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Festivals through the year

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4Sep
Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami

🪶 Krishna Janmashtami

The celebration of Krishna's birth, expressed through fasting, midnight worship, song and playful regional traditions.

A thoughtful way to observeRead a passage from the Bhagavad Gita or Bhagavata and let devotion inform one practical action.

Calendar dates are presented for India as a general guide. A tithi can span two Gregorian dates, and the observed day or worship time may vary by city, sampradaya and regional panchang. Confirm local timings before a time-sensitive observance.