{"id":41698,"date":"2024-11-05T13:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T08:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/?p=41698"},"modified":"2024-11-05T13:56:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T08:26:06","slug":"sri-govardhana-puja-2024-celebrations-at-iskcon-bangalore-temples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/sri-govardhana-puja-2024-celebrations-at-iskcon-bangalore-temples\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Govardhana Puja 2024 Celebrations at ISKCON Bangalore Temples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ISKCON Hare Krishna Hill, Rajajinagar and ISKCON Vaikuntha Hill, Vasanthapura, celebrated Govardhan Puja on 2 November 2024 to commemorate Lord Krishna&#8217;s divine lila of lifting Govardhana Hill to shield Vrindavan\u2019s residents from Indra&#8217;s storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Archakas decorated the utsava vigraha of Sri Sri Rajagopala Rukmini Satyabhama at ISKCON Vaikuntha Hill and of Sri Sri Krishna Balarama at ISKCON Hare Krishna Hill with a 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