Janmashtami 2024 Live: The festival of Janmashtami (Krishna Janmashtami) is celebrated every year with great pomp and gaiety. The festival of Janmashtami is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Shri Krishna (Krishna Janmotsav). On this day, devotees observe fast and worship, Kanha’s tableau is prepared in homes and temples. It is believed that by observing fast and worship on Janmashtami, one gets the happiness of children, children get the blessings of long life and happiness and prosperity remains at home.
Krishna Janmashtami 2024 Date (Krishna Janmashtami 2024 Tithi)
According to the Panchang, Janmashtami falls on the Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada (Bhado 2024) month. According to religious stories, Krishna was born on this date in Dwapara Yug. This year Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated on Monday 26 August 2024.
Ashtami Tithi will start on 26th August at 03:39 AM and will end on 27th August at 02:19 AM. In such a situation, Janmashtami festival will be celebrated on 26th August. On this day, the most auspicious time for Kanha Puja will be from 12:00 AM to 12:44 AM (Janmashtami Puja Time).
How to celebrate Janmashtami festival? (How To Celebrate Janmashtami Festival)
The festival of Janmashtami is celebrated to celebrate the birth of Krishna. On this day, devotees take a vow to fast after taking a bath early in the morning. Some people observe a waterless fast while others eat fruits. After this, puja is performed after Krishna’s birth at 12 in the night.
Lord Krishna also got many names due to his mischievous acts (Krishna Leela). Mother Yashoda used to call him by names like Kanha, Kanhaiya, Lalla, Lal. Due to stealing butter with his friends, he was also named Makhan Chor. Along with this, he is known by various names like Murlidhar, Giridhar, Vasudev, Keshav, Shyam, Madhav, Dwarkadhish. Krishna, born in Dwapar Yug, was given the status of the most powerful and best man of that era, Yugpurush, Yugavatar, who has been the center of faith of devotees for ages.
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