Janmashtami: When will Janmashtami be celebrated this time?
Janmashtami: When will Janmashtami be celebrated this time?
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With the end of Sawan month, Bhado month has started and the first biggest festival of this month i.e. Janmashtami is very close. Preparations for this have started. Everyone is ready to drown in the devotion of Lord Krishna. This time people are confused about Janmashtami, some will celebrate Janmashtami on 11 August and some will celebrate on 12 August. 

Janmashtami is to be celebrated for two days just like every time. The country will celebrate this festival on both dates 11 and 12. However, 12th is the best of both. This Mahaparava will be celebrated on August 12 at both Mathura and Dwarka, the city of Shri Krishna.

Janmashtami Date:

Ashtami date begins - August 11, 2020, Tuesday, 9 am to 6 minutes.
Ashtami date ends - August 12, 2020, Wednesday, 11 am to 16 minutes.

When was Krishna born?

Lord Shri Krishna was born in Dwaparyuga. On the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapad, Shri Krishna was born in the Rohini Nakshatra at midnight from the womb of Mother Devaki. Shri Krishna was born in a prison. Where his parents were kept captive by his maternal uncle Kansa. Krishna was raised by Yashoda and Nand Baba.

How to celebrate Janmashtami?

Janmashtami festival is dedicated to Lord Shri Krishna. On this day, Lord Krishna is worshipped on the family. Some go to homes and some worship temples. Lord Makhan-Mishri is offered as an offering. Organizations like Bhajan-Kirtan, Prasad Distribution, Matki Bur are organized at different places.

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