Janmashtami

The celebration of Lord Krishna's birth, highlighting the triumph of divinity over dark forces.

Midnight birth celebrations, decorative tableaus (Jhankis), and Dahi-Handi competitions.

Lord Krishna was born in the prisons of Mathura to Devaki and Vasudeva to destroy the tyrant Kansa.

The miraculous story of Vasudeva crossing the flooded Yamuna to take infant Krishna to Gokul safely.

• •Fasting
• •Swinging the Cradle
• •Dahi-Handi
• •Raas Leela

• •Panchamrit Abhishekam
• •Chappan Bhog Offering
• •Night Vigil (Jagran)

• •Grandeur in Mathura-Vrindavan
• •Dahi-Handi in Maharashtra
• •Gokulashtami in South India

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