Krishna Janmashtami
krishna janmashtami sanskrit कृष्णजन्माष्टमी romanized kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī also known simply krishnashtami janmashtami gokulashtami annual hindu festival celebrates birth krishna eighth avatar vishnu certain hindu text gita govinda krishna identified supreme god source avatar krishna birth celebrated observed eighth day ashtami dark fortnight krishna paksha shravana masa according amanta tradition according purnimanta tradition krishna birth celebrated eighth day ashtami dark fortnight krishna paksha bhadrapada masa overlap august september gregorian calendar important festival particularly vaishnavism tradition hinduism celebratory custom associated janmashtami include celebration festival reading recitation religious text dance enactment life krishna according bhagavata purana devotional singing till midnight time krishna birth fasting upavasa amongst thing break daylong fast midnight feast krishna janmashtami widely celebrated across india abroad meaning sanskrit word janmashtami understood splitting two word janma ashtami word janma mean birth word ashtami mean eight thus krishna janmashtami celebration krishna birth eighth day dark fortnight krishna paksha month bhadrapada august–september information krishna life noted mahabharata purana bhagavata purana krishna eighth son devaki mother vasudeva father surrounding time birth persecution rampant freedom denied king kamsas life threatened krishna born within prison mathura india parent constrained uncle kamsa devakis wedding kamsa warned celestial voice devakis eighth son would cause death effort defy prophesy kamsa imprisoned sister devaki husband promptly killed first six newborn birth guard responsible keeping watch devakis cell fell asleep cell door miraculously opened time krishna birth event allowed vasudeva send krishna across yamuna river foster parent yashoda mother nanda father legend celebrated janmashtami people keeping fast singing devotional song love krishna keeping vigil night throughout krishna childhood young adult life balarama krishna halfbrother constant companion balarama joined krishna major event celebrated vraja brindavan dravarka mathura stealing butter chasing calf playing cow pen participating wrestling match krishna janmashtami hold significant importance krishnaites well hindu around world celebrated diverse form depending regional cultural custom hindu celebrate janmashtami fasting singing praying together preparing sharing special food night vigil visiting krishna vishnu temple place mathura vrindavan visited pilgrim mandirs organize recitation bhagavad gita day leading janmashtami many northern indian community organize dancedrama event called rasa lila krishna lila tradition rasa lila particularly popular mathura region northeastern state india manipur assam part rajasthan gujarat acted numerous team amateur artist cheered local community dramadance play begin day janmashtami people decorate house flower light day people chant hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare janmashtami celebration followed dahi handi celebrated next day krishna midnight hour birth form baby krishna bathed clothed placed cradle devotee break fast sharing food sweet woman draw tiny footprint outside house door kitchen walking towards house symbolism krishna journey home janmashtami largest festival braj region north india city mathura krishna born according krishnaism vrindavan grew vaishnava community city uttar pradesh well others state well location rajasthan delhi haryana uttarakhand himalayan north celebrate janmashtami krishna temple decorated lighted attract numerous visitor day krishna devotee hold bhakti event keep night vigil festival typically fall monsoon north india begun retreating field laden crop rural community time play northern state janmashtami celebrated raslila tradition literally mean play lila delight essence rasa expressed solo group dance drama event janmashtami wherein krishna related composition sung music accompanies performance actor audience share celebrate performance clapping hand mark beat childhood prank krishna love affair radhakrishna particularly popular according christian roy scholar radhakrishna love story hindu symbolism longing love human soul divine brahman poetry describing feat krishna became popular fifteenth sixteenth century within braj region written according vernacular called braj basha presentday hindidialect hindi braj basha poem surdas collectively known sursagar popularly recalled describe birth childhood krishna jammu region janmashtami popularly known name thogrethakure da vrat meaning vrat dedicated thakur ie shri krishna observing phalaahari vrat complete one day major ritual festival day marked numerous phalaahari dhaams bhandaras street jammu region prominent town janmashtami mark beginning kiteflying season jammu region whereby local gather fly decorated kite rooftop hand girl woman decorate palm applying teera dye indigenous plant another ceremony associated janmashtami jammu region deyaa parna dogras donate cereal grain name ancestor kuldevtas holy tree called jand worshipped woman day special rotis called draupads prepared offered cow deity janmashtami celebrated zaram satam janam saptami native kashmiri pandits kashmir festival associated observing vrat whole day visiting thokur kuth krishna mandir midnight night puja performed temple includes performing abhishek ritual bath murti krishna singing bhajans devotional song food item appropriate fasting gaer singhada lapsi made waterchestnut flour fruit dried fruit consumed day janmashtami popularly known dahi handii maharashtra celebrated city mumbai latur nagpur pune celebration joy facilitator social oneness dahi handi enactment krishna childhood would steal butter story theme numerous relief temple across india well literature dancedrama repertoire symbolizing joyful innocence child love life play manifestation god common practice youth group celebrate festival participating