Krishna Jayanthi!

Hello frnds!
Here comes Avani month ( Aug to Sep).. The function that falls under this category is GOKULASHTAMI!! And of course, this is popular among most of the people.
Ashtami - Roshini star, Bhagwan KRISHNA's birthday. He is the eight son of Devaki and Vasudev.
Gokulashtami is in praise of Lord Krishna and it rejoices the birth of Lord Krishna. Gokulashtami celebrations are usually held for 8 days. The reason for Krishna's birth and the deeds by him as an avatar are highlighted during this festival through Pravachanam on Narayaneeyam and Bhagavatham. Japam, Homam and Abishekam are performed as also the Laksharchana.Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi.
Mathura is also knows as Brij Bhoomi - The land where Shri Krishna was born and spent his youth. It is an important pilgrim place of the Hindus and one of the seven sacred cities in India. The main pilgrim center in Mathura is the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple. Krishna is the Supreme Person. Lord Krishna appeared over five thousand years ago in Mathura, India to Devaki and Vasudeva in the jail cell of the tyrant Kansa.
Mathura was the capital of the Yadavas, to which Krishna's parents Vasudeva and Devaki belonged. The king Kansa, Devaki's brother,had ascended the throne by imprisoning his father, King Ugrasena. Afraid of a prophecy that predicted his death at the hands of Devaki's eighth son, Kamsa had the couple locked into a prison cell. After Kansa killed the first six children, and Devaki's apparent miscarriage of the seventh, Krishna was born.
Since Vasudeva believed Krishna's life was in danger, Krishna was secretly taken out of the prison cell to be raised by his foster parents, Yasoda and Nanda, in Gokula.
Kamsa threw Vasudeva and Devaki into the prison and planned to invite Krishna to Mathura and kill him there. He, therefore, sent his cousin Akrura to Brindavan to bring Krishna. Akrura was a great devotee of Krishna. He told Krishna of Kamsa's evil intentions. Krishna rejoiced. He said, "Let us all go to Mathura." With him went Akrura, Balarama, Nanda and some other gopalakas.
Krishna pounced on Kamsa, caught hold of his hair and pushed him to the ground. Kamsa tried to get up to save himself. He tried to fight. But Krishna killed him. The people of Mathura sighed in relief. They celebrated Krishna's victory with great joy because Kamsa had been a tyrant. Krishna did not ascend the throne, but crowned Ugrasena, his grandfather.
On Janmashtami, we celebrate Krishna! We decorate our house, but Maakolam by keeping small footprints of Kutti Krishna. We decorate our Pooja room with Mango leaf. We garland Krishna.We prepare Laddu, salt and sweet cheedai!, butter, fruits and milk. We keep all infront of God and chant mantra and songs. We perform Neivedhya and Karpoora Aarthi. We believe Krishna listens to us and keeps us healthy and happy! Even if we are not aware of the mantras, we simply say Krishna, Om Narayana, Smaravaram , Radhe Shyam Radhe Shyam Radhe Shyam , by which we will be blessed with Krishna's Darsanam.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Frnds, for the past one yr, I've been sharing the various Hindu festivals with you. Expect more exciting posts soon!!!