What is Krishna Janmashtami and why is it celebrated?
Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृषà¥à¤£ जनà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤®à¥€, IAST: Kṛṣṇa JanmÄá¹£á¹amÄ«), also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. According to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is observed that the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the month of […]























