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Janmashtami Celebrated August/September, depending on the cycle of the moon.
Tuesday, 15 August Krishna Janmashtami 2017.
Lord Krishna was born in the prison of the King (Kansa) as the eighth child of Devaki on the eighth day of the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada month. It was midnight and Moon was rising along with Rohini Nakshatra when he was born.
Shri Krishna Janmashtami is a popular Hindu festival that commemorates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The festival is also referred to as Gokulashtami, Govinda, Dahi Handi, Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti. The festival is celebrated throughout the country. Janmashtami is the largest festival in the Braj region of north India, in cities such as Mathura where Hindu tradition states Krishna was born, and in Vrindavan where he grew up.
why do you celebrate janmashtami ?
Krishna was the son of Devaki and Vasudeva and his birthday is celebrated by Hindus as Janmashtam.
How to Celebrate Janmashtami ?
The temples can be seen bathed up in lights and decorated with flowers and garlands at almost every place, Slogans of Hare Krishna can be heard in every corner of the temple that makes the ambiance mesmerizing and wonderfulthe overall celebrations of the Janmashtami every where is full of zeal and enthusiasm. Colorful Pandals and temples decorated with beautiful idols of Krishna make the festival look like a beautiful celebration of joy all over the world. celebration represents Lord Krishna's love for butter and curd, which were the foods he most often enjoyed eating.
where is lord krishna's birth place ?
At the end of Dwapara Yuga, King Ugrasen used to rule Mathura. Ugrasen had a son called Kansa. For the throne, Kansa pushed his father Ugrasen into the prison. Sister of Kansa, Devakis marriage fixed with the Vasudeva of Yadava community. While Kansa was about to bid adieu to his sister after her wedding, he heard an oracle from the sky, “O Kansa! This Devaki, who is so much beloved to you, her eighth child will be the reason of your death.” Listening to this, Kansa got really furious and wanted to kill her. He thought that if Devaki died, she won’t be able to give birth to any child.
Vasudeva tried to convince Kansa that he has no fear from Devaki, but her eighth child. So, he will give her eighth child to him. Kansa agreed to this and locked Vasudeva and Devaki into his prison. Immediately, Narada appeared there and asked Kansa that how he will know that which one is the eighth pregnancy. The counting will begin from the first or the last. Accepting Narada’s viewpoint, Kansa killed all the children of Devaki mercilessly one by one.
Lord Krishna took birth in the Bhadrapada month on the eighth day of the dark fortnight when Rohini constellation was prevailing. As soon as he arrived into this world, the entire prison got filled with the light. Vasudeva and Devaki saw conch, Chakra (wheel weapon), mace, and Lord with four arms with lotus in a hand. The Lord said, “Now, I will take the form of a child. Take me to the Nanda’s house immediately in Gokul and bring their newborn daughter to the Kansa.” Vasudeva did exactly like this and offered the baby girl to the Kansa.
When Kansa tried to kill this girl, she just slipped from his hands and flew into the sky. Then, she turned into a Goddess and said, “What will you get from killing me? Your enemy has reached to the Gokul.” Seeing this, Kansa got shocked and panicked. He sent many demons to kill Sri Krishna. With his godly powers, Krishna killed all of them. When he grew up, he killed Kansa and sat over the throne of Ugrasen.
Jai shree Krishna
