Janmashtami 2017 Different ways of celebrating Lord Krishnas birthday all over the country

Janmashtami is celebrated with fervour all over India. This year, Janmashtami will be celebrated on August 14. According to the Hindu lunar calendar, Krishna was born on ‘Ashtami’ or the ‘eighth day’ at midnight in the holy month of Shravana. The festival is celebrated in states like Mathura, Gujarat, Rajasthan and in the northeastern states like Assam and Manipur. The ‘shubh muhurat’ for the festival will begin at 12:03 am on August 14 and will continue till 12:25am on August 15. The devotees can offer prayers during this duration. The coinciding of Rohini nakshtra and Ashtami has made the festival of Janmashtami extra special as the prayers offered are likely to yield more fruitful results. The birth of Lord Krishna will be celebrated by devotees at the midnight on August 25. Every year the auspicious day is celebrated in several places across the country. Here we bring you some glimpses of those special moments in one scroll.

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