"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj"
Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1590, present day Pakistan
Krishna urged the villagers of Braj to worship mount Govardhan instead of Indra. Indra, enraged, punished the village with thunderstorms. In order to save the village, Krishna lifted the mountain, and used it to shield them from the storms.














