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Festivals in Andhra Pradesh sri krishna Jayanti Festival,sri krishna Jayanti Festival in Andhra PradeshSri krishna Jayanti Festival | Sri krishna Jayanti Festival in Andhra Pradesh
Shri Krishna Janmashtami, or Sri Krishna Jayanti, celebrates the birthday of Lord Krishna. sri krishna Jayanti Festival,sri krishna Jayanti Festival in Andhra Pradesh,Andhra Pradesh sri krishna Jayanti Festival,Festival of sri krishna Jayanti It is observed as Dahi Handi in Maharashtra, the formation of the huge human pyramids to break the pot hung high up.
The festival is also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnashtami. In 2008, the date of Sri Krishna Jayanti in North India and East is August 24. In some parts of South India and in some parts of western India it is on August 23.
Shri Krishna is today one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Hindu Gods. He is worshipped as the eighth incarnation or avatar of Lord Vishnu. Krishna is also worshipped as a supreme god in his own right by numerous sects around the world.
In North India, Shri Krishna Janmashtami is observed eight days after the full moon day in Hindi month Bhadrapada (August – September).sri krishna Jayanti Festival,sri krishna Jayanti Festival in Andhra Pradesh,Andhra Pradesh sri krishna Jayanti Festival,Festival of sri krishna Jayanti In South India, the festival is observed on the eighth day after full moon in the month of Shravan (August – September).
The Sri Krishna Jayanti festival is not celebrated on the same day in all parts of India and this is due to the various regional calendars and the various calculations in the time of the birth of Krishna.
In 2008, Sri Krishna Jayanti is marked on August 23 in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and is some parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. In North India, Orissa, West Bengal and in Gujarat and in some parts of South India it is marked on August 24. The Smarta Tradition observes the festival on August 23 and the Vaishnava Tradition on August 24.
Special pujas are held in Sri Krishna Temples spread around the world and millions of people visit the shrines. sri krishna Jayanti Festival,sri krishna Jayanti Festival in Andhra Pradesh,Andhra Pradesh sri krishna Jayanti Festival,Festival of sri krishna Jayanti Special poojas and rituals are held at midnight the time of Krishna’s birth.
Staunch Krishna devotees fast on the day. It is a 24-hour fast.
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