[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] AshtamiRohini - 2007

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Yes, Krishna was born at midnight when it was Ashtami & Rohini. But

when is Ashtami & Rohini in calendars depends upon whom you ask. Dates

vary from culture to culture as the Hindu calendar is not a

standardized one.

 

I would suggest you to follow either your home calendar or better yet

- the day Janmashtami is celebrated in Mathura - where Krisha is born.

That way you can make sure it is the correct day.

 

Also, I suggest you to check with the local Hindu temple wherever you

are to see when they are celebrating Krishnashtami. Generaly most of

the American temples have elaborate Janmashtami celebrations at

midnight including the beautiful rock the `jhoola' part that I like a lot.

 

Most of the temples here in San Francisco Bayarea celebrate it on Sept

3rd night.

 

If you need more technical aspect here it is

 

Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the eighth day of the dark half

(Krishna Paksha) of the month of Bhadrapadha in the Hindu calendar,

when the Rohini Nakshatram is ascendent. The Hindu calendar being

lunar, these two events [the day being the eighth of the waning moon

(Krishna-paksha Ashtami) and the Rohini Nakshatram being ascendent]

may overlap for only a few hours. In such an event, the festival may

be celebrated on different (but successive) days by different people,

depending on their local culture or family traditions.

 

Janmashtami is celebrated for over two days as " Rohini " nakshatra and

Ashtami may not fall on the same day. The first day known as

Krishnashtami, as the birth of Bhagwan Krishna falls on the eighth day

after Raksha Bandhan, which generally falls in the month of August.

The second day is known as Kalashtami.

 

Om Namo Narayanaya:

Sunil.

 

 

guruvayur , " Epics 07 " <epics07 wrote:

>

> Sunilji:

> I understand that Srikrishna was born in the night when it was

ashtami and

> rohini. I read somewhere that this year ashtami and rohini falls on the

> night of Sept 3,07. is that right? is the same applicable in north

america

> too?

>

>

>

> On 8/30/07, Sunil Menon <menon_sunil wrote:

> >

> > In most of the calendars, SreeKrishna Jayanthi is on Sept 3rd and

> > Ashtami Rohini (Malayali version of SreeKrishna Jayanthi) is on

September

> > 4th.

> >

> > Generally temples outside Kerala and parts of Tamilnadu celebrate

> > Krishna's birth on Sept 3rd night.

> >

> > guruvayur <guruvayur%40>,

" epics_07 "

> > <epics07@> wrote:

> > >

> > > I understand that Ashtamirohini is on Sept 4, 2007 in kerala. Is

that

> > > the same across the world?

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

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Om Namo Narayanaya Dear Devotees of Guruvayoorappan, Wishing you all a very Joyfull AshtamiRohini/Gokulashtami....the Birthday of our Favourite Bhagwan...GURUVAYOORAPPAN. With warm regards, Pravin Balan and family

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