Janmashtami 2013

About

Held on Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami in the Purnimanta calendar.

Significance

Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.

How it is celebrated

• Fasting until midnight
• Midnight puja and cradle ceremony
• Dahi Handi in Maharashtra the next day
• Celebrations in Mathura and Vrindavan

Panchang on this day (New Delhi)

Janmashtami in other years