Sri Krishna Janmashtami Puja 2022 celebrations live online from ISKCON Temple Bangalore

Lord Bala Krishna with cow

Now you can watch Sri Krishna Janmashtami puja celebrations in ISKCON temple of Bangalore live online. Janmashtami 2022 date is August 18 & 19.

With the association of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Bangalore, Sankara TV (the Hindu devotional TV channel) will be presenting this exclusive WEB TV link through which we can watch the Janmashtami celebrations live online.

The entire world celebrates the divine appearance of Lord Sri Krishna. At ISKCON Bangalore, the arrangements for the festival start well ahead. The entire temple is cleaned and painted. Electricians perch themselves at various places to hook up the lights which will dazzle the onlookers. The temple hall is decorated with flowers and festoons. Truckloads of vegetables, grains, and fruits arrive at the kitchen. Numerous people are engaged in various culinary activities.

Here is the link to watch Janmashtami 2022 celebrations and Puja live online from ISKCON Temple Bangalore during specified time. The time to watch these celebrations is..

August 18, 2022 – 6.30 AM to 9.30 PM
August 19, 2022 – 6.30 AM to Next morning

You can also watch Janmashtami celebrations live on Sankara TV and Udaya TV.

Celebrations at Hare Krishna Hill

One of the specialties of Janmashtami is the offerings made to the Lord. The Supreme Lord Sri Krishna is offered 108 delicacies, prepared by the devotees with great care and attention. Additionally,tons of sweet prasadam is distributed to all the visitors who throng the temple on this most auspicious day to have darshan of Krishna.

In another part of the temple, various types of brass lamps used for worship of the Lord are polished to a perfect shine. With great reverence, devotees prepare for the ceremonial bathing of the Lord. Kalashas are decorated with artistically wound threads and filled with water. The water is sanctified with items like cloves, cardamom, saffron, tulasi, and rose petals. The Supreme Lord is invoked into the water. The kalasha is covered with a coconut on the top.

Various arrangements are made to take care of the necessities of the thousands of pilgrims who visit the temple on this day, and their security is ensured by the additional personnel deployed for the occasion. The festival finally culminates into the grand ceremonial bathing of the Lord at the stroke of midnight. The utsava Deities of Sri Radha Krishnachandra are anointed with fragrant oils and are bathed with auspicious items like milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, sweet water, and fresh juices. They are then smeared with turmeric paste and bathed in Ganges water. Varieties of flowers are showered until the Deities are submerged in the soft bed of flowers.

Check this video for detailed Janmashtami Puja Procedure with Mantras and fully explained Puja steps..