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Janmashtami or Krishna Janmashtami is a religious festival celebrated across India to commemorate the birth of Lord Krishna, whom the Hindus believe is an incarnation of their deity Vishnu. According to Hindu calendar, it is celebrated in the Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapad. This year, Janmashtami 2016 will be celebrated on 25th AugustJanmashtami StoriesAhmedabad chants 'Jai Kanhaiyalal ki'| Updated: 25 Aug 2016, 1526 hrs IST  As the clock hands unite on Thursday midnight, celebrations will erupt on the streets of Ahmedabad with devotees celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna at temples and homes.Janmashtami: Cops on lookout for 'great gamblers'| Updated: 25 Aug 2016, 1526 hrs IST  The gambling season is here. Janmashtami, celebrated the world over to mark the birth of Lord Krishna, is also known for nightlong gambling sessions held at households, clubhouses, farmhouses and even at open grounds in the city.Live: Bollywood celebrates Janmashtami| Updated: 25 Aug 2016, 1528 hrs IST  Have a look at how Bollywood celebrated Janmashtami.Security beefed up in Mathura for Janmashtami| Updated: 25 Aug 2016, 1127 hrs IST  Security has been stepped up in and around Mathura ahead of the Krishna Janmashtami festivities during which lakhs of pilgrims would visit the city.Breaking Janmashtami fast with sewain is their ritual| Updated: 25 Aug 2016, 1120 hrs IST  Munna's family has been running a wholesale business of Krishna Leela costumes in Aminabad, Lucknow for three generations now. He himself has been celebrating Janmashtami with gaeity ever since he joined the family business at the age of 14.Human pyramid can't go beyond 20 ft in Dahi Handi fest: SC| Updated: 24 Aug 2016, 2307 hrs IST  The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that human pyramids can't go beyond 20 feet during the Dahi Handi festival on Krishna Janmashtami, as it rejected a last ditch attempt by an organisation to get over the restriction.Feast, concerts to mark Janmashtami in Nashik| Updated: 24 Aug 2016, 2300 hrs IST  The city's cultural and social organisation has major plans for Krishna Janmashtami this year, as it will be celebrated at 12 midnight on Wednesday.Krishna to wear designer outfits this Janmashtami| Updated: 24 Aug 2016, 2256 hrs IST  Even as various programms would be held across the country to celebrate Krishna Janamashtami on August 25, idols of Radha-Krishna in the Sangam city would be special. Authorities of ISKCON are preparing designer outfits for the idols of their temple which would be taken on the roads of the city in tableaux.Kanpur's Gubbare wale chacha's shop is one-stop solution for all Janmashtami needs| Updated: 24 Aug 2016, 2010 hrs IST  You would think his name of `Gubbare wale chacha' is a misnomer, considering this practising Muslim is known for the range of dresses and accessories he sells for Hindu gods especially for Janmashtami. But, he reveals with a smile, he started out as a balloonseller and the name stayed.Sindhu, Sakshi ‘poster girls’ for Janmashtami celebrations at Krishna Janmasthan temple| Updated: 24 Aug 2016, 1951 hrs IST  Along with images of Lord Krishna, photos of Olympic medallists P V Sindhu and Sakshi Malik will feature on posters put up by Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan (KJSS) for the upcoming Janmasthami festivities. The aim, KJSS said, is to urge devotees to save and educate the girl child. |  Read online replica of your favourite edition of TOI anywhere.
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