The document discusses traditions and celebrations related to Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna in Hinduism. Some key observances of Janmashtami include singing devotional songs and dancing, decorating homes with flowers, chanting hymns, fasting, reading scriptures about Krishna's life, dressing in new clothes or costumes related to Krishna, and performing rituals like abhishekam or midnight aarti. Special foods are also cooked and consumed as part of the celebrations, which commemorate Krishna's childhood pastimes like the Rasa Leela dance and the Dahi Handi festival.

1. ItistheInternationalSocietyforKrishnaConsciousness,
ismainlybelievesintheprinciplesofVaishnavatraditions.
AccordingtoISCKONJanmashtamidaycomesonAshtami
orNavamiTithionHinduCalender.
DevotionalSongsandDances PlaysonLordKrishna
OfferingSweets Swings
Chanting Fasting
Decorateyourhomeandhometemplewithflowers,balloons,make
garlandsandwithotherdecorative.
GetacopyofVaishnavasongbookandsomebhajansalso.
ChantKrishnaMahaMantraonyourprayerbeads.
ReadstoryofKrishna'sadvent,SrimadBhadavatametc.
Getnewspecialoutfits,jewelery,peacockfeathers,flute,garlandsetc.
Performabhishekabathingceremonyforyourdeitiesusingyogurt,
honey,gheeandfruitjuices.
Cooksomespecialfooddishes.
Performmidnightaaratiwithkirtan.
'RasaLeela'depictstheyouthfuldaysofLordKrishna'slife.InRasa
LeelaGopiswoulddancearoundwithKrishnaandplayhideand
seek.Gopisconsideredthemselvessuperior,becausetheywere
privilegedwiththeopportunitytodancewithlordKrishna.
'DahiHandi'depictsplayfulsideofLordKrishna.InDahiHandi
groupofpeoplemadehumantowertoreachahighhanging
between20-40feetpotofbutter,milk,curd,honey,dryfruits
&breakit.InTamilNadu,'DahiHandi'iscalledas'Uriadi'.
LordKrishnawasborntoDevaki&Vasudevaastheir8th
son.DevakiandVasudevawereimprisonedbyMathura's
kingKanswhowasthebrotherofDevaki.Kanskilled
firstsixchildrenofDevaki.So,Vasudevsecretlytaken
outKrishnatoYashodaandNandainGokula.
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