![]() ![]() It is an important festival, particularly in the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. This overlaps with August or September of the Gregorian calendar. Krishna's birth is celebrated and observed on the eighth day ( Ashtami) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) in Shravana Masa (according to the amanta tradition) or Bhadrapada Masa (according to the purnimanta tradition). ![]() In certain Hindu texts, such as the Gitagovinda, Krishna has been identified as supreme God and the source of all avatars. Krishna Janmashtami ( Sanskrit: कृष्णजन्माष्टमी, romanized: Kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī), also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ![]()
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