Govardhan Puja & Annakut 2026 Shopping List | San Francisco

Fresh paan (betel) leaves for Govardhan Puja at Indian Market & Liquor, San Francisco

Govardhan Puja and Annakut fall on Monday, November 9, 2026, the day after Diwali. Many Gujarati families also celebrate it as Bestu Varas / Saal Mubarak (New Year), and Bhai Dooj follows on Tuesday, November 10. If you are in Noe Valley, Bernal Heights or anywhere in San Francisco, here is everything you need, in one place.

What is Govardhan Puja and Annakut?

Govardhan Puja remembers Lord Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to shelter the people of Vrindavan from Indra's storms. Families honor the hill with a small Govardhan made at home, offer prayers, and prepare Annakut, which means "a mountain of food": many dishes, often 56 (chhappan bhog), offered to Krishna and then shared as prasad.

Your puja thali shopping list

Fresh paan (betel) leaves: for the kalash, the thali and meetha paan
Puja coconut
Kumkum / roli for tilak
Mauli (kalawa) sacred thread
Rose petals for offering and decoration
Chandan (sandalwood) powder
Brass diya, plus ghee or oil and cotton wicks
Agarbatti, camphor, rice (akshat) and a few sweets for the bhog

Your Annakut kitchen list

Chakki atta or Gold atta for puris
Besan for kadhi, pakoras and besan ladoo
Desi ghee or Amul pure cow ghee
Toor dal for dal and the classic Annakut mixed sabzi
Jaggery (gur) for sweets and kheer
Misri (rock sugar) for bhog and prasad
Rice, milk, dry fruits, seasonal vegetables and spices

Sweets for the bhog and for Bhai Dooj

We have fresh boxes of Kaju Katli, Motichoor Ladoo, Gulab Jamun and assorted mithai, plus dry-fruit gift packs. Buy one box for the Annakut offering on Monday and one for your brother on Tuesday. See everything in our Govardhan Puja, Annakut & Bhai Dooj collection.

Simple ideas for the day

Morning: make a small Govardhan from cow-dung cakes or atta dough, decorate it with flowers and rose petals, and light a diya.
Puja: offer kumkum, chandan, akshat, mauli, a coconut and paan leaves; do the parikrama and aarti.
Annakut: cook several dishes: puri, kadhi, dal, mixed sabzi, rice, kheer and halwa. Arrange them in a small mountain in front of Krishna, then share them as prasad.
Short on time? Make 5 to 7 dishes and add store-bought mithai and namkeen. The devotion matters more than the number.
Saal Mubarak: keep Gujarati snacks like mathiya, chorafali and khakhra ready for visiting family.

Where to buy in San Francisco

Indian Market & Liquor, 1546 Guerrero St, San Francisco (Noe Valley / Bernal Heights). Open 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM. Free 15-minute parking and curbside pickup.

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