Janmashtami 2022 Date: Janmashtami is being celebrated today, know the date, auspicious time, worship method and importance

The festival of Janmashtami is celebrated with great pomp in the country. Especially, Janmashtami is celebrated in Vrindavan, Barsana, Mathura and Dwarka. On this occasion, special events are organized in the temples here and night awakening is also done in these temples. According to astrology, Lord Krishna was born on the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month, at the time of Krishna's birth, Rohini was in Nakshatra, Sun was in Leo and Moon was in Taurus. Therefore, Janmashtami should be fasted on the same day when it is Ashtami Tithi in the night. Janmashtami is also known by names like Krishna Janmashtami, Gokulashtami. Let us know the date, auspicious time and worship method of Shri Krishna Janmashtami.

Janmashtami will be celebrated on 18th August but according to some astrology, 19th August is Udaya Tithi, so Janmashtami will be celebrated on this day also. Ashtami date starts from 18th August, Thursday night starting at 9.21 pm and Ashtami date ends from August 19 at 10:59 pm.

In Hinduism, the festival of Janmashtami is celebrated with great excitement. According to legends, Shri Krishna is one of the most powerful human incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Lord Krishna is one such god in Hindu mythology, about whose birth and death a lot has been written. Ever since Shri Krishna took birth on earth in human form, people started worshiping him as the son of God.

On the day of Janmashtami, wake up in the morning, take bath etc. and keep fast for the whole day, Lord Krishna will take bath with Gangajal and milk. Then wear new clothes and adorn them with peacock crown, flute, Vaijayanti garland, horoscope, Tulsi Dal, Kundal etc. Decorate the swing of Lord Krishna with flower garlands. After that, offer fruits, flowers, makhana, butter, sugar candy, sweets, nuts etc. to Lord Krishna in worship and light incense-lamps. After this, worship Shri Krishna after 12 nights, swing him on a swing and do aarti. After the puja, distribute prasad to everyone.