Quick Facts : Krishna Janmashtami Date: Aug 17, 2014 Type: National (Religious) Also Called: Janmashtami Celebrations: Festival, Dahi Handi Image Courtesy: Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna is celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm in India in the month of July or August. According to the Hindu calendar this religious festival is celebrated on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksh or the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadon. Sri Krishna is considered as the one of the most powerful human incarnations of the Lord Vishnu. He was born around 5,200 years ago in Mathura. The sole objective of Sri Krishnas birth was to free the Earth from the evilness of demons. He played an important role in Mahabharata and propagated the theory of bhakti and good karma which are narrated deeply in the Bhagwat Geeta. Sri Krishna was born in a prison in the custody of Kansa. Vasudev, His father immediately thought of his friend Nand and decided to hand over his child to him to save Krishna from the clutch of Kansa. Krishna grew up in Gokul and finally killed his uncle, King Kansa. The actual celebration of Janmashtami takes place during the midnight as Sri Krishna is believed to be borned on a dark, stormy and windy night to end the rule and violence of his uncle, Kansa. All over India this day is celebrated with devotional songs and dances, pujas, arti, blowing of the Conch and rocking the cradle of baby Sri Krishna. The Janmashtami celebration of Mathura and Vrindavan, the places where Sri Krishna had spent his life, are very special. On this day temples and homes are wonderfully decorated and illuminated. Night long prayers are offered and religious mantras are sung in the temples. Krishna Janmashtami Observances Day Year Date Holiday Name Sun 2008 Aug 24 Janmashtami Fri 2009 Aug 14 Janmashtami Thu 2010 Sep 02 Janmashtami Mon 2011 Aug 22 Janmashtami Fri 2012 Aug 10 Janmashtami Wed 2013 Aug 28 Janmashtami Sun 2014 Aug 17 Janmashtami India holidays celebrated in year 2014 Day Year Date Holiday Name Wed 2014 Jan 01 New Years Day Mon 2014 Jan 13 Prophets Birthday Tue 2014 Jan 14 Makar Sankranti / Pongal Sun 2014 Jan 26 Republic Day Thu 2014 Feb 27 Maha Shivaratri Mon 2014 Mar 17 Holi Fri 2014 Apr 18 Good Friday Thu 2014 May 01 Labor Day Sun 2014 Jun 29 Rath Yatra Tue 2014 Jul 29 Eid-ul-fitar Sun 2014 Aug 10 Raksha Bandhan Fri 2014 Aug 15 Independence Day Sun 2014 Aug 17 Janmashtami Fri 2014 Aug 29 Vinayaka Chaturthi Sun 2014 Sep 07 Onam Thu 2014 Oct 02 Mathatma Gandhi Jayanti Sat 2014 Oct 04 Dussehra / Dasara Sun 2014 Oct 05 Bakri Id / Eid Ul-adha Thu 2014 Oct 23 Diwali / Deepavali Mon 2014 Nov 03 Muharram Thu 2014 Dec 25 Christmas
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 04:28:49 +0000
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