Goverdhan Puja or Annakut or Annakoot


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By AroundTheGlobe - Swaminarayan Sampraday, GFDL, Link

Goverdhan Puja is a Hindu festival in which devotees prepare and offer a large variety of vegetarian food to the murtis of Paramatma (God) as a mark of gratitude. This year i.e; in 2017 date for this observance is 20th October.

For Vaishnavas, this day commemorates the incident in the Bhagavata Puran when Krishna lifted Govardhan Hill to provide the villagers of Vrindavan shelter from torrential rains. The incident is seen to represent how God will protect all devotees who take singular refuge in him. Devotees offer a mountain of food, metaphorically representing the Govardhan Hill, to God as a ritual remembrance and to renew their faith in taking refuge in God.

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By Mola Ram (1760-1833) - English Wikipedia, Public Domain, Link

The festival is observed by many Hindu denominations, but is particularly prominent among the Vallabh Sampradaya (Pushtimarg), the Gaudiya Sampradaya of Chaitanya, and the Swaminarayan Sampradaya.

The festival occurs on the first lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik, which is the fourth day of Deepawali (Diwali), the Hindu festival of lights, and also the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar.

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