Indian festivasl are really very intresting and celebrated with full of joy and happiness. Indian waits for every festival and start preparations before the festival. Every festival has its own importance. In India there are so many festivals are celebrated during a year and they not only did such celebration only once, even celebration is happen every year. Govardhan pooja is one of popular festival which is celebrated every year. Govardhan Puja, also called Annakut (meaning a heap of grain), is celebrated as the day Krishna defeated Indra. It is the fourth day of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. The day is celebrated on the first lunar day of Shukla Paksha (Bright fortnight) in the Hindu calendar month of Kartika.
Govardhan Puja Legends
Like evry festival goverdhan pooja also has its own story behind this. Goverdhan in real is a mountain which is lifted by lord Krishna. Govardhanis a small hillock situated at Braj, near Mathura. The legends in ‘Vishnu Puraan’ have it that the people of Gokul used to worship and offer prayer to Lord Indra for the rains because they believed that it was he who sent rains for their welfare but Lord Krishna told them that it was Mount Govardhan and not Lord Indra who caused rains therefore they should worship the former and not the latter. People did the same and it made Lord Indra so furious that the people of Gokul had to face very heavy rains as a result of his anger. Then Lord Krishna came forward to ensure their security and after performing worship and offering prayers to Mount Govardhan lifted it as an umbrella on the little finger of his right hand so that everyone could take shelter under it. After this event Lord Krishna was also known as Giridhari or Govardhandhari.
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Govardhan pooja is performed with great zeal and enthusiasm and in the India. In this pooja, as following traditions people build cow dung hillocks, which symbolize the Mount Govardhan, the mountain which was once lifted by Lord Krishna. After this, people decorate this hillock with flowers, colors, sparkles and then worship them. They blow candles and diyas in front of this hillocks and offers sweets and deserts. They move in a circle all round the cow dung hillocks and offer prayers to Lord Govardhan. On this auspicious day people do prepare fifty-six types of delicioyus dishes and offer Lord Krishna as ‘Bhog’.
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Lord always saves people from all trouble or fear so, we need to remember them. Celebrations and worship god on such festivals is a way of thanking them for saving our lives. Vipin hair extension is also believed in god’s creations and their blessings. We wish for everyone that lord Krishna brings happiness and success to your lives. Love yourself and others, make everyone happy. Enjoy the life with well thoughts. Vipin hair extension, wish you all very happy goverdhan pooja.
