Lord Krishna- one of the adorable gods of
Hindu Mythology and the most endearing chocolaty son has his birthday coming on
the way. The world is preparing for a big festivity on Krishna Janamasthmi to make the celebration a special occasion. Krishna Janmashtami is not only
celebrated in India but also a great splendor observance world-wide. People
witness the majestic grandeur in a joyful and exuberant way all around the
corners during Krishna Janamasthmi.
On this account, Lord Krishna is venerated enthusiastically at innumerable
Krishna temples/pilgrimages in the midnight till his Janam time (birth-celebration)
because it is a belief that Lord Krishna was born on a un-illuminated, blustery
and stormy night.
It is a time to know a lot more about the
rituals and the traditional ceremonies for Krishna
Janmashtami.
Ceremonial
Rituals to follow on Krishna Janamasthmi
On Krishna
Janamasthmi, people throw huge processions, decorate carcades and carry
remarkable chariots on the name of Lord Krishna to witness his most adorable
glances in a form of baby Krishna- ladoo Gopala.
-Krishna Janmashtami is a very important day in
Hindu mythology and is reverenced with chanting mantras, arti, slokas, and
traditional pujas with a religious set of rituals among the devotees.
-Krishna followers also keep themselves awake
till midnight to pray Lord Krishna on Krishna
Janamasthmi with intense lively religious worship and cheerfulness.
-Temples, religious places, houses (especially at Vrindavan and Mathura)
are decorated extremely well with countless jhankis, tableau and wonderful
images of baby Lord Krishna during this auspicious occasion of Krishna Janmashtami.
-Night long rituals are conducted and sundry religious as well as devotional
songs are sung inside in the temples, followed by traditional group dances at
the time of Krishna Janamasthmi.
-A strict fast is also observed on the foregoing day of Krishna Janamasthmi until midnight.
-Earthen pots (makkhan- matki) of milk, curd from long bamboos are also
hung in the streets near the temples and the people throng together to form a
human pyramid to break pots in a peculiar way.
-Just before his Janam, Baby Krishna is given a traditional bath with
gangajal- holy water and milk then embellished with multiple comely dresses
along with accessories.
-Luscious sweetmeats and
mouth-watering delicacies are also made for bhog and prasad during the birth
celebration and are eaten after the Janam exuberance.
-During Lord’s Birth gaiety- Krishna Janamasthmi, the most revered
Hindu divinity-Laddo Gopala is adorned with beauteous outfits and various
ornaments including flower tiara, bangles, anklets, flutes and some other.
Krishna
Janamasthmi is a birth commemoration of the God who
is not only famous for his humanity and good deeds but also memorialized for
playing an absolutely essential role on the battlefield of Kurukshetra during
‘The Mahabharata’ War.
To know more about Lord Krishna, read these
following blogs (links)
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