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Ushering in Lord Krishna’s birthday
On Thursday, the nation will unite to celebrate Janmashtami or Gokulashatami in the country from north to south. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (ashtami) of the krishna paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of bhadrapad (August– September) in the Hindu calendar. Here are some details about the day:
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Lord Sri Krishna was born in the ‘Rohini’ nakshatram (star) on ashtami day. This festival is also known as Sri Krishna Jayanthi and Janmashtami. Most people in India celebrate Janmashtami based on lunar calendar. In Kerala, Tamil Nadu and in some parts of Karnataka, Janmashtami is popularly known as Ashtami Rohini and is observed based on solar calendar.
People decorate the floor with kolams (decorative pattern drawn with rice batter). Geetha Govindam and other such devotional songs are sung in praise of Lord Krishna. Then they draw the footprints of Lord Krishna from the threshold of the house till the pooja room, which depicts the arrival of Lord Krishna into the house.
The offerings made to Lord Krishna include fruits, betel and butter. Savouries believed to be Lord Krishna’s favourites are prepared with great care. The most important of them are seedai, sweet seedai, verkadalai urundai. The festival is celebrated in the evening as Lord Krishna was born at midnight.
Most people observe a strict fast on this day and eat only after the midnight pooja.
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