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Govardhan Puja is performed on the day after Diwali (Kartik Shukla Pratipada). The puja is done in the morning after sunrise, ideally during Pratahkaal. Annakut offering is arranged before noon.
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Make a small hill (Govardhan) from cow dung in the courtyard or puja area. Decorate it with flowers, grass, and small plants. Place a Krishna idol on top with one hand raised (as if lifting the mountain).
Worship the cow by applying tilak of kumkum and haldi, offering garlands, and feeding her fresh green fodder and jaggery. The cow represents Kamadhenu and is central to this festival.
Hold water and akshat in the right hand. State your name, gotra, the date (Kartik Shukla Pratipada), and the purpose of the Govardhan puja. Release the water.
Offer flowers, akshat, kumkum, incense, and lamp to the Govardhan hill. Then perform 7 parikramas (circumambulations) around the Govardhan hill, chanting Krishna mantras.
गोवर्धन धराधार गोकुलत्राणकारक। विष्णुबाहु कृतारम्भ लक्ष्मीकान्त नमोऽस्तु ते॥
govardhana dharādhāra gokulatrāṇakāraka | viṣṇubāhu kṛtārambha lakṣmīkānta namo'stu te ||
O Govardhan, upholder of the earth, protector of Gokula! O Lord whose arms are those of Vishnu, beloved of Lakshmi — I bow to you.
Arrange 56 types of food items (Chhappan Bhog) before the Krishna idol and Govardhan hill. This includes sweets, savories, fruits, dry fruits, rice, dal, vegetables, and breads. Offer with devotion and recite the bhog mantra.
Perform aarti of Lord Krishna and Govardhan with ghee lamp and camphor. Sing "Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki" or other Krishna bhajans. Ring the bell while performing aarti.
Distribute the annakut prasad to all family members and neighbours. Share the food with devotion — this is considered a key act of merit on Govardhan Puja day.