Govardhana Puja

Govardhan puja festival is the auspicious and wonder celebration to recollect the beautiful Pastime of Lord Krishna worshiping and Lifting the Giriraj Govardhan. Govardhan hill is described in the scriptures as non-different from Lord Sri Krishna himself and worshiping Govardhan Hill with Arti paraphernalia, bhoga offerings and circumambulation bestows immense favor of Lord Giridhari for a peaceful, successful and prosperous life. The day is also known by the distribution of Annakoot feast, where the delicious prasadam prepared from the freshly harvested grains in served to all the visitors and participants. Celebrate this auspicious ceremony with Gupt Vrindavan Dham and attract the divine blessings of Lord Krishna In your life.

What is Govardhan puja?

Govardhan Puja is the celebration to commemorate the wonderful pastime of Lord Krishna lifting the Govardhan Hill to protect the residents of Vrindavan from the wrath of Lord Indra. Lord Krishna introduced the worship of Giriraj Govardhan, which is the source of all nurture and nourishment for all the cowherd families and their cows. Lord Krishna declared Himself to be non-different from the Govardhan Hill and He is worshiped by offering heaps of food grains and delicious food stuffs as an offering of devotion. The celebration includes worship of mother cows and is accompanies with the melodious kirtans of hare Krishna Maha Mantra.

Why Govardhan puja is celebrated?

The celebrations of Govardhan Puja festival and Anna Koot feast are organized in the commemoration of the divine pastime of Lord Krishna Lifting the Govardhan Hill and destroying the false pride of Lord Indra.

The day is also marked as the end of monsoons, and the fresh harvest of grains and lentils is offered to the Lord for blessings. Celebrating Govardhan Puja, Go Puja and Annakoot Prasad distribution attracts the divine blessings of Lord Kirshna to acquire peace, prosperity and good fortune in life and family.

How to do Govardhan puja?

Govardhan Puja is done by worshiping Lord Krishna in His Giridhari form, holding the Govardhan Hill on His Little finger. The form of Govardhan Hill is also prepared by devotees to commemorate the wonderful pastime of Lord Krishna.

The Lord is worshiped with incense, lamp and other Arti paraphernalia and Go Puja is also performed along with the Govardhan Puja. Freshly harvested grains are also presented before the Lord as a humble offering and the Annakoot festival is celebrated to invite the blessings of Lord Krishna.

Celebration at Hare Krishna Movement Jaipur and 2024

Gupt Vrindavan Dham will celebrate the Govardhan Puja, the divine pastime of Lord Sri Krishna on 2nd November in year 2024 with immense joy and variegated celebrations. The wonderful pastime of Lord Krishna’s lifting Govardhan Hill is commemorated by making a statue of Govardhan Hill. Lord Sri Krishna is decorated in the form of Giridhari, lifting the Goverdhan Hill on His finger. There is decoration of temple with flowers, festoons, variegated lamps and brilliant lightings.

Melodious kirtans of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra is heard throughout the day with immense joy and jubilation. The Govardhan Hill is decorated and worshiped in the evening along with Go Puja and beautiful Damodarashtaka is sung to recollect the divine pastime of Lord Damodara. Lord Krishna along with Govardhan Hill is presented with variegated food stuffs as an offering and then distributed among the visitors as His blessing. The celebrations culminate with the distribution of grand Annakoot feast to all the visitors.

Govardhan Lila

In order to establish the righteous principles and destroy the false pride of Lord Indra, Lord Sri Krishna performed the wonderful pastime of offering worship to cows and Govardhan Hill and lifting the Govardhan Hill.

When the elderly cowherd men were arranging for a sacrifice to be offered to Lord Indra in order to please him for the regular supply of rains, Lord Sri Krishna suggested to worship cows and Govardhan Hill instead. On Krishna’s convincing they worshiped Giriraj Govardhan, who is non-different from Lord Himself and observed the festival of Govardhan Puja.

When Lord Indra saw the negligence of his worship, he became angry and tried to submerge Vrindavan with the devastating rainfall of Samvartaka clouds and thunderstorms. Lord Sri Krishna lifted the Govardhan Hill on his finger and saved the residents from all disturbances. After seven days Indra accepted his defeat and stopped the rain, Lord Krishna safely arranged everything as before and protected everyone. Everyone sang the praises of the Lord.

In this way Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead performed His beautiful pastime of Lifting Govardhan Hill and broke the false pride of Lord Indra. Lord Krishna is also known by the name Giridhari, the lifter of Govardhan Hill.

Support Govardhan Puja Festivities and Be Blessed!

Donate generously to support the Govardhan Puja festival and invite prosperity, bliss and good fortune in your life. Liberally contribute to distribute Annakoot prasadam on this divine occasion of Govardhan puja and attract the divine blessings of Lord Giridhari.

Lord Krishna Himself is the well-wisher of cows and brahmanas and becomes very pleased by those who worship mother cow. Go Puja and go daan in your name on thus auspicious occasion yield gracious mercy of Lord Krishna, who is worshiped as Govinda and Gopala. Sponsor various sevas on Govardhan Puja and invite the good fortune in life and family by the blessings of Lord Krishna.