The day marks the Govardhan Puja, it is celebrated to commemorate the triumph of Lord Krishna over the God of Rain, Lord Indra. A day after Diwali, Govardhan Puja is celebrated. However, in 2024, Govardhan Puja will be observed on November 2.
As per Drik Panchang, Pratipada Tithi will start at 6:16 PM on November 1 and will end at 8:21 PM on November 2. The Pratahkala Muhurat for Govardhan Puja is from 6:14AM to 8:33 AM on November 2. The Sayankala Muhurat for the puja is from 3:33 PM to 5:53 PM on November 2. On the Pratipada date of Shukla Paksha of the month of Kartik, Govardhan Puja is celebrated. A Govardhan Parvat is made with cow dung outside the entrance of the house, and people worship cows on this day.
The tradition of celebrating Govardhan Puja a day after Diwali has been going on for centuries. There is a very interesting story why Govardhan Puja came to be celebrated.
As per the Hindu mythology, a worship programme and its preparations were going on in Brij. When Lord Krishna asked his mother Yashoda about the worship programme, she told him that the preparations of worshiping Lord Indra Dev are going on. To this, Lord Krishna asked, why should they worship him. Yashoda replied that Indra Dev causes rain and it gets fodder for the cows, hence he is being worshipped.
Lord Krishna questioned that instead of Lord Indra, the Govardhan mountain should be worshipped as the cows graze there. He further added that it is Indra Dev’s responsibility to cause rain. Then, the people of Brij started to worship the Govardhan mountain.
Indra Dev got angry and caused so much rain that it led to floods. Lord Krishna lifted the Govardhan Mountain with his single finger to break his ego and let the residents of Brij take shelter under it. Then Indra Dev understood his mistake and stopped the rain. Since then, Govardhan Puja came to be celebrated.
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