Janmashtami Celebration 2025: The festival of Janmashtami will be celebrated on Saturday, August 16, 2025. On this day, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the country.Also Read: How to celebrate Dahi Handi on Krishna Janmashtami?
Auspicious time and time of worship: Janmashtami fast will be observed on 16 August. The most auspicious time of worship is midnight, which is called Nishith Kaal, because it is believed that Shri Krishna was born at this time.
Janmashtami 2025 auspicious time:
• Ashtami date starts: From 11:49 pm on August 15
• Ashtami date ends: On August 16 at night till 09:34.
• Nishith Puja Time: On August 16, midnight from 12:04 to 12:47 pm.
• Fasting time: After 09:34 pm on 16 August (at the end of Ashtami Tithi) or after sunrise on 17 August.Also Read: Krishna Janmashtami 15, 16 and 17 August 2025 Which of the three days is the right date, what is the time of worship?
Worship method : According to Hindu religious belief, Lord Shri Krishna’s Bal Swaroop or Bal Gopal is worshiped on Janmashtami. Here is the method of worship:
1. Fasting and Resolution: Wake up early in the morning and take a bath and resolve to worship. Keep a fast of fruit or waterless throughout the day without water.
2. Decoration: Clean the temple or place of worship of your house. Decorate with flowers, rangoli and bandanwar. Decorate a beautiful swing for Bal Gopal.
3. Abhishek: At midnight, keep the idol of Bal Gopal in a plate. Bath them with Panchamrit (milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar) and then anoint with Ganga water.
4. Makeup: After bathing, wipe the idol with a clean cloth and wear new and beautiful clothes. Decorate them with crowns, peacocks, arms and garlands.
5. Bhog: Offer Makhan-Mishri, fruits, and sweets to God. Keep in mind that you must include basil leaf in enjoyment.
6. Aarti and Mantra Chanting: Burning a lamp of ghee and perform the aarti of God and cheer him. ‘Invocation and Obeisance to Lord Krishna’ Chant the mantra.
Janmashtami fast story: According to the legend, the city of Mathura was ruled by a tyrannical king named Kansa in Dwapar Yuga. Kansa’s sister Devaki was married to Vasudev. When Devaki was getting married, there was an AIR that Devaki’s eighth child would kill Kansa. Hearing this, Kansa put Devaki and Vasudev in prison and killed seven children.
When the eighth child was about to be born, it was raining heavy rains. At midnight, all the doors of the prison opened automatically, the watchmen slept in deep sleep and Vasudev’s arms and legs opened. At the same time Lord Vishnu was born as Bal Krishna. Vasudev kept the newborn in a basket and crossed the Yamuna river and brought Nand Baba and Yashoda to Gokul and brought back his newborn girl.
When Kansa came to know about this, she woke up to kill the girl, but the girl flew into the air and said, ‘Hey Kansa, your slaughter is born in Gokul’. The festival of Janmashtami is celebrated in memory of this incident.Also Read: Krishna: Anant Advocate
Poon related attention:
• Tulsi leaves have special significance in worship, so definitely include it.
• Keep fast till 12 o’clock at night and after that, receive the prasad and open the fast.
• Do not consume any type of tamasic food on Janmashtami.
• Keep the mind calm and positive while worshiping.
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