
06/09/2023
Happy Janmashtami to everyone!❤️
Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Janmashtami, is a Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Krishna, who is considered the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. The festival has several specialities:
1. **Fasting and Devotion:** Devotees observe fasts, sing devotional songs, and engage in prayer and worship throughout the day and night.
2. **Midnight Celebrations:** Lord Krishna is believed to have been born at midnight. So, the main celebration occurs at midnight when idols of baby Krishna are bathed, adorned, and placed in a cradle. Devotees perform aarti (rituals with lamps) and offer special prayers.
3. **Dahi Handi:** In some parts of India, there is a tradition of forming human pyramids to break an earthen pot filled with curd (dahi), which Lord Krishna was fond of. This reenacts Krishna's childhood pranks of stealing butter.
4. **Decorations:** Homes and temples are decorated with flowers, rangoli (decorative patterns made with colored powders), and Krishna footprints leading into the house, symbolizing the entry of Lord Krishna.
5. **Sweets and Savories:** Special dishes, especially sweets like "makhana" (popped lotus seeds), "panjiri" (a sweet made from wheat flour and sugar), and "kheer" (rice pudding), are prepared and offered to Lord Krishna.
6. **Bhajans and Kirtans:** Devotional songs and dances, known as bhajans and kirtans, are performed in temples and homes, narrating the life and teachings of Lord Krishna.
7. **Processions:** In some regions, grand processions