dahi handi involves hanging clay pot filled buttermilk significant height hung several youth group compete reach pot creating human pyramid breaking open spilled content considered prasada celebratory offering public spectacle cheered welcomed community event dwarka gujarat – krishna believed established kingdom – people celebrate festival tradition similar dahi handi called makhan handi pot freshly churned butter others perform folk dance garba raas sing bhajans visit krishna temple dwarkadhish temple nathdwara kutch district region farmer decorate bullock cart take krishna procession group singing dancing day special importance follower pushtimarg swaminarayan movement work gujarati poet narsinh mehta – ce dayaram – rajasthani poet mirabai c popularly revisited sung janmashtami work categorized part bhakti tradition devotional poetry dedicated krishna kerala people celebrate september according malayalam calendar tamil nadu people decorate floor kolam decorative pattern drawn rice batter geetha govindam devotional song sung praise krishna little footprint representing krishna infant drawn threshold house till pooja prayer room depicts arrival krishna house reciting bhagavad gita also popular practice offering made krishna include fruit betel butter milkbased item sweet seedai verkadalai urundai prepared festival celebrated evening krishna born midnight people observe strict fast day andhra pradesh telangana recitation shlokas devotional song characteristic festival another unique feature festival young boy dressed krishna visit neighbour friend people andhra pradesh observe fast various kind sweet chakodi murukku seedai offered krishna day joyful chanting krishna name take place quite temple state number temple dedicated krishna reason people taken worship painting idol popular south indian temple dedicated krishna rajagopalaswamy temple mannargudi tiruvarur district pandavadhoothar temple kanchipuram sri krishna temple udupi krishna temple guruvayur dedicated memory vishnu incarnation krishna believed murti idol krishna installed guruvayur originally kingdom dwarka – believed submerged sea janmashtami widely celebrated krishnaite hindu vaishnava community eastern northeastern india widespread tradition celebrating krishna region credited effort teaching th th century sankardeva chaitanya mahaprabhu sankardeva introduced musical composition borgeet dancedrama style – ankia naat sattriya popular west bengal assam manipur state traditional dance raas leela inspired theme love devotion krishna radha gopis enacted using manipuri dance style contextual root dance drama art found ancient text natya shastra influence culture fusion india southeast asia janmashtami parent dress child krishna gopis temple community center decorated regional flower leaf group recite listen tenth chapter bhagavata purana bhagavata gita janmashtami major festival celebrated fast vigil recitation scripture krishna prayer manipur dancer performing raslila notable annual tradition janmashtami mathura vrindavan child play likol sannaba game meetei krishnaite community shree govindajee temple iskcon temple particularly mark janmashtami festival janmashtami celebrated assam home community center called namghars assamese নামঘৰ according tradition devotee sing nam perform pujas sharing food prasada odisha west bengal eastern state odisha specifically region around puri nabadwip west bengal festival also referred sri krishna jayanti simply sri jayanti people celebrate janmashtami fasting worship midnight bhagavata purana recited th chapter section dedicated life krishna next day called nanda ucchhaba joyous celebration krishna foster parent nanda yashoda devotee keep fasting entire day janmashtami bring water ganga bathe radha madhaba abhisheka ceremony grand abhisheka performed midnight small radha madha odisha jagannath temple puri best known grand ratha yatra celebration perform ratha yatra janmashtami eighty percent population nepal identify hindu celebrate krishna janmashtami observe janmashtami fasting midnight national holiday nepal devotee recite bhagavad gita sing religious song called bhajans kirtans temple krishna decorated shop poster house carry krishna motif janmashtami national holiday bangladesh janmashtami procession start dhakeshwari temple dhaka national temple bangladesh proceeds street old dhaka procession date back stopped procession resumed least quarter population fiji practice hinduism holiday celebrated fiji since first indian indentured laborer landed janmashtami fiji known krishna ashtami hindu fiji ancestor originated uttar pradesh bihar tamil nadu making especially important festival fiji janmashtami celebration unique last eight day leading eighth day day krishna born eight day hindu gather home temple mandalis devotional group evening night recite bhagavat purana sing devotional song krishna distribute prasadam janmashtami celebrated pakistani hindu shri swaminarayan mandir karachi singing bhajans delivering sermon krishna optional holiday pakistan prior partition india dera ghazi khan center janmashtami fair thallā kevalarāma fair recreated inder puri new delhi arizona united state governor janet napolitano first american leader greet message janmashtami acknowledging iskcon festival also celebrated widely krishnaites caribbean country guyana trinidad tobago jamaica suriname many kriahnaites hindu country originate tamil nadu uttar pradesh bihar descendant indentured immigrant tamil nadu uttar pradesh bihar bengal orissa krishna janmasthan temple complex birth krishna radhashtami jai shri krishna bhadrapad radha krishna saryu doshi dance manipur classical tradition marg publication isbn ragini devi dance dialect india motilal banarsidass isbn natalia lidova natyashastra oxford university press doiobo tarla mehta sanskrit play production ancient india motilal banarsidass isbn reginald massey india dance history technique repertoire abhinav publication isbn krishna 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