# Bestu Varsh 2026: Date, Rituals and Significance

> Bestu Varsh 2026 is on Tuesday, 10 November. Govardhan Puja is kept on Kartika Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali, with a mountain of food offered to Lord…

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## Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Govardhan Puja is kept on Kartika Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali, with a mountain of food offered to Lord Krishna.

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

It remembers how Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill on his finger to protect the people of Vrindavan from the rains of Indra. The day is also Bali Pratipada, for King Bali and Lord Vamana, and the first day of the new year in Gujarat.

## Key Rituals & Observance

Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices

1. 1 Step 1 Annakut: a heap of many foods is offered to Krishna and then shared.
2. 2 Step 2 A hill of cow dung or earth is made at home and worshipped, and cows are decorated.
3. 3 Step 3 Greetings and visits for the new year in Gujarat.

## Sacred Deity & Powerful Mantras

Lord Krishna • Vedic and Puranic chants for peace and blessings

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#### Lord Krishna · Mantra

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Meaning

Salutations to Lord Krishna.

108 Japa Sacred Mantra