Goverdhan Puja - The Holistic Tourism, Varanasi – the Second Online We at the 2nd Online Travel, Varanasi, wish you all a joyful Govardhan Puja filled with love, blessings, and the strength of devotion. Most of the time, Govardhan Puja Day falls the day after Diwali Puja, and it is celebrated as the day when Lord Krishna defeated God Indra. Sometimes, there might be a one-day gap between Diwali and Govardhan Puja. One day, Lord Krishna wanted to teach Indra a lesson. He convinced the inhabitants of Vrindavan to honor Govardhan Hill instead, whose fertile soil provided the grass upon which the cows and bulls grazed, and to honor the cows and bulls who provided milk and plowed the lands. Outraged, Indra retaliated with terrifying thunderstorms. Lord Krishna calmly lifted Govardhan Hill with the little finger of his left hand. For seven days and seven nights, Sri Krishna held up Govardhan Hill, providing a giant umbrella to shelter the inhabitants of Vrindavan from the torrential ra...