Radha Ashtami 2025: When will Radhashtami be celebrated, know date, importance and worship method?
Radha Ashtami 2025 Date: The festival of Radha Ashtami is celebrated every year on the Ashtami date of the Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. This day is celebrated with reverence as the birthday of Lord Krishna’s ultimate dear friend and Shakti Swaroopa Radharani. This year, the festival of Radha Ashtami will be celebrated on 31 August 2025, Sunday. It is believed that by fasting and worshiping on this day, a person gets the fruit of immense devotion and love, compassion and beauty in life.
Radha Ashtami 2025 date and auspicious time
Ashtami Tithi started at 10:46 pm on 30 August 2025.
End of Ashtami Tithi at 1 September 2025 at 12:57 am.
The auspicious time of mid -day worship on August 31 from 11 am to 05 minutes to 1:38 pm.
During this period, Vratijan worships Radharani, worship and perform charity.
Importance of Radha Ashtami
According to the Puranas, Radhaji was born to Vrishabhanu ji’s house and mother’s name was Kirti. Radha Ashtami is considered to be Radharani’s Prakatya Day. It is believed that Radha ji is the culmination of Lord Krishna’s bliss power and devotion. Radha’s place in Braj’s culture is paramount. It is believed that by remembering Radha with Shri Krishna, all sins of life are cut off and the devotee gets divine pleasure. Devotees keep a fast on this day and worship Radharani and Shri Krishna. In many places, women fasting for Nirjala and are absorbed in bhajan-kirtan throughout the day.
Radha Ashtami celebration in Braj
The festival of Radha Ashtami is especially celebrated with great pomp in Barsana, Vrindavan and Mathura. Barsana, which is considered to be the birthplace of Radharani, is attractive in special tableau, bhajan evening and temples. Millions of devotees gather on this day in Vrindavan and a grand festival is held in major temples including ISKCON temple. The streets of Mathura are echoed with bhajan-kirtan and offerings are distributed everywhere. Bhajan, kirtans and tableaux are organized in temples overnight, which provides supernatural spiritual pleasure to devotees.
Radha Ashtami worship method
- Take a bath in the morning and wear clean clothes.
- Decorate the statue of Radha-Krishna in the house or temple by bathing.
- Anoint with Panchamrit (milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar candy).
- Embellish Radha-Krishna with flowers, clothes, jewels and makeup.
- Burning incense and lamps and perform aarti in the mid-day period.
- Throughout the day, chant the name Radhe-Radhe and do bhajan-kirtan.
- After the fast, receive fruit or offerings and donate to the needy.
Folk beliefs and traditions
It is public belief that by remembering Radharani on Radha Ashtami, the feeling of devotion and love is deep. Married girls perform special worship on this day so that their married life is happy. At the same time, couples worship jointly, then there is prosperity and harmony in the household life. Special fairs are held on this day in rural areas of Braj. Women sing traditional songs and Rasleela is organized. The tableau of Radharani is decorated in temples and devotees distribute Makhan-Mishri in the form of Prasad.
Radha Ashtami is considered not just a religious festival but a celebration of devotion, love and dedication. It is believed that fasting on this day not only brings spiritual peace but also removes the sufferings of life. By remembering the names of Shri Krishna and Radharani, devotion is communicated in the mind. And the life of devotees becomes blissful.
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