Janmashtami : Why, When and How is it celebrated

Lord Krishna or the Natkhat Kanha is one of the most loved hindu God amongst the kids. He is considered as one of the most notorious god and kids love to hear his stories. In fact you will find innumerable animated stories of lord Krishna's childhood.
Janmashtami, is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord krishna, the eight incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Why is Janmashtami celebrated?
Krishna Janmashtami (also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami), is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna. Janmashtami, janam means birth and ashtami means 8th. So it's the birth of 8th incarnation of Lord Vishnu on the 8th day of the month Bhadon.Lord Krishna is considered as one of the most powerful human avatars of Lord Vishnu, and is worshipped as God and thus his day of birth is celebrated as a huge festival specially amongst the Vaishnavs.

When is it celebrated ?
The festival falls on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Krishna Paksha or the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the Hindu month of Bhadon. This year the day will be celebrated on August 12.

How is it celebrated ?
On the day of Ashtami, krishna pooja is done and at midnight Krishna's birth is celebrated. People visit temples at midnight, celebrations are done at home by grooming the Idol of Krishna with new clothes and jewellery, making the idol sit in cradle, singing devotional songs through out the night, offering wholesome variety of food,etc. The next day is followed by Dahi Handi. Krishna was Makhan lover, also called makhan chor. He used to break the handis containing makhan and eat up all the makhan. So dahi handi is celebrated as a token for his love for Makhan.
Hope you got the basic information of why and how is Janmashtami celebrated.

Happy Gokul Ashtami and Dahi Handi

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