Krishna Janmashtami 2020 ||

 Janmashtami

date varies per annum consistent with Hindu Panchang. This year, 

Krishna Janmashtami 2020

 Are going to be observed on Tuesday, 11 August. Krishna Janmashtami, also called as Gokulashtami, Shrikrishna Jayanti or simply Janmashtami, is observed because the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. As per Hindu calendar , this year, 5247th Birth Anniversary of Lord Krishna are going to be celebrated.

Krishna Janmashtami on Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Nishita Puja Time - 12:05 AM to 12:48 AM, Aug 12

Duration - 00 Hours 43 Mins

Dahi Handi on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Krishna Janmashtami (Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Astami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanthi, Janmashtami) is one among the foremost important Hindu festivals that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. it's celebrated on the eighth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrava, which is typically in August or September.

Is Janmashtami a Public Holiday?

Janmashtami may be a public holiday. it's each day off for the overall population, and schools and most businesses are closed.

History of Janmashtami

Lord Krishna was born on the eighth (ashtami) day of the dark fortnight within the Bhadrapada month (August–September) in Mathura, ruled by the evil King Kansa, whose sister, Princess Devaki was Krishna’s birth mother. Devaki and Vasudeva were married with tons of fanfare, however, a prophecy said that the couple’s eighth son would cause Kansa’s downfall.

As expected, all hell broke loose when Kansa heard of this and imprisoned Devaki and Vasudeva instantly. The evil king got their first six children killed, but at the time of the birth of the seventh child, Balram, the foetus is claimed to possess been mystically transferred from Devaki’s womb to Princess Rohini’s. When the couple’s eighth child, baby Krishna, was born, Vasudeva managed to rescue the baby and gave him to Nand Baba and Yashodha in Vrindavan.

girl and handed her over to Kansa, however, when the king attempted to kill this baby too, she transformed into Goddess Durga, warning him about the approaching doom that he was fated for.

History of Dahi Handi

Lord Krishna grew up in Vrindavan within the care of Nand and Yashodha and was a naughty child. Baby Krishna loved makkhan (white butter), curd and milk. He, along side his friends, would often steal butter from their neighbour’s homes. His mother Yashodha would often need to tie him up to prevent his adorable antics. Lord Krishna is additionally mentioned as Maakhan Chor or Navneet Chor thanks to these events.

The women residing in Vrindavan had also begun storing freshly-churned butter at a height to stop a young Krishna from reaching the pot of the delicious treat. The young Lord had his ways though. His friends and he would form human pyramids to extract the butter from the pot hung at an elevation. The Dahi Handi rituals per annum on Janmashtami are thus an imitation of Lord Krishna’s efforts. The human pyramid is typically made from 9-tiers by participants called Govinda and comprises a young boy who is that the last one to climb atop this pyramid and break the earthen clay pot suspended at a height of over 20 feet. Celebrations happen on an outsized scale in prominent locations, while there are small-scale ones too that happen in localities.