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Hare Krishna! 

Happy Janmashtami

 

 

 

Krishna Janmashtami, also known as "Krishnashtami","Saatam Aatham" ,"Gokulashtami", "Ashtami Rohini", "Srikrishna Jayanti", "Sree Jayanthi" or sometimes merely as "Janmashtami", is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, svayam bhagavan.

Krishna is the Supreme Person, the Godhead. Krishna is the speaker of the Bhagavad-gita, which is recognized throughout the world as one of mankind’s greatest books of wisdom. In the Gita, as it is also known, Krishna says repeatedly that He is God Himself, the source of everything. Arjuna, to whom Krishna is speaking, accepts Krishna’s words as true, adding that the greatest spiritual authorities of that time also confirm that Krishna is God.

August 24, 2008 is the appearance anniversary of Krishna. For devotees of Krishna worldwide, this is the biggest event of the year. Why? Based on a clear understanding of the wisdom literature of the Vedas, Krishna devotees know the Supreme Absolute Truth, the ultimate source of all energies, to be a person. That person has as many names as there are cultures in the face of the Earth. The primary name connected to that primary person, however, according to Vedic teachings, is “Krishna”–the “all-attractive” Supreme Being. And He appears on Earth.

This year (according to the lunar calendar), Krishna’s appearance, or Janmastami (literally: “janma”– birth, “astami”–the eighth day after the full moon) is calculated to be August 24th.

Those curious to know more about the Personality of Krishna and His mysterious appearance may wish to take a look at our super-condensed online biography of Krishna. There’s a lot to be said about Him.

This year, we wanted to do something different to celebrate Krishna Janmastami 2008 at Krishna.com. We’ve designed a new home page especially for the event. We have new articles, a brand-new Kids’ page, a 25% off storewide sale at the Store, live streaming video of this year’s Janmastami celebrations, webcams photographing the momentous festivities–as they happen–at eighteen different temples all over the world.

Please make yourself comfortable, take some time and make yourself acquainted with all Krishna.com has to offer to commemorate this very special, once-in-a-year event. 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy Janmastami!