All About Conducting Govardhan Pooja At Home

The celebration of govardhan pooja at home will help welcome prosperity and abundance to your homes. This beautiful celebration takes place the day after Diwali, as it honours the task of lifting of the Govardhan hill, by Lord Krishna. Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill to protect the people of Vrindavan when it was complete with torrential rains. He protected the people of Vrindavan by lifting the hill, which makes the day more memorable. In this blog, we have listed down all about conducting govardhan pooja at home.

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When is the Govardhan pooja held?

The govardhan pooja at home needs to be conducted right after diwali celebrations. It is celebrated on the Pratipada Tithi in the month of Kartik, on the Sukhla paksha. In the year of 2025, the govardhan pooja at home will need to be conducted on the 31st of October, based on the Lunar calendar. 

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Significance of conducting govardhan pooja at home

There is a strong significance of govardhan pooja at home, that is not just ritualistic but also has a very deep spiritual and symbolic meaning. 

1. The pooja is the perfect way to honour the protection given by Lord Krishna to the people of Govardhan hell in Vrindavan.
2. The celebration of govardhan pooja at home will be the perfect way to show respect to the environment and nature as Govardhan Hill is still considered to be a living entity today.
3. By organising govardhan pooja at home it will be possible to celebrate abundance through the festival of ‘annakoot.’ it will be the perfect celebration of unity and generosity and showing gratitude for a bountiful harvest.

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Preparations to take before organising govardhan pooja at home

There are some essential steps that will need to be taken before organising govardhan pooja at home. Here is an outline of what needs to be done before organising govardhan pooja at home.

1. Create a pooja space

The first step will be towards clearing the house by cleaning it properly. It will be immediately followed by making a proper Pooja space. The area will need to be purified properly with the use of Gangaajal or rose water, to maintain its piety.

2. Setting up the pooja area

The next step will be to make sure to set up the pooja space by decorating it. This will include setting up a mandap, where the Krishna idol will be set-up. Then with the help of some festive decor items, decorate the mandap and enhance its visual appeal.

3. Setting up pooja accessories

The next important step is to set up the pooja accessories. This will involve getting the perfect Brass Puja Thali Set, that will include all the necessary pooja elements. You will also need to have a proper Brass Incense Burner, Dhoop Dani with Handle, to help add to the piety and auspiciousness of the pooja.

4. Choosing the right urli decorations

An important part of organising govardhan pooja at home is to ensure that the correct urli decorations are selected. The right style of decorations will help make the pooja mandap more beautiful and create a divine glow. We suggest choosing our Round Brass Urli Diya Stand (Single), as it will fit the occasion perfectly.

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Steps to take for govardhan pooja at home

Here are the following steps of the pooja that you will need to do for organising govardhan pooja at home.

1. Making a Govardhan Hill: The first step is to make a mini govarshan hill, which can be made from mud, clay or wheat flour dough.
2. Decorate the Hill: The second step of conducting govardhan pooja at home is to decorate the hill with beautiful flowers, tulsi leaves and other toy animals to mimic the real govardhan hill. You can also add a mini Krishna statue on top of the hill.
3. Invoke Lord Krishna: The third step is to invoke and invite lord Krishna to your home, with the offering of rice, flowers and roli to the Govardhan hill. Mantras will need to be chanted to invite Krishna to your home.
4. Offering of Annakoot: The fourth step of organising govardhan pooja at home is to prepare an annakoot offering to Lord Krishna. A minimum of 5 to 7 dishes will need to be prepared and will need to be arranged around the hill.
5. Parikrama: The final step of organising govardhan pooja at home is to conduct a parikrama or going around the hill. This will need to be conducted for a total of 7 times, with your family members.

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Final Recommendations

When organising a govardhan pooja at home it is essential to follow all the steps associated with it. This will include organising the pooja and preparing the prasad and celebrating it with everyone together.