The Chakra News » mount govardhan http://www.chakranews.com World Dharma News: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism News and Insight. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:48:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Picture of the Week: Ankoot Mahotsav http://www.chakranews.com/picture-of-the-week-ankoot-mahotsav/3382 http://www.chakranews.com/picture-of-the-week-ankoot-mahotsav/3382#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:10:40 +0000 Editor http://www.chakranews.com/?p=3382 (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 - Swaminaryan Temple

Ankoot 2012 – Swaminaryan Temple

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