Places Famous for Krishna Janmashtami Celebration
This year, the holy festival of Janmashtami will be celebrated on 16 August. This festival is celebrated with great pomp and enthusiasm everywhere across the country. In school, children make up like Radha-Krishna in school. Apart from this, on the day of Janmashtami, tableaux are decorated at different places and Krishna Leela is depicted by drama. The temples are decorated in a very beautiful way. Religious programs are also organized.
The festival of Janmashtami is celebrated with great enthusiasm at both these places, the birthplace of Lord Krishna, Mathura and Leela site Vrindavan. On this day, devotees get to see huge crowds here. But apart from this, Janmashtami is celebrated with great fanfare in many places in the country and there is a huge clash of devotees.
Dwarka
Apart from Mathura and Vrindavan, the festival of Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated in a very grand way in Dwarka, Gujarat, you can also plan to go here. This place is associated with the life of Lord Krishna, so devotees love this place very much. You can go here to visit the Dwarkadhish temple.
Puri
Janmashtami is celebrated in a grand manner in Puri, Odisha. Especially in the Jagannath temple, devotees reach from far and wide to see God. 56 types of enjoyment and Panchamrit Prasad are offered to Lord Jagannath. The temple is decorated with many flowers and lights. Also, the tableaux of Shri Krishna Leela here are very beautiful. You can make a plan to complete on Janmashtami.
Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra is the place where Shri Krishna preached the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna. Many devotees reach here on the day of Janmashtami. Cultural presentations are organized in temples to show religious programs such as tableaux and the pastimes of Shri Krishna.
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Barsana is considered the birthplace of Radha Rani. Janmashtami is also organized here in a grand way. Here the decoration in temples captivates your mind. Drama and dance, depicting tableaux and Krishna Leelas, will take you to the era of Kanha. Barsana from Mathura is about 50 km and about 45 km from Vrindavan.
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