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Sri Krishna Jayanti in Tamil Nadu in 2024 – Janmashtami 2024 in Tamil Nadu

Sri Krishna Jayanti or Janmashtami, the birthday of Bhagavan Sri Krishna, in 2024 as per traditional Tamil calendar followed in Tamil Nadu is on August 26. Birthday of Sri Krishna is observed on the Krishna Paksha Ashtami and Rohini Nakshatra day in Aavani Masam (4th Month in Tamil calendar in Tamil Nadu). The corresponding dates in other regions in some years vary by a day and sometimes by more than a month in some years.

Chitraramayanam in Palm Leaves – Ramayan in Pictures in Palm Leaf Kerala University Library

Chitraramayanam is believed to have been created by an unknown artist around 1453 AD. All the important incidents in the Ramayana are drawn on palm leaves using iron pen (Ezhuthani). This unparalleled creation is currently part of the Manuscript Library in Kerala University . C-DIT has brought out a CD of the Chitra Ramayanam and is available for sale. There are a total of 318 pictures. 7 of them have been lost.