Saturday, 09 November 2024

Gopashtami is celebrated every year on the Ashtami of Kartik Shukla Paksha. This festival is dedicated to Lord Krishna and cows. It is believed that on the day of Gopashtami, worship of cow brings happiness and prosperity in the family. On this day, first time Lord Krishna left the house for cow grazing.

According to another belief, Lord Krishna had raised the Govardhan mountain to protect the people of Braj from the wrath of Lord Indra. On the eighth day, when Indra's ego was broken, then he ask forgiveness from Lord Krishna, since then Gopashtami festival is being celebrated on the Ashtami date of Kartik month.

Gopashtami (1950 to 2050)