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News India Live, Digital Desk: The festival of Govardhan Puja, which is celebrated the next day of Diwali, is the day to express gratitude to nature. It is also known as ‘Annakoot’. This day is to remember Lord Shri Krishna’s Leela, when he broke the ego of Devraj Indra by picking up a huge Govardhan mountain on his little finger and protected the Brajwasis.
On this day, there is mainly the law of worship of Govardhan Parvat and cows. People worship Govardhan mountain with cow dung in the courtyard of their houses and worship Lord Krishna 56 bhog or Annakoot. Let us know the correct date of Govardhan Puja in the year 2025, the auspicious time of worship and its importance.
Govardhan Puja 2025: Date and auspicious time (Govardhan Puja 2025: Date and Timings)
This year, some special yoga is being made in the almanac on the Pratipada date of Kartik month, so it is necessary to understand the date.
- Kartik month Pratipada date starts: 31 October 2025, from 06:28 am on Friday.
- Kartik month Pratipada date ends: 1 November 2025, at 08:40 am on Saturday.
- Date of worship: According to Udaya Tithi, Govardhan Puja will be celebrated on 31 October 2025, Friday.
Auspicious time of worship:
- Morning Pooja Muhurta: 06 in the morning from 32 minutes to 08 am to 46 minutes.
Why is the festival of Govardhan Puja celebrated?
According to the legend, the people of Braj used to worship Indra Dev to please him. Then Lord Krishna explained to him that Indra Dev only rains, while our cows get fodder and we get fruits and vegetables from Govardhan Parvat. Therefore, we should worship Govardhan Parvat, not Indra. The Brajwasis started worshiping Govardhan by obeying Krishna.
This enraged Indra Dev and started raining fierce rain on Braj. Then to save the Brajwasis, Shri Krishna picked up the entire Govardhan Parvat on his little finger and all the Brajwasis took refuge under him for 7 days. Seeing his defeat, Indra Dev realized his mistake and apologized to Shri Krishna. Since then, the tradition of Govardhan Puja has been going on.
How to do Govardhan Puja? (Puja Vidhi)
- In the morning, take a bath by rubbing oil on the body and wear clean clothes.
- Make the shape of Govardhan mountain with cow dung in the main gate or courtyard of the house.
- Keep the idol of Lord Shri Krishna near it.
- Now decorate Govardhan Parvat with Akshat, sandalwood, flowers and lamps.
- Offer God to God (offerings made by mixing various vegetables), sweets and fruits.
- After the puja, all the family members should revolve around the Govardhan Parvat together seven times.
- After the puja, distribute the prasad to all.
Worship done on this day increases the money, grain and children in the house. This festival teaches us that we should always respect and conserve nature.