Sri Krishna Jayanthi, birthday of Lord Krishna, in 2025 date based on calendars followed in India. Sri Krishna Jayanti celebrates the birthday of Bhagavan Sri Krishna. Sri Krishna Jayanti 2025 date in West, East and Southern parts of  India is on August 15. In North India, it is on August 16, 2025. It is observed as Dahi Handi in Maharashtra , the formation of the huge human pyramids to break the pot hung high up. The festival is also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnashtami. Sri Krishna Jayanthi 2025 in Different Parts of India Sri Krishna Jayanti - on August 15 day and midnight in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and eastern parts of India. Krishna Janmashtami Mahotsav - August 16 midnight from 11:30 PM onwards in North India and Gujarat Dwarkadhish Temple. Janmashtami Vrat is on August 16 in North India Ashtami Rohini - September 14  in Kerala Dahi Handi and Gopalkala in Maharashtra - August 16 Vittal Pindi at Udupi Sri Krishna Temple - Au...

There is an unnecessary fear and seriousness attached to god, Bhakti, spirituality. The ever-smiling Sri Krishna wanted to show us that depression, seriousness, crying, brooding, inflicting pain etc in the name of God and religion is ignorance. One of the aims of the Avatar of Sri Krishna was to remove this unwanted fear and seriousness with matters associated with God. Krishna is a friend who is inside and around us. His relationship with Gopis and Gopas in Vrindavan, Kuchela, Arjuna, Radha, Rukmini, Sathyabama, Draupadi are examples which clearly illustrate this point. Sri Krishna wanted to show us that God is not someone who sits in the skies with a remote control – giving happiness to few; unhappiness to few; suffering to certain folks; heaven to believers. Krishna is in us; he is all around us. What this does is that it instills confidence in us to face the challenges in life. With a friend like Sri Krishna to support and guide what is there to fear in this universe....

Chikhal Kalo is observed a day after Sri Krishna Jayanti (Gokulashtami or Krishna Janmashtami) in  Goa . In 2025, the date of Chikhal Kalo is August 16. Gokulashtami in  Goa is on  August 15. It is similar to Dahi Handi observed in neighboring Maharashtra . On the day young boys and girls form human pyramids to break open the Kalo  pots hung high above. The young men and women reenact one of the favorite pastime of Child Krishna – his stealing of Dahi from pots in houses in Vrindavan. Chikhal Kalo pot which is hung at a considerable height is an open challenge to the young boys and girls in the area. The competition is organized by various organizations and societies.

Ashtami Rohini is observed as the birthday of Lord Krishna and in 2025 as per traditional Malayalam calendar followed in Kerala it is on September 14, 2025. Sri Krishna Jayanti and Janmashtami will be observed in North India on August 15/16, 2025. Birthday of Lord Krishna is observed on the Rohini Nakshatra day in Chingam Month in Malayalam calendar in Kerala. The corresponding date in other regions in some years varies by a day and sometimes by more than a month in certain years. The day is of great importance at Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple , Ambalapuzha Sree Krishnaswamy Temple , Thrissur Thirvanmabadi Temple and in thousands of other Sri Krishna Temples in Kerala. Ashtami Rohini procession depicting scenes from the life of Lord Krishna is held all important cities, towns and villages in Kerala on the day. Special concerts, cultural programs and satsangs are also held on the day. Ashtami Rohini in Kerala is also famous for the Uriyadi – breaking the po...

Vittal Pindi is the famous Sri Krishna Mahotsav celebrations held annually during the Sri Krishna Janmashtami at the world famous Udupi Sri Krishna Temple in Karnataka. Vittal Pindi 2025 date is August 16. The unique aspect of Vittal Pindi is that a clay murti of Sri Krishna is prepared for the occasion and is immersed in the Madhwa Sarovara Pond. Usually the Utsava Murti is made of Gold, Silver or Bronze. The highlight of Vittal Pindi is the colourful procession of the Utsava Murti of the Udupi Sri Krishna Temple. Thousands of people arrive to witness the procession of Sri Krishna. The procession is held in the afternoon and is joined by fancy, folk, and cultural troupes. Tableau representing episodes from the life of Sri Krishna is part of the procession. During the early hours of the Vittal Pandi day the Janmashtami celebrations, which began at midnight, conclude. Vittal Pindi is also known as Sri Krishna Leelotsav as the procession is dedicated to the leelas of ...

