Govardhan Puja & Annakut
Tue, 10 November 2026 · Sat, 30 October 2027
Happy Govardhan Puja! May Shri Krishna protect your family as He sheltered Vraja under Govardhan.
Significance
On Kartika Shukla Pratipada, devotees remember Shri Krishna lifting Govardhan hill to protect the people of Vraja. Temples offer Annakut — a 'mountain' of dishes — in gratitude for food and nature.
Traditional rituals
- Making a small Govardhan of cow dung or clay and doing parikrama
- Preparing Annakut — many vegetarian dishes offered to Krishna
- Gau seva — honouring cows
Do's
- Offer Annakut / Chappan Bhog with gratitude for food and nature. Scriptural tradition
- Do Govardhan parikrama or make a symbolic Govardhan at home. Regional / family custom
- Feed cows and donate food grains. Lifestyle & wellbeing
Don'ts
- Don't waste the prasad — share it widely. Lifestyle & wellbeing
- Traditionally non-vegetarian food and alcohol are avoided. Regional / family custom
Ayurvedic connection
Annakut's mixed seasonal vegetables (e.g., Annakut sabzi) reflect Ayurveda's idea of variety and seasonal eating as digestion strengthens in Hemanta.
Mantraॐ गोवर्धनधराय नमः
Dates follow sunrise-based Panchang for the selected city. Regional calendars may differ by a day — follow your family or temple tradition.