Click image to zoom

Hindu devotees collect rice during the Annakut festival in Kolkata

Devotees wait to get holy rice that is thrown from the top of a temple during Annakut festival. People in large numbers gather at a temple in Kolkata to celebrate Govardhan Puja, also called Annakut (meaning a heap of grain) and to commemorate the victory of lord Krishna over Indra. It is held on the fourth day of Dipavali (Diwali), the Hindu festival of lights. According to legends, Lord Krishna taught people to worship the Supreme Controller of nature, God, specifically Govardhan, as Govardhan is a manifestation of Krishna, and to stop worshiping the God of Rains.Pictures by Dipa Chakraborty,Kolkata,India. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

Photo Details

Related Keywords