Nandotsav is dedicated to Sri Krishna and is observed on the day after Janmashtami in North India especially at Vrindavan and Mathura . In 2025, the date of Nandotsav festival is August 17. All Krishna Temples in North India  celebrate Nandotsav. Nanda Mahotsav is a continuation of the birthday celebrations of Sri Krishna. There is also a belief that celebrations on the day try to emulate the festivities organized by Nanda Maharaj in Nandgaon on the day. Some legends suggest that the festival is associated with the rituals and celebrations performed by Nanda Maharaj the foster father of Lord Krishna. He distributed sweets, fruits and clothes to all the people in Nandgaon to celebrate the arrival of Lord Krishna. It is said that on hearing the arrival of Lord Krishna the people of the village went into ecstasy and started singing and dancing. Nandotsav is celebrated on the ninth day or navami day of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapad month. Priests perform specia...

Dahikala is another name of Dahi Handi festival in Maharashtra and is great importance to Hindu devotees. It is also the name of a popular dish prepared in the many parts of India and offered to Lord Krishna. In 2025, the date of Dahikala is August 16. Dahi Kala is observed during the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha (waxing phase of moon) in Shravan month. The day falls after the Sri Krishna Jayanti day in Maharashtra. The Dahikala name for Dahi Handi festival comes from a dish prepared on the festival day. The dish is a mixture of yoghurt, pounded rice and jaggery, which is offered to Krishna on the day. The Dahikala mixture is placed in the Dahi Handi pot and young men and women compete against each other to break open the pot placed high above the ground. In Maharashtra, group of men and women form human pyramids to break the Dahi Kala pot.

The festival of Sri Krishna Janmashtami is noted for the Dahi Handi breaking ceremony in  Maharashtra . Dahi Handi is observed a day after Sri Krishna Jayanti mainly in Maharashtra and Goa. Dahi Handi 2025 date is August 16. On the day young boys and girls form human pyramids to break open the Dahi Handi pots hung high above. The young men and women reenact one of the favorite pastimes of Lord Krishna – his stealing of Dahi from pots in houses in Vrindavan. The Dahi Handi pot which is hung at a considerable height is an open challenge to the young boys and girls in the area. The competition is organized by various organizations and societies. The Dahi Handi pot contains Dahi poha – a mixture of beaten rice (poha), curd, sugar, and pickle. The pot is also decorated with flowers and currency notes. Perfect Amalgamation of Sport and Spirituality Dahi Handi is a perfect amalgamation of sport and spirituality and provides youngsters an opportunity to be adventur...

Gopalkala is another name of Dahi Handi festival in Maharashtra . Gopalkala 2025 date is August 16. It is also the name of a popular dish prepared in the many parts of India and offered to Lord Krishna. Gopal Kala is observed during the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha (waxing phase of moon) in Shravan month. The day falls after the Sri Krishna Jayanti day in Maharashtra . The Gopalkala name for Dahi Handi festival comes from a dish prepared on the festival day. The dish is a mixture of yoghurt, pounded rice and jaggery, which is offered to Krishna on the day. The Gopalkala mixture is placed in the Dahi Handi pot and young men and women compete against each other to break open the pot placed high above the ground. In Maharashtra , group of men and women form human pyramids to break the Dahi Handi pot.

Sri Krishna Jayanti, also known as Sri Jayanti or Gokulashtami, is observed in Avani Masam (August – September) in Tamil calendar. The birthday of bhagavan Sri Krishna is of great importance at the world famous Srirangam Ranganatha Swamy temple dedicated to the reclining form of Bhagavan Srihari Vishnu. Apart from the regular food offerings, certain special food items are prepared and offered as naivedyam on the Sri Krishna jayanti day. The special birthday food offerings to Bhagavan Sri Krishna include ellu urundai (sesame ladoo), suzhiyam (filling of jaggery, grated coconut, chana dal which are flavored with dried ginger and cardamom is dipped in maida batter and deep fried) and paruppu urundai (ladoo from lentils).

Krishna Janmashtami festival is an important day at Kamakhya Devi temple. Manani puja is performed at night at the Maha peetha of Devi Kamakhya with naivedya and boli puja. The puja is performed at midnight on Sri Krishna Jayanti day. The bhog or food offering consists of several fruits, sweets including payash. There are no sacrifice on Janmashtami day. The temple is opened after the midnight puja for darshan and payash is distributed to devotees as Prasad.

