Janmashtami or Gokulashtami is the festival celebrating the day of Shree Krishna’s Divine birth in Mathura. This festival is celebrated on ashtami, the eighth day of the dark fortnight, in the Hindu month of Shravan (August – September).
The festivities spread over two days, with Shree Krishna’s…
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