27 Facts About Krishna Janmashtami

1. Krishna Janmashtami reveals in Bhagwad Geeta Chapter 7 and 10 that he is THE Supereme lord and in Chapter 11 he shows his universal form.

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2. Shri Krishna Janmashtami shows all the kings his great form.

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3. Shri Krishna Janmashtami married her after she sent him a letter to come and abduct her and save her relatives from a fight.

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4. Shri Krishna Janmashtami had a total of 16,108 wives, of which only eight were his princely wives, known as Ashtabharya,or patrani.

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5. Shri Krishna Janmashtami is most famous and perhaps the most written about among the incarnations of Lord Vishnu.

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6. Sri Krishna Janmashtami was born in a prison in the custody of Kansa.

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7. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated when Krishna is believed to have been born according to Hindu tradition, which is in Mathura, at midnight on the eighth day of Shravana month.

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8. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna.

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9. Krishna Janmashtami is a two-day celebration in many parts of India.

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10. Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival and a Gazetted holiday in many regions of India this day.

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11. Krishna Janmashtami is an annual religious holiday that observed mostly by Hindus and solemnizes the glorious day of Krishna's birth.

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12. Krishna Janmashtami is marked by grand celebrations at Krishna temples across India.

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13. Sri Krishna Janmashtami is one of the holiest festivals for the people belonging to Hindu religion.

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14. Krishna Janmashtami is the largest festival in the Braj region of north India—Mathura—where he was born, and in Vrindavan where is believed to have grown up.

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15. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on ashtami of Krishna Paksh or the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadrapada.

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16. Krishna Janmashtami is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, who is believed to be the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu.

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17. Krishna Janmashtami is known as Janmashtami and Gokulashtami in other parts of the country.

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18. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated across the country with many local variations.

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19. Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth human incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who was born at midnight on the 'eighth day' or the 'Ashtami' of the holy month, Shravana, according to the Hindu Lunar calendar.

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20. Krishna Janmashtami is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in India.

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21. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated by Pakistani Hindus in the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Karachi with the singing of bhajans and delivering of sermons on Krishna.

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22. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated in Assam at homes, in community centers called Namghars, and the temples usually though Janmaashtami.

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23. Krishna Janmashtami is a major festival celebrated with fasts, vigil, recitation of scriptures and Krishna prayers in Manipur.

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24. Krishna Janmashtami is widely celebrated in the Hindu Vaishnava communities of eastern and northeastern India.

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25. Krishna Janmashtami is the largest festival in the Braj region of north India, in cities such as Mathura where Hindu tradition states Krishna was born, and in Vrindavan where he grew up.

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26. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated in cities such as Mumbai and Pune.

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27. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated when Krishna is believed to have been born according to Hindu tradition, which is in Mathura, at midnight on the eighth day of Bhadrapada month.

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