Janmashtami 2026 Date: The festival of Janmashtami is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. Every year Janmashtami is celebrated on the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month. This festival is celebrated with great pomp across the country. On this day, people show their devotion and reverence for Lord Krishna and Kanha’s birth is celebrated with great pomp in every house.
Shri Krishna ji of Lord Vishnu was the 8th avatar. Whose birth anniversary is celebrated every year on the day of Shri Krishna Janmashtami. Lord Krishna is one of the gods who are worshiped in Hinduism. This day is also known as Gokulashtami.
The birth anniversary of Shri Krishna is celebrated during Nishita period on Janmashtami. The birth of Lord Shri Krishna is celebrated in Rohini Nakshatra along the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month. On this day, this festival is celebrated in a grand way in temples and houses. Janmashtami fast is observed with full legal legislation. On this day, the fasting is also performed with full law and order like a fast.
When is Janmashtami in the year 2026?
The festival of Janmashtami in the year 2026 will be celebrated on September 4, Friday. There is doubt about the date of Krishna Janmashtami every year. Often Krishna Janmashtami occurs on two different days. Whenever this happens, the first day Janmashtami is for the people of the Smarta community and the second day Janmashtami is for the people of Vaishnava sect.
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