Govardhan Puja commemorates Krishna lifting which hill?

Govardhan Puja commemorates Krishna lifting which hill? It commemorates Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill. In the Hindu story, Krishna raises the hill to shelter the people and cattle of Braj from torrential rain sent by Indra, the Vedic god of storms.

According to the Bhagavata Purana tradition, Krishna urged the villagers to honor Govardhan Hill instead of holding their customary worship of Indra. Angered, Indra unleashed a devastating storm. Krishna then held Govardhan Hill aloft—traditionally on one finger—for seven days, allowing the villagers and their cattle to shelter beneath it.

Govardhan Puja is also called Annakut, meaning “mountain of food,” because devotees prepare abundant offerings symbolizing the hill. Many pilgrims circumambulate the real Govardhan Hill near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. The festival is often confused with other Hindu hill traditions, but its defining story is specifically Krishna, Govardhan and Indra.