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HAPPY JANMASTHAMI
14 August, 2017
HAPPY JANMASTHAMI
why do we celebrated janmansthami?
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 Krishna's 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.