Balaram Jayanti is celebrated in India with great enthusiasm and devotion by devotees, especially in northern India. The birth anniversary of Lord Balarama is observed as Balarama Jayanti.  Balarama is the elder brother of Krishna. The festival of Balaram Jayanti is also popularly known as Hal Sashti and Lalahi Chhath in North India. Meanwhile, the day is celebrated in Gujarat as ‘Randhan Chhath’ or ‘Baladeva Chhath’. Balarama Jayanti 2023 will be celebrated this year on Tuesday, September 5. The Shashthi Tithi will begin at 04:41 PM on September 4, 2023, and end at 3:46 PM on September 05, 2023.

Balarama Jayanti 2023 Date and Timings

Balarama Jayanti Puja Vidhi

  • On the day of Balaram Jayanti, devotees wake up early, take a bath, and wear clean clothes.

  • The temple of the house is decorated with flowers and leaves and is kept ready for Puja.

  • The idols of Lord Krishna and Lord Balaram are given a holy bath with panchamrit

  • The deities are then adorned with new clothes.

  • The devotees prepare special meals and ‘bhog’ offered to the deity and then distributed among all the family and friends as prasad.

  • Once the fast is broken, the devotees can consume food.

Balarama Jayanti Significance

Lord Balarama is also worshipped as an Avatar of Adishesha, the serpent on which Lord Vishnu rests. Balarama is also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra and Halayudha. In some parts of India, Balaram Jayanti is celebrated on the day of Akshaya Tritiya, while in various other regions, it is observed on the Shravan Purnima. Some devotees celebrate Balaram Jayanti in the month of Vaisakh, which falls either in May or April according to the Gregorian calendar. As per records, Balarama’s mentions are found in Mahabharata, Harivamsha, Bhagavata Purana, and other Puranas. He is identified with the vyuha avatar of Sankarshana and the deities of Shesha and Lakshmana.

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