New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- In recent decades, a lot of the conversation related to festivals has been around Diwali on Amavasya, or the dark night. As a result, we tend to diminish the importance of Govardhan Puja, which comes just two days later. Yet, in these times of climate crisis, it must be revived. According to the Bhagavata Purana, the story goes like this: Lord Krishna nudged his followers to think beyond worshipping Lord Indra, the Hindu God of weather, and pay homage to nature -- trees, rivers and the Earth -- which sustained them. They did this, and attracted the ire of Lord Indra, who sent them a flood. Terrified, they turned back to Krishna, who lifted the Govardhan mountain and shielded them from the torrential downpour. As we ent...