Goverdhan Puja
religious observance
Also known as: Annakut, Balipratipada
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The fourth day, known as Govardhan Puja, Balipratipada, or Annakut, commemorates Krishna’s feat of lifting up a mountain, Govardhan Hill, to protect the local cowherds in defiance of Indra, the king of the gods, who had sent a torrential rain upon them. It is also the first day of Karttika…
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