Govardhan Puja or Annakoot 2020: Date, Muhurat, Vidhi, Katha, Importance ~ Event Celebration Updates

Govardhan Puja or Annakoot 2020: Date, Muhurat, Vidhi, Katha, Importance.

Govardhan Puja or Annakoot 2020

The fourth day of Diwali is Govardhan Puja or Annakoot. It happens on the Pratipada date of the Shukla Paksha of Kartik month.

Govardhan Pujan festival date and muhurat 2020:

Date:

Govardhan Puja is on 15 November.

This year, Kartik Shukla Pratipada starts at 10:36 am on November 15, which will sustain till 07:06 am on November 16.

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Muhurat:

The Muhurat of Govardhan Puja is from 03:17 pm in the afternoon to 05:27 pm in the evening.

What is Govardhan Poojan:

The festival of Govardhan Puja is celebrated on the next day of Deepawali i.e. Pratipada of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. People also know this festival by the name of Annakoot.

Govardhan Puja or Annakoot 2020

This festival has mythological significance. In this festival, a direct connection between nature and human beings is established. Godan or cow mother is worshiped at this festival.

It has been said in the scriptures that the cow is as pure as the pure water of the Ganges. Usually, this festival often falls on the next day of Deepawali, but sometimes there is a difference of one day between the festivals of Deepawali and Govardhan Puja.

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Govardhan Puja Scriptural Vidhi:

In this festival, the worshipers of Hinduismmake an idol of Govardhan Maharaj with cow dung in the courtyard of their house and worship it with rituals. After this, to appease Lord Giriraj, who is considered to be the deity of Braj, he offers food to Annakoot.

Govardhan Puja or Annakoot 2020

The animals like cows and bulls must be bathed and worshiped with flower garlands, incense, sandalwood, etc. Then Aarti is offered to the cows by offering them sweets and performing Pradakshina.

The Pratikpada of Kartik Shukla Paksha is offered as a Bhog to God and raw-cooked food, fruits, flowers, various types of foods called Chhappan Bhoga. Then all the foods are distributed to your family and friends and then the offerings are received.

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Govardhan Pooja Vrat Katha:

This incident is from the Dwapar era. Indra was being worshiped in Braj. Lord Krishna reached there with his Bal Sakhas and asked him who is being worshiped here. All the Gokul residents said that Devraj Indra's worship is being organized.

Then Lord Krishna told the people of Gokul that we do not benefit from Indra. It is their responsibility to rain and they only carry out their responsibility, while Govardhan Parvat promotes and protects our cow's wealth.

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Which purifies the environment. Therefore Govardhan should be worshiped not Indra. All the people obeyed Krishna and started worshiping Govardhan. Due to which Indra became angry, he ordered the clouds to destroy Gokul.

Everyone got scared due to the heavy rain. Then Shri Krishna lifted the Govardhan mountain on his junior finger and saved all the Gokul residents from Indra's wrath.

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After seven days of fierce rain, when Indra came to know that Shri Krishna is an incarnation of Lord Shrihari Vishnu, Indradeva was very ashamed of his foolishness and apologized to Lord Krishna. Since then, Govardhan Puja is performed with great reverence and gaiety.

Importance of Govardhan Puja:

It is said that Lord Krishna's purpose behind breaking Indra's ego was to show the Braj people the importance of cow wealth and the environment. So that they protect them.

Even today, the cow is of special importance in our life. Even today the milk obtained by cows has a very important place in our life. Although today Govardhan Parvat is in the form of a small hill in Braj, he is called the king of the mountains.

Govardhan Puja or Annakoot 2020

Govardhan receives such a title because it is the only permanent and stable remnant of Lord Krishna's time. While the Yamuna river of that period kept changing its stream from time to time, Govardhan existed in its original place in an unstable form.

Govardhan is also considered as the form of Lord Krishna and he is worshiped in this form. In the Garg Samhita, showing the importance of Govardhan, it is said - Govardhan is the king of the mountains and beloved of Hari. Like this, there is no other shrine on earth and in heaven.

The glory of Govardhan:

It is said that Lord Krishna's purpose behind breaking Indra's ego was to show the Braj people the importance of cow wealth and the environment. So that they protect them.