Overview
- Drik Panchang indicates two prime puja windows on October 22: 6:26–8:42 am and 3:29–5:44 pm.
- Devotees will mark the festival with Annakut, offering a symbolic ‘mountain’ of food in gratitude to Lord Krishna.
- The festival is performed on the first lunar day of Shukla Paksha in Kartika, recognized as Diwali’s fourth day.
- Rituals highlighted include cow worship, making Govardhan mounds from grains and milk-based foods, and ablutions with water, milk, honey and sweets.
- Coverage notes Pratipada Tithi runs from the evening of October 21 to the evening of October 22, with minor minute-by-minute variations reported.