13 August Celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna

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13 August Celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna

Krishna Janmotsav -Birth of Lord

Krishna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yadaa yadaa hi dharmasya glanir bhavati Bharat

Dharma sansthaapanaarthaaya sambhaavami yuge yuge

i.e. I incarnate whenever Dharma declines and evil predominates, to establish Dharma and vanquish evil.

In the Bhavishyottara Puran Shri Krishna himself extols the celebration

of Janmashtami to Yudhishtir, the eldest of the five Pandavas. He

incarnated in Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) to vanquish the evil King Kansa

and other evil elements who were harassing pious people. His second

reason was to fulfil the pledge he had given to Vasudev and Devki. When

they married Kansa heard a divine proclamation that the couple's eighth

son would be his nemesis. To obviate this, Kansa imprisoned the couple

and killed the first seven sons born to Devki. When Shri Krishna was

born Vasudev placed him in a cradle and took the baby child through the

river Yamuna. Thus the Lord survived and eventually vanquished Kansa

and other evil elements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ceremony of Dahi-Handi

During

this ceremony a large earthenware pot is filled with milk, curds,

butter, honey fruits etc. and is suspended from a height between 20 to

40 feet. Sporting young men and boys come forward to claim this prize.

To do so they construct a human pyramid by standing over each other's

shoulders till the pyramid is tall enough to enable the topmost person

to reach the pot and claim the contents after breaking it. Normally,

currency notes are tied to the rope by which the pot is suspended. This

prize money is distributed among those who participate in the pyramid

building.

This ceremony replicates Krishna's love

for milk and butter. In his childhood, the Lord Krishna alongwith his

mates used to raid the houses of his neighbours in search of milk and

butter.

 

 

 

 

Festivals & Rituals

 

People fast on this day, usually a waterless fast.

 

They spend the day immersed in Shri Krishna's glory by reading,

reciting and singing his divine leela especially in the evening in

mandirs.

 

At midnight, the Lord's birth hour, arti is performed. He is also

installed in the form of 'Lalji' (child form) in a swing and

devotionally offered many sumptuous food dishes. 'Makhan' (butter) is

especially included since Shri Krishna loved this in childhood. The

traditional prasad is 'Panchajiri' - made of five ingredients: powdered

ginger, 'suva', coriander, sugar and ghee. Other ingredients include

poppy seeds (khaskhas) and dessicated coconut shavings. After arti,

devotees jubilantly sing and hail kirtans extolling the Lord's

incarnation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items at offer this Janmashtami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krishna Prarthana book

 

 

 

 

Krishna Gold frame

 

 

 

 

Krishna

silver frame

 

 

 

 

Krishna idol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krishna symbol

 

 

 

 

Krishna statue in Ruby

 

 

 

 

 

Dasavtaar statues

 

 

 

 

Radhe Krishna Shawl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krishna statue in Jade

 

 

 

 

Krishna on swing

 

 

 

 

 

Dasavtaar Shankh

 

 

 

 

Krishna locket

 

 

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