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News India Live, Digital Desk: Govardhan Puja has a special place in the series of five-day festivals of Diwali. This festival is a celebration of our respect towards nature and the pastimes of Lord Shri Krishna. Every year this festival is celebrated on the Pratipada date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month, which falls the next day of Diwali. However, sometimes due to increase or decrease in the date it changes, due to which people become confused about the date.
So let us know when Govardhan Puja will be celebrated in the year 2025 and what is the exact auspicious time of the puja.
Exact date of Govardhan Puja 2025 (Govardhan Puja 2025 Date)
In the year 2025, the festival of Diwali is on Monday, 20 October. In such a situation, Govardhan Puja is on the next day of Diwali i.e. Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Will be celebrated. This day is also known as ‘Annakoot’.
Auspicious time of puja (Puja Shubh Muhurat)
There are two very auspicious times for Govardhan Puja on 21st October, one in the morning and one in the evening. You can worship at any time as per your convenience.
- Morning time: From 06:29 am to 08:44 am.
- Puja duration: Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.
- Evening time: From 04:36 pm to 05:40 pm.
- Puja duration: Approximately 1 hour 04 minutes.
Why is Govardhan Puja performed?
There is a very famous story of Lord Krishna behind this festival. In the Dwapar era, the people of Braj used to worship Lord Indra to please him. Then Lord Krishna explained to the people of Braj that our real deity is Govardhan Mountain, who nourishes us by giving us fruits, vegetables and fodder for our animals, hence we should not worship Indradev but Govardhan Mountain.
When the people of Braj started worshiping Govardhan Mountain, Indradev became angry and started torrential rains. Then Lord Krishna lifted the entire Govardhan mountain on his little finger and protected all the Braj people and animals. This tradition of Govardhan Puja has been going on since that day.
On this day, people make a replica of Govardhan Mountain in their homes with cow dung, worship it and offer ‘Annakoot’, which is prasad made by mixing different types of vegetables. This festival teaches us that we should always be grateful to nature.