Janmashtami is one of the most joyous festivals to celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna, which was the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. The festival may also be referred to as Gokulashtami, Krishnashtami, Krishna Jayanti, or Krishna Janmashtami.
This is an auspicious Hindu festival, celebrated with great excitement and joy by devotees of Krishna. On the occasion, pujas are held, temples are visited, and houses are decorated by Krishna devotees.
Children dress up like Lord Krishna and other mythological characters to narrate the birth story and the life of Lord Krishna. People also sing songs of Lord Krishna and do the fun-filled act of Dahi-Handi.
A baby Krishna deity is set up, worshiped for puja. Butter and sugar is offered as prasad to Lord Krishna since these are some of His most favourite foods. The day-long fast is observed by the devotees that get broken with prasad after puja.
Janmashtami is celebrated during the Krishna Paksha of the Bhadra month of the Hindu calendar. Further, it is believed that Krishna was born at midnight, therefore, the Janmashtami celebration is held about midnight.
The laddu Gopal Puja is done on Ashtami Tithi. This year, the Ashtami tithi falls between 11:57 PM on 26 August and 12:42 AM on 27 August.
Here are some beautifully hand-picked Janmashtami wishes, messages and greetings will help you make your Janmashtami celebration special with your close ones.
You can share these on text messages and social media. Choose as per your choice. With that, Happy Krishna Janmashtami to you!
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