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Govardhan Puja 2026: Date, Samagri and Vidhi

Pratipada (1st day) of the bright fortnight of Kartik.

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Govardhan Puja remembers Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan to shelter Vrindavan from Indra’s storm. Annakut, the “mountain of food”, celebrates abundance.

On this fourth day of Diwali, food offerings take precedence over flame: after the rows of diyas on Diwali night, the household now offers its abundance as food.

Dates are for New Delhi, checked against Drik Panchang on 15 October 2026. In North America, the UK and elsewhere a tithi can fall a day earlier or later, so check a panchang set to your own city. Govardhan Puja usually falls the day after Lakshmi Puja. In 2026 the Amavasya runs on into 9 November, so it moves to 10 November.

The five days of Diwali

Day20262027
Dhanteras
Naraka Chaturdashi
Lakshmi Puja (Diwali)
Govardhan Puja
Bhai Dooj

Govardhan Puja samagri checklist

The Govardhan hill

  • Cow dung (or clay) to shape a small Govardhan hill, often with a reclining Krishna figure
  • Flowers, leaves and small clay diyas to decorate the hill

Puja

  • Krishna murti or image
  • Tulsi leaves, marigold flowers and garlands
  • Kumkum, haldi, akshata and chandan
  • Dhoop, camphor, and a ghee diya with cotton wicks
  • Gangajal and moli (kalava)
  • Five diyas for the evening

Annakut

  • The many dishes of the annakut: traditionally up to 56 (chhappan bhog), though as many as the household can make is enough
  • Sweets such as ladoo, peda and kheer, with mishri and dry fruits
  • Seasonal fruit and coconut

Gau puja (where cows are kept)

  • Kumkum and haldi for the tilak, a garland, green fodder and gud

The Grantha gives the outline of this observance; the fuller checklist follows common household practice, cross-checked against several panchang and puja guides. Family and regional traditions vary, so keep what your household keeps.

The Govardhan Puja vidhi, in short

  1. MorningShape the Govardhan hill from cow dung or clay in the courtyard or at the threshold, and decorate it with flowers and small diyas. Perform a Krishna-focused aarti.
  2. Puja and parikramaOffer kumkum, akshata, flowers and tulsi, light the diya and dhoop, and walk around the Govardhan hill. Households with cows honour them the same day with tilak, a garland, fodder and gud.
  3. AnnakutOffer the annakut feast of many dishes to the deity, then share it as a community meal.
  4. EveningLight the five Govardhan diyas. In some traditions husband and wife exchange gifts on this day.

Read more in the Chaitanya Grantha

For retailers: the Govardhan Puja kit

Govardhan Puja (Annakut) Kit — closed box front view

Govardhan Puja (Annakut) Kit

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