Sri Krishna Janmashtami festival held at the famous Dwarka Temple in Gujarat will be available live online on August 16, 2025. The special Sri Krishna Jayanthi live streaming and webcasting will be available live from 11.30 PM IST on – August 16, 2025. 12.00 Midnight- Jan Mahotsav Aarti 12.00 Midnight – 2.30 AM – Jan Mahotsav Darshan 2.30 AM- Anosar [Darshan Closed] The live webcasting is by the Dwarkadheesh Devasthan Samiti. The main celebrations that will be telecast live online will be the Sri Krishna Janmotsav Aarti. You can view the live webcast here  at the official website of the Dwarka Temple.

In an article written on Janmashtami, Swami Chinmayananda, symbolically explores the meaning of Sri Krishna Jayanti or Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna. This supreme essence born as a mass of beauty, music and joy, dazzling in wisdom, noisy with laughter, ever a master of circumstances, a king of events, frisking about in life’s melancholy contentions, meeting challenges with daring and confidence, at once a hero and a child all rolled in one – this is the perfect God-man, the eternal child of Vrindavan. Krishna is Truth. He was born in the quite heart-caves of the Rishis. Those Rishis gradually transmitted their knowledge to their disciples. Thus Krishna was removed from the prison to Yasoda’s house – the disciple’s. There is no pain in this unique delivery. The Guru gives out the child without the agony of labor pains. While we are sleeping in fatigue and exhaustion, wearied in production and destruction, we know not, that there is ...

Sri Krishna Jayanti or Sri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on two different days in year. In simple words, Lord Krishna has two birthdays. In 2025, Sri Krishna Jayanti or Sri Krishna Janmashtami is on August 15 and August 16. The birthday of Sri Krishna on August 16 is also referred occasionally as Vaishnava Sri Krishna Jayanti. Many Hindu sects in South, West and East India will be celebrating Sri Krishna Jayanti on August 15. Most of North on August 16 In Kerala and in coastal Karnataka (Udupi), the festival will be on September 14, 2025 this is because the Rohini Nakshatra in Chinga Masam is taken for festival here. Chingam month begins only on August 17. So in certain years the festival will be observed in Kerala in September on a different date Generally, West, South and East will observe Janmashtami a day earlier than North India. In some years, all regions will observe it on the same day. Kerala will observe Janmashtami on an entirely different date once in two y...

How to observe Ashtami Rohini Vratam in Malayalam is given below. ലോകരക്ഷാർഥം ഭഗവാൻ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ അവതരിച്ച ദിനമാണ് അഷ്ടമിരോഹിണി . അഷ്ടമി രോഹിണി വ്രതാനുഷ്ഠാനം അഷ്ടമിരോഹിണിയുടെ തലേന്ന് സൂര്യാസ്തമനം മുതൽ വ്രതം ആരംഭിക്കാം . അത്താഴത്തിനു ധാന്യ ഭക്ഷണങ്ങൾ ഒഴിവാക്കി പഴമോ പാലോ കഴിക്കാം . പിറ്റേന്ന് ആരോഗ്യസ്ഥിതിക്ക് അനുസരിച്ച് ഒരിക്കലോടെയോ   ലഘുഭക്ഷണം മാത്രം കഴിച്ചുകൊണ്ടോ വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കാം . ഈ ദിനത്തിൽ കഴിയാവുന്നത്ര തവണ ഭഗവാന്റെ മൂലമന്ത്രങ്ങൾ ജപിക്കുന്നത് അത്യുത്തമമാണ് . ' ഓം നമോ നാരായണായ ' എന്ന അഷ് ‌ ടാക്ഷരമന്ത്രവും ' ഓം നമോ ഭഗവതേ വാസുദേവായ ' എന്ന ദ്വാദശാക്ഷര മന്ത്രവുമാണ്     മൂലമന്ത്രങ്ങള് ‍ .  അഷ്ടമിരോഹിണി ദിനത്തിൽ ഭാഗവതം പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നതും ഭക്തിയോടെ ശ്രവിക്കുന്നതും ജന്മാന്തര പാപങ്ങൾ അകറ്റുമെന്നാണ് വിശ്വാസം . വിഷ്ണു സഹസ്രനാമം , ഹരിനാമകീർത്തനം , ഭഗവദ്ഗീത , നാരായണീയം എന്നിവ   പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നതും നന്ന് . അഷ്ടഗോപാല മന്ത്രങ്ങൾ ഓരോന്നും 41 തവണ ജപിക്കുന്നത് സദ് ‌ ഫലം നൽകും . ദിനം മുഴുവൻ ഭഗവൽ സ്മരണയിൽ ...

