Govardhan Puja , Kartik Amavasya

Govardhan Puja holds extreme importance in Hindu religion. This festival exemplifies the nature and the human beings. According to the Hindu Calendar, Govardhan Puja or Annakoot is commemorated on the first day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Kartik. This festival is celebrated throughout the country, but its essence reaches acme in North India specially in the areas of Vraj Bhumi comprising of Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandgaon, Gokul, and Barsana. The above mentioned places are significant with respect to the festival as here itself, Lord Krishna encouraged the people of Gokul for Govardhan Pooja and zapped the arrogance of Lord Indra.