Picture of the Week: Ankoot Mahotsav
(CHAKRA) Ankoot is the end of the monsoon season and thus crops are ready to be harvested or near Sharad Purnima. Hundreds of varieties of rich, exquisite, finely prepared items of food are offered to the Lord and then served as Prasad. The prasad is served first to Mount Govardhan and then to the Lord. Among the various forms and dishes of food, a mountain made of butter that resembles Mount Govardhan.
Source: Ankoot 2012 – Hindu Swaminarayan Mandir, Mississauga Ontario
Ankoot 2012 – Swaminaryan Temple
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