Krishna Janmashtami is an annual Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of Krishna, Vishnu 's eighth avatar. It is observed on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha in Shraavana or Bhadrapad according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, which overlaps with the Gregorian calendar of August or September.
Lord Krishna was born in Rohini Nakshatra on the Ashtami date in the month of Bhadrapada according to mythology.
According to the Panchang this time Ashtami 's date begins on August 11, that is, from 9.6 am this morning. Ashtami 's date expires at 11.16 a.m. on August 12. Bharani August 11 and Nakshatra Kritika August 12. After that comes Rohini Nakshatra who'll live on August 13. Therefore Janmashtami is celebrated in some places on this day.
On janmashtami by fasting, singing, praying together, cooking and sharing special meals, night watching and visiting the temples of Krishna or Vishnu. Major temples of Krishna organize the recitation of "Bhagavata Purana and Bhagavad Gita. Many societies plan Rasa Lila or Krishna Lila dance-drama activities. Rasa Lila 's tradition is especially common in the Mathura region, in northeastern Indian states such as Manipur and Assam, and in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Numerous teams of amateur artists act on it, cheered on by their local communities, and these plays of drama-dance begin a few days before each Janmashtami.
In the Braj area of northern India, in cities such as Mathura where the Hindu tradition states that Krishna was born, and in Vrindavan where he grew up. Vaishnava communities in those cities in Uttar Pradesh, as well as others in the state, as well as locations in Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand and northern Himalayan celebrate Janmashtami.
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