The festival of Govardhan Puja is celebrated on the next day of Diwali, on the first day of the full moon. It commemorates the day when Lord Krishna lifted the Govardhan Hill to save the people of Vrindavan from torrential storms and rain.
An important part of the festival of Govardhan Puja is Annakuta, during which an offering is made to Lord Krishna on behalf of Govardhan Parvat.
Devotees decorate their homes with flowering plants such as Roses, Marigolds, Jasmine, and more and pay respects to sacred plants like the Tulsi plant.
Additionally, devotees prepare a huge mountain of sweets and other offerings symbolic of the Govardhan Parbat and offer it to Lord Krishna. Let us learn about the roots of this beautiful ritual and why we celebrate it today.
The Mythological Story...
According to legend, the people of Gokul worshipped Govardhan Parbat for providing them with the necessary supplements and providing green cover for them. But some of the village people who were cow herders worshipped Indra, the god of rain and storm. Krishna suggested to the people of the villagers that all of them should worship Govardhan Parbat as it provides them with everything they need.
When Lord Indra learned of this, he got enraged with Krishna and reflected his anger by bringing o torrential rain and storms on the people of Gokul. Having no place to go, the people turned to Krishna to save them.
In order to save the people from being drowned in the storms Krishna lifted the Govardhan mountain on his little finger and provided shelter to all the villagers of Gokul. After almost 708 days of continuous rain and seeing that he could not harm the people of Gokul, Indra finally backed off.
From that day onwards, Govardhan Pooja started being celebrated to show devotion towards Lord Krishna.
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