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  • Janmashtami is celebrated on ashtami of Krishna Paksh or the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadon.
  • According to some scholars, Krishna was born on 19th July 3228 B.C.E.
  • The term Krishna in Sanskrit means 'black'.
  • Lord Krishna belonged to the clan of Yadavas.
  • Janmashtami is celebrated around eight days after Raksha Bandhan.
  • South India celebrates Gokulashtami with fruits, 'prasadam' and devotional songs.
  • Maharashtra celebrates the festival by breaking of 'dahi handi'.
  • Janmashtami is also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnastami
  • Lord Krishna with Radhaji is worshipped on this day.
  • Besides, some people also worship Shri Krishna's brother Balaram as well as sister Subhadra on the day of Janmashtami.

  • Lord Krishna was born in Mathura but was brought up in Gokul
  • Mathura has around 400 temples dedicated to Nandgopal.
  • Lord Krishna is known by around 108 names in the world.
  • Raas Leela is the most famous dance performance of Lord Krishna that is still observed in India.
  • Krishna's teachings are world famous and can be found in the book called Bhagavad Gita.
  • Lord Krishna assisted Arjuna one of the Pandavas for the battle of Krukshetra.
  • Since 1966, the devotion of Lord Krishna spread to other countries like America, Europe, Africa, Russia and South America.
  • The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was instrumental in creating awareness among people.
  • A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was founder of the ISKCON movement.
  • In fact, his guru— Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura instructed him to write about Shri Krishna in English and to share the philosophy of 'Gaudiya Vaishnava' with people in the Western world.

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