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| When is Krishna Janmaashtami in 2015 ? |
| Krishna Janmaashtami in 2015 is on Tuesday, 30th of November . |
| The festival of Krishna Janmaashtami (also known as Krishnaashtami, Gokulaashtami, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanthi or Janmaashtami) celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu.
The festival starts by fasting on the previous day (Saptami), followed by a night-long celebration of the birth of Krishna, and his removal by his father to a foster-home for safe-keeping. At midnight, the idol of the infant Krishna is bathed and placed in a cradle. In the early morning, ladies draw little children feet patterns outside the house with rice-flour paste to symbolize the entry of the infant Krishna into his foster-home.
After ablutions, morning prayers and worship, the devout break their fast with Prasadam, food that has first been offered to the lord. |
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Hindu Gods & Goddesses 2009 Wall Calendar
Hinduism is one of the world's oldest and most widely practiced religions. As the great Hindu sage Sri Ramakrishna has said, "There can be as many spiritual paths as there are spiritual aspirants, and as many Gods as there are devotees." One of the hallmarks of Hindu spirituality is the worship of this infinite diversity of the One Unknowable God in a multiplicity of forms.
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Mandalas 2009 Wall Calendar
In this homage to Hindu and Buddhist mandalas, Christopher Gibbs has created a dozen poetic designs suggesting spiritual destinations, themes for meditations and flights of fancy.
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