(RNS) — This Janmashtami, ISKCON temples around the world will double up their Chhappan Bhog practice with a community food offering. (RNS) — It is said in the Hindu scriptures that the blue-skinned ...

The vibrant and joyful festival of Janmasthami honours the birth of Lord Krishna, Vishnu’s eighth avatar. The auspicious day is observed with great enthusiasm and devotion throughout India. During ...

Janmashtami will be observed across India on Saturday, August 16, 2025, with the Ashtami tithi beginning late on August 15. From dramatic midnight rituals to joyous street celebrations, each region ...

Janmashtami is celebrated across India with a lot of joy and pomp. The festival is considered to be the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. People observe fasts on this day and ...

Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, is a day of devotion, joy, and fasting for millions of devotees across India. This year, while you observe your vrat, you don’t need to compromise on ...

The auspicious Hindu festival Janmashtami—also known as Krishna Janmashtami or Gokulashtami—commemorates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Bhagwan Vishnu. It occurs on the Ashtami Tithi ...

Krishna Janmashtami 2024: Here’s how you can watch the rituals of Krishna Janmashtami from Mathura’s ISKCON temple live. Krishna Janmashtami 2024: The special day is here. The country is basking in ...

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New Delhi: Devotees flocked to various temples across the nation on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami. The sound of bells, mridangs, and conch shells echoed on all the temples of the Radha Krishna ...

“When the song was being written, I remember telling him (Subhash Ghai) that the song, apart from having bhakti ras, should also have masti ras in it,” Sukhwinder says. A lifelong devotee of Lord ...

Janmashtami 2025 falls on 16 August, observed on Krishna Paksha Ashtami Tithi. The festival celebrates Lord Krishna's birth, especially vibrant in Mathura and Vrindavan. Devotees fast, often breaking ...

As India prepares to celebrate Krishna Janmashtami 2025, millions across the country and the world are gearing up to mark the birth of Lord Krishna with devotion, festivity and joy. Janmashtami, which ...