Dwarka, August 23: Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual festival celebrated by the Hindu community in India. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. A huge celebration is held at Shree Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka on Krishna Janmashtami. The official website of Shree Dwarkadhish Temple -dwarkadhish.org - will host live streaming of Krishna Janmashtami celebrations 2019. Click here to watch live darshan of Janmashtami festival being celebrated at Shree Dwarkadhish Temple. Krishna Janmashtami 2019 Date: Significance, Gokulashtami Puja Tithi and Celebrations Associated With Lord Krishna's Birthday. 

Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in Shraavana month of the lunar Hindu Calendar. In 2019, the eighth day of Shraavana month starts from tonight, i.e. August 23. Dwarka has special importance as one of the major Hindu pilgrim place, known as the capital of Lord Krishna's Kingdom. Dwarka is one of the four most important pilgrim places. Krishna Janmashtami celebration from Shree Dwarkadhish Temple is also live-streamed at DD Girnar. Janmashtami 2019 Live Darshan From ISKCON Online: Watch Live Streaming of Krishna's Birth Celebration From Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru.

Revellers in Dwarka celebrate Janmashtami with a tradition similar to Dahi Handi, called Makhan Handi (pot with freshly churned butter). In other parts of India, folk dances are organised at temples where reveller sing bhajans whole night. In Gujarat's Kutch, farmers decorate their bullock carts and take out Krishna processions to celebrate Lord Krishna's birth. The carnival-style and playful poetry and works of Dayaram, a scholar of the Pushtimarg of Vaishnavism, are particularly popular during Janmashtami in Gujarat and Rajasthan.

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