Janmashtami is a Hindu festival celebrated with great enthusiasm all over India and falls on the eighth day of Savana month, Janmashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu.Lord Krishna took birth to protect the good and banish the evil in the world and gave us the message of Dharma through the Bhagwat Gita which acts as the guiding principle for every Hindu.
The celebrations of Janmashtmi takes place only at the midnight of Krishnashtami because Sri Krishna born on the conjunction point of both the days.THe first day of this celebration is well known as Shri Krishnashtami and the the second day is known as Kalashtami. On the first day, the Raslila (dance drama) is performed, which depicts the important phases of Shri Krishna's life. The merrymaking reaches it peak at midnight stroke, when aarti is performed and bhajans are sung to praise the Lord. Small children are dresses as the young Krishna and his playmate Radha. Then there are folklores and stories which are recited on the occasion, they are generally connected to the history of Janmashtami, which can be traced back to the ancient era.
It is the deep faith and devotion of people towards him that the festival is still celebrated with a great honor, joy as well as elation as it was celebrated thousands of years back.
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