Utsav

Govardhan Puja

Local names:गोवर्धन पूजा(Hindi)ଗୋବର୍ଦ୍ଧନ ପୂଜା(Odia)গোবর্ধন পূজা(Bengali)ગોવર્ધન પૂજા(Gujarati)கோவர்த்தன பூஜை(Tamil)ഗോവർദ്ധന പൂജ(Malayalam)

Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan — Annakut feast.

Gregorian date

30 October 2027

Saturday

Tithi

Shukla Pratipada

Kartika (October – November)

Duration

single-day

Also known as

Annakut

Significance

Commemorates Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan to shelter Vrindavan villagers from Indra's rain. Devotees prepare a mountain of food (annakut) as offering.

What happens on the day

  • •Make a small Govardhan from cow-dung / clay
  • •Annakut offering — many varieties of food
  • •Cattle worship in agricultural regions

About the month of Kartikaकार्तिक

The most festival-rich month. Karva Chauth, Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdashi, Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath, Tulsi Vivah, and Kartik Purnima all fall here.

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