Wish You A Very Happy Janmastami
Krishna Janmashtami | |
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An image of Krishna
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Also called | Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti |
Observed by | Hindus in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, other parts of the Caribbean, Fiji, Mauritius, South Africa, other parts of Africa, and the United Kingdom, the United States. |
Type | Religious (1–2 days), cultural |
Celebrations | Dahi Handi (next day), kite-flying, fair, traditional sweet dishes etc. |
Observances | Dance-drama, puja, night vigil, fasting |
2018 date | Monday, 3 September[1][2] |
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Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी, IAST: Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī), also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.[3] It is observed according to Hindu luni-solar calendar, on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the mo
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