PADWA AND GOVARDHAN PUJA

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PADWA AND GOVARDHAN PUJA
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PADWA AND GOVARDHAN PUJA
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PADWA AND GOVARDHAN PUJA

• On the following day after Diwali, Padwa and
  Govardhan Puja is performed. There is an ancient
  story attached to this ritual which dates back to
  thousands of years ago. 
• Lord Krishna instigated the people of Vrindavan
  to perform this puja for the Govardhan Mountain
  which provided them with food, shelter and
  protection in every manner.
• Since then, on this day Govardhan puja is
  celebrated by every Hindu to mark and honor the
  day when it was performed first by the people of
  Vrindavan.

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PADWA AND GOVARDHAN PUJA

• This year, Govardhan puja is going to be
  performed on the 31st of October. It is
  celebrated on the fourth day out of the five
  day Diwali celebrations.
• The historical significance of this puja holds a
  legend which involves Lord Indra who is believed
  to have gotten offended when the people of Gokul
  town stopped worshipping him and instead
  performed puja for the inanimate Govardhan
  Mountain on the instructions of Krishna.
• Lord Indra tries to submerge the town to take
  revenge for his insult, but Lord Krishna saved
  the cattle and the people of Gokul by lifting the
  Govardhan Mountain on his little finger.

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PADWA AND GOVARDHAN PUJA

• Henceforth, a blessing was bestowed on it that
  it would be worshipped and honored for years to
  come.
• Ever since, this tradition of offering puja to
  Mount Govardhan on the fourth day out of the five
  day celebration of Diwali has been a benchmark
  for all Hindus to follow religiously.
• In the Indian towns of Nathadwara and Mathura,
  huge crowds of people gather at the temples where
  the deities are bathed according to rituals and
  customs and thereafter they are adorned with new
  clothes and ornaments.

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PADWA AND GOVARDHAN PUJA

• Another legend which is associated with this
  day is the observance of Padwa as Vikram Samvat
  which had begun from this day onwards.
• On this day too, people wear new clothes and
  jewellery.
• They greet their friends and relatives also
  exchange sweets and gifts amongst them

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PADWA AND GOVARDHAN PUJA

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