Janmashtami: A Night of Devotion, Music, and Miracles

Janmashtami is the day that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, one of Hinduism’s most beloved deities, this year falling on August 16, 2025. Krishna is the eighth avatar of Vishnu. Krishna was a great friend, a good philosopher, mischief-maker and a lover whose stories still continue to enchant generations and was not just a divine hero.

Lord Krishna was born at the place known as Mathura to parents Devaki and Vasudeva in a prison, under the rule of the tyrant King Kansa. On the night of his birth something miraculous happened, the chains broke, prison gates opened themselves and Krishna was carried Vasudeva as newborn across the flooded Yamuna to Gokul from the dungeons where he was born, he was raised by the parents Yashoda and Nandain Gokul.

Krishna’s life is filled with fascinating tales, stealing butter as a child, dancing on the serpent Kaliya, lifting Govardhan Hillto protect villagers, and later delivering the Bhagavad Gitaon the battlefield of Kurukshetra.On the day of Janamashtami devotees fast, sing bhajans, and visit decorated temples and at midnight, Krishna’s idol is placed in a cradle decorated with flowers and love and more  and is rocked amidst chants and conch sounds.

In the state like Maharashtra, the popular event of Dahi Handitakes place where the  youth form human pyramids to break a curd pot, imitating Krishna’s butter escapades as Makhan-Mishri is believed to be his favourite sweet.Janmashtami is a celebration of  Lord Krishna’s divine melodies that guides our hearts toward love, truth, and eternal joy.