Govardhan Puja 2020
Every Govardhan Puja of 2020 — 2 dates, each on the day it is kept.
Govardhan Puja
Dates computed for Delhi.
What is kept
The day after Diwali. It remembers Shri Krishna lifting Govardhan hill on one finger to shelter the people of Braj from heavy rain. In many homes a small Govardhan is made from cow dung in the courtyard and worshipped. Temples offer Annakut, a mountain of many dishes, to Krishna. In Gujarat the new year begins on this day.