sarovar water pool in
Thanesar, Haryana..
2020 The Government of Haryana celebrated the International Gita Mahotsav from 17 December to 25 December 2020.
2021 Gita Jayanti 2021: Today on 14 December 2021, Gita Mahotsav was celebrated with great pomp. This celebration was being held in Kurukshetra from 2 December to 19 December 2021. International Gita Mahotsav is organized by Kurukshetra Development Board, Haryana Tourism, District Administration,
North Zone Cultural Centre,
Patiala and Information and Public Relations Department Haryana.
2025 In June 2025, it was announced that the International Gita Mahotsav would be celebrated jointly by India and England, marking an expansion of the event’s international outreach and reinforcing its illustrative role in spiritual diplomacy. == See also ==