Krishna
Janmashtami which is also called as Sri Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami
Rohini, krishna Jayanti, Sree
Jayanti or sometimes simply
as Janmashtami. It is is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, an avatar of the Lord Vishnu.
Krishna Janmashtami is generally falls
on the Ashtami tithi (the eighth day of the dark half
or Krishna Paksha of the month of Bhadrapadham as per Hindu calendar) when the Rohini Nakshatra is ascendant. As per the Gregorian calendar, this festival
always falls within mid-August to mid-September.
Dramatic skits of the life of Lord Krishna, and Gopika’s are
a special feature in this festival in all over India especially in the regions
of Mathura and Vrindavan,
and regions following Vaishnavism
in Manipur. While the Rasa lila re-creates the flirtatious aspects of
Krishna's youthful days, the Dahi Handi celebrate God's playful and mischievous
side, where teams of young men form human pyramids to reach a high-hanging pot
of butter and break it. This tradition, also known as uriadi,
is a major event in Tamil Nadu on Gokulashtami.
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