Happy Krishna Janmashtami 2021to All

Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami, will be celebrated today (August 30) this year. It is one of the biggest festivals celebrated with much pomp and fervour in the country. It is believed that on the day of Janmashtami, Lord Krishna was born. Therefore, it is an auspicious day of great significance for the devotees of Lord Krishna. People worship Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu, on this day. The scriptures say that Lord Krishna was born at midnight, inside a prison cell in Mathura where his parents Devaki and Vasudeva were lodged. He was then surreptitiously taken to a town near Mathura, owing to a threat to his life, where he grew up with foster parents Nanda and Yashoda, and siblings Balarama and Subhadra.