The festival of Govardhan Puja is celebrated every year on the Pratipada date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. This year this festival is on 22 October. It is also known as Annakoot festival. This is a festival celebrated after Diwali. Govardhan Puja is dedicated to the worship of Lord Krishna and Govardhan Mountain. This festival is especially celebrated in Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Barsana, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
According to religious beliefs, Lord Krishna raised Govardhan Mountain on his smallest finger to protect the Gokul residents from the wrath of Indra and to break their ego. On this day, people make the shape of Govardhan Mountain with cow dung or food grains. Then worship and circumambulate it. Apart from this, many types of measures are taken for happiness, prosperity, prosperity and peace in the house. Let us know which solutions prove to be effective.
Worshiping and serving the cow on Govardhan has special significance. It is considered very auspicious to feed green grass, jaggery or rotis to the cow on this day. This remedy brings happiness and prosperity in life.
Tulsi plant is considered very revered in Hindu religion. It is very dear to Lord Vishnu and Shri Krishna. In such a situation, lighting a ghee lamp near Tulsi Mata on the evening of Govardhan Puja is considered very auspicious. By doing this the negative energy of the house gets eliminated.
On the day of Govardhan Puja, an idol of Govardhan Mountain is made from cow dung and worshiped. In this, idols of Shri Krishna, Indradev, cow and gopas are also made. Due to which happiness and balance is maintained in the house.
Lord Krishna is very fond of Chhappan Bhog. Offering food, sweets, fruits and butter-mishri on the day of Govardhan Puja increases wealth. This never leads to prosperity and shortage of food.
It is very virtuous to distribute food or prasad to the needy on the day of Govardhan Puja. This donation is considered equivalent to serving Lord Krishna. This maintains food and prosperity in the house.