Sri Krishna Janmashtami or Sri Krishna Jayanti is mainly celebrated in Bhagavan Krishna or Vishnu temples. You can also perform special pujas and rituals at home. Here is a guide to Sri Krishna Janmashtami puja procedure in Tamil. The how to do guide of Sri Krishna Jayanti pooja is provided by Kamakoti mutt. Link – Tamil Sri Krishna Janmashtami Puja pdf The puja is performed mainly for peace and prosperity. It is also performed for health of children in the family. Married couples perform it for having safe child birth. The rituals associated with the puja are based on shastras followed by a particular tradition. It might not be applicable in all regions.

Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birthday of Lord Krishna. Sri Krishna Janmashtami 2025 date based on calendars and panchang in India is given below. It is observed on the eighth day of the Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad month as per traditional calendar followed in North India . The corresponding months in other region is the Shravan month. In 2025, the date of Janmashtami is August 15, 2025 in southern, western and eastern parts of India. In North India, it is on  August 16 , 2025. Tamil Nadu and Kerala follow solar calendars and the festival is observed annually in Tamil month Aavani and Malayalam Chingam month in Kerala. Once in three years there is a difference in dates in calendars followed in other regions (which is lunar calendar) with the calendars followed in these two states. Detail 2025 dates of Sri Krishna Janmashtami Maharashtra, Goa, certain communities in Gujarat, Assam, Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and those people that fo...

As the tiger devours other animals, so does the tiger of intense love and zeal for the Lord eat up lust, anger and other passions. The devotion of the gopis is the devotion of love, constant, unmixed and unflinching. – Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Krishna, who gives delight to all and who is blissful in his own being, divided himself into as many Krishnas as there were gopis and danced and played with them. Each girl felt the divine presence and divine love of Sri Krishna. Each felt herself the most blessed. Each one’s love for Krishna was so absorbing that she felt herself one with Krishna, nay knew herself to be Krishna. And wherever their eyes fell they saw only Krishna .  – Swami Prabhavananda The divine play of the gopis is the acme of the religion of love, in which individuality vanishes and there is communion. It is in this lila that Sri Krishna shows what he teaches, ‘Give up everything for me.’ Take shelter under Vrindavan lila to understand Bhakti. – Swami Viveka...

The greatest Shri Krishna pooja that a person can do is to read the Bhagavad Gita and contemplate. But many people feel the need to perform a puja when they feel they need to connect with the Supreme Being. A simple puja dedicated to Lord Krishna helps in keeping the mind calm and in concentrating. Some people exclusively perform Sri Krishna pooja during Shri Krishna Jayanti or Janmashtami or Gokulashtami. Here is how to perform a simple puja dedicated to Lord Krishna. Select a calm and quite place. Clean the place and then take a bath. Place a photograph or idol or picture of Lord Krishna also of Lord Ganesha. Keep a lamp ready. Place some flowers and fruits or sweets ready in a plate. Pray to Ganesha. Meditate for a few minutes to clear the mind of unwanted thoughts. Now light the lamp. Meditate or pray to Lord Krishna. Offer flowers – Tulsi leaves is the best offering made to Krishna . You can light incense or agarbathis. If needed you can ring th...

Krishna Janmashtami or Shri Krishna Jayanti is celebrated in India and around the world. But none of it will be able to match the celebrations held at Mathura and Vrindavan. Krishna Janma Bhoomi Mandir or the two temples at Sri Krishna Janmasthan, the exact place Shri Krishna was born, is the main center of celebrations in Mathura . It is also known as Brij Bhumi and thousands of people converge here on the day of Lord Krishna's birth anniversary. In 2025, Krishna Janmashtami in Mathura and Vrindavan is on August 16. In Ranganatha   Temple at Vrindavan the birthday celebrations will be observed on August 16. Then there is the Latta Ka Mela celebration on August 17. The main Krishna Janmashtami celebrations are held at Mathura , Vrindavan, Govardhan and Nandgaon and begin at midnight. The entire area is also referred as Brij Bhumi or Braj Bhumi. Idols of Lord Krishna in the various temples in Mathura , Vrindavan, Govardhan and Nandgaon will be decorat...