Deepawali, the Festivities of Lights and other festivals connected with it are celebrated with gaiety and pomp and are worth witnessing, from the 13th day of dark fortnight or Kartik (Dhan Teras), the Deity sits in Sterling-Silver Hatari. On this day the Deity adorns Green Zari Garb (Baga) whereas on the next day, le. Roop Chaturdasi or Chhoti Deewali (14th day of dark fortnight), He adorns Red Zari Baga and sits in Hatari made of Sterling Silver. On the Deepawali Day, the Lord adorns white Zari dress, playing ‘Chaupar both times (Morning and Evening), enjoying His seat in Silver Hatari. The Temple is decorated with colorful electric bulbs and hundreds of earthen lamps. Next day, l.e. Kartik Shukla 1, Shri Goverdhan Pooja, Annakoot and Marriage Ceremony (Vyahula) of the Deity is celebrated with pomp and show and is witnessed by thousands of devotees from all over country and abroad.
The preparations for Annakoot are being made much in advance ten days earlier right from the Panchmi (5th day of dark fortnight of Kartik) on larger scale. Delicacies of all types, all varieties of pulses, several deco-liters of clarified butter, sugar, Maida (very fine wheat flour), Besan (flour of destined black gram), various varieties of sweets prepared from milk and its products, savories and salts dishes, dry fruits of various types, frees seasonal fruits, curd and various preparations of it, rice of several varieties, vegetables of many kinds, sauces, pickles, jams, pooris, kacharis, Kachauris, many varieties of sweets containing seasom seeds (Gazak, Revadi) Pooas etc. are offered to the Deity, These culinary artistic delicacies are displayed in the Jagmohan in the afternoon on wooden high planks and this exhibition is a wonder in itself to see. Blessed are those, who, by the Grace of Shri RadhaVallabhLalji, could get the gracious opportunity to have a bite of all that is offered, besides apictunque glimpee of the Lord’s Krishna.
In the Evening, after Sandhya Aarti, Marriage Ceremony of Deity is celebrated on a grand scale. The Deity adorns Golden Zari garbs this day; both during Annakoot and Marriage ceremony (This is being dealt separately).
On the eighth day of the fortnight Gopa-Ashtami is celebrated and Lord adorns today Lakut (Stick) for directing the cows it is presumed that Lord goes with His cows, robed as a Grazier (Gopal) in Natwar Bhesh with Peacock feathers in His headgear, as He had done centuries back during His incarnation at Gokul. Various delicacies are today offered to the Deity at the time of Shringar. Raj Bhog during His incarnation at Gokul. Various delicacies are today offered to the Deity at the time of Shringar. Raj Bhog and Utthapan. If there is Solar Ellipse on Deepawali (Amavasya), them Annakoot might not be celebrated next day and it would be celebrated on Gopashtami day. With this Annual celebrities of Deepawali and its allied festivals conclude.