Festival · 2081
Govardhan Puja 2081
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Today's three riddles
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What the day is
A hill lifted to shelter people from a storm sent by a god they had stopped worshipping. The story is about protecting your own rather than obeying power.
The story
2 stories the day keeps. Turn each card.
1 / 2Krishna lifts the hillTurn ↻
When Krishna asked the people of Vraja to honour the hill that fed their cows rather than Indra, Indra sent seven days of rain. Krishna lifted Govardhan on one finger and sheltered every family and every cow beneath it until the rain stopped.
Bhagavata Purana 10.24 to 10.25.
2 / 2Annakut, the mountain of foodTurn ↻
The day is kept by cooking many dishes and heaping them as a hill of food before the deity, then sharing them with everyone who comes.
Annakut, as the tradition keeps it.
The days around it
5 days kept as one season. Each has its own page.
- Dhanteras
Dhanvantari's day: health, and a lamp at the door.
29 October 2081 - Day 2
Naraka Chaturdashi
Krishna frees the captives; an oil bath before dawn.
- Deepavali
Lakshmi at dusk; the lamps against the new moon.
31 October 2081 - Govardhan Puja
Krishna lifts the hill; a mountain of food is shared.
You are here - Bhai Dooj
A sister's tilak and meal; Yama visits Yamuna.
2 November 2081
How to keep Govardhan Puja
Free acts, done by you. Kept so far this year: 0 of 2.
Cook one dish more than you need, and give it to someone outside your home.
Feed a cow or a street animal today, as the cowherds of Vraja fed theirs.
Each act is free and done by you. Keeping one writes it to your karma ledger with the day's panchang. Nothing here is ever bought, and no act is a remedy.
How India keeps it
Vraja and North India
Annakut in the temples, and the parikrama, the walk around Govardhan hill.
Maharashtra and Karnataka
The same day is Bali Pratipada, when the generous king Bali is remembered.
Govardhan Puja was not found in 2081 for this city. The calendar shows the whole year.
For another city
The stories, their sources and the regional customs on this page await a scholar's review. The sky and the dates are computed for your city.