Lord Krishna in child form
26 August 2024 is Vaishnav Janmashtami (ISKCON Janmashtami). It is the Sri Krishna Janmashtami festival for Vaishnava sect of Hindus. Gokulashtami, Sri Krishnashtami, Sri Krishna Jayanti, Saatam Aatham and Rohini Ashtami are the alternate names of Janmashtami.
On this day, Nandotsav, Gopalkala & Dahi Handi are also celebrated in many places of India like Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mathura, Delhi, Lucknow, etc..
Krishnashtami celebrates the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is celebrated on Krishna Paksha Ashtami in Shravan Month in Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu & Kannada calendars.
It coincides with Krishna Paksha Ashtami of Bhadrapada Month. It is week-long festival in Gujarat and some other parts of North India.
The main purpose of Lord Krishna’s incarnation was to restore peace in the universe by demolishing evil. Lord Krishna killed thousands of demons and protected sages, noble men and women from them. Krishna played major role in Mahabharata and Kurukshetra war where Pandavas defeated Kauravas and restored their kingdom.
Sri Krishna Temples at Mathura, Vrindavan, Dwarka, Guruvayoor, Udupi and ISKCON Temples are the famous Krishna Temples in India.
Read how to do simple Sri Krishna Puja at home or Sri Krishnashtami or Janmashtami puja procedure.
Here you can check out your favorite special recipes for Sri Krishna Janmashtami.
Download free Janmashtami MP3 songs for bhajans, Dahi Handi utsav celebrations…
Janmashtami Puja Muhurat for 2024 is given here..
Check this video for detailed Janmashtami Puja Procedure with Mantras and fully explained Puja steps..
Panchang, Vaishnav Janmashtami – 26 August 2024
Suryodayam(Sunrise) : 05:50 AM
Suryastama(Sunset) : 06:33 PM
Chandrodayam(Moonrise) : 11:23 PM
Chandrastama(Moonset) : 12:33 PM
Today’s Panchangam:
Tithi : Ashtami upto 02:19 AM, Aug 27Navami
Nakshatra : Krittika upto 03:55 PMRohini
Karanam : Balava upto 02:55 PM Kaulava upto 02:19 AM, Aug 27 Taitila
Yoga : Vyaghata upto 10:17 PM Harshana
Weekday : Somawara
Paksha : Krishna Paksha
Samvat:
Shaka Samvat : 1946 Krodhi Nama Samvatsara
Chandramasa : Bhadrapada – Purnimanta Shravana – Amanta
Vikram Samvat : 2081 Pingala
Gujarati Samvat : 2080 Rakshasa
Shubh Muhurat:
Abhijit Muhurat : 11:46 AM to 12:37 PM
Amrit Kalam : 01:36 PM to 03:09 PM
Time to avoid:
Rahu Kalam : 07:26 AM to 09:01 AM
Yamaganda : 10:36 AM to 12:12 PM
Gulikai Kalam : 01:47 PM to 03:22 PM
Dur Muhurtam : 12:37 PM to 01:28 PM 03:10 PM to 04:01 PM
Varjyam :