Jaipur : The festival of Janmashtami will be celebrated on 26 August 2024. Devotees wait for the Janmashtami festival throughout the year. The 5251st birth anniversary of Lord Shri Krishna will be celebrated in the year 2024. Lord Shri Krishna is considered to be the eighth incarnation of Vishnu ji. On the day of Shri Krishna Janmashtami, the child form of Laddoo Gopal is worshiped. The festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami falls on the day of Krishna Paksha Ashtami of Bhadrapada month. On this day, devotees fast for the whole day. During Nishita Kaal, they celebrate the birthday of Shri Krishna and offer him 56 bhog prasad. After this, the fast is opened by consuming his prasad.
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From when to when is the Ashtami Tithi on the day of Krishna Janmashtami-
Ashtami Tithi Start: 26 August, 2024, will start at 03:39 am
Ashtami Tithi End: 27th August, 2024, at 02:19 AM
Auspicious time of worship of Krishna Janmashtami
Nishita Puja (night time) timings: 12:01 am to 12:45 am on 27 August
During this time, you can worship Kanha Ji and celebrate his birthday in the auspicious time of 45 minutes.
Parana time: It will be on 27th August at 12:45 pm
When will Rohini Nakshatra start
Lord Krishna was born in the Rohini Nakshatra. In such a situation, the Rohini Nakshatra will start on 26 August at 3:54 pm and will end on 27 August at 3:39 pm.
Method of worship
On the day of Shri Krishna Janmashtami, the fasting person should take a pledge in front of God that he will observe the fast according to the rules and regulations to obtain the blessings of Shri Krishna, to get rid of all diseases and sorrows, to get children, etc. and to fulfill any wish that is left. It is considered beneficial to observe the fast on Shri Krishna Janmashtami in the morning after taking a bath and taking a pledge for the fulfillment of wishes and health and happiness. In the evening, according to one’s own tradition, a swing is made for the Lord and Balkrishna is swung in it. After the Aarti, curd, butter, panjiri and dry fruits mixed in it, Panchamrit are offered and their prasad is distributed among the devotees. Bathing the Lord with Panchamrit and drinking Panchamrit relieves one from the pain of the five major planets. Panchamrit made from milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar becomes like nectar after worship, consumption of which destroys the harmful viruses present inside the body. The body’s immunity is developed. Bathing the Lord with Panchamrit at midnight on Ashtami increases the worldly and spiritual effects. At 12 o’clock in the night, the birth anniversary of the Lord should be celebrated by creating birth of the Lord in a cucumber. As far as possible, the fast should be observed with restraint and discipline. By observing a fast on Janmashtami and donating a cow, one gets virtue equivalent to observing millions of Ekadashi fasts.
