{"id":1520,"date":"2011-08-24T14:01:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T08:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2021-05-17T09:37:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T04:07:57","slug":"mana-hotels-janmas-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/mana-hotels-janmas-feast.html","title":{"rendered":"Mana Hotels Organises Janmashtmi Feast for Locals in Ranakpur"},"content":{"rendered":"

Janmashtami is a Hindu festival celebrated with much enthusiasm across India. It is the celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. The festival is observed on the eighth day of the dark half of the Bhadrapad month as per the Hindu calendar and usually falls between mid-August and mid-September. In fact, Janm means birth and Ashtami means the eighth day. It is also known as Gokulashtami, Krishnashtami, and Srijayanti. This year, it was celebrated on the 22nd<\/sup> of August, 2011.<\/p>\n

Janmashtami is celebrated with much pomp and show in all parts of the country. In Mathura (Krishna\u2019s birthplace) and in Gokul and Vrindavan (where he spent his childhood), the celebrations last up to a week during which the Rasa Lila is performed. The Rasa Lila is the theatrical enactment of the Lord\u2019s mischievous childhood and his flirtatious youth and love for Radha. The Dwarkadeesh temple in Gujarat and the Nathdwara temple in Rajasthan also celebrate the festival with much enthusiasm that is attended by scores of pilgrims. In the eastern states, the festival is celebrated by fasting through the day and doing puja at midnight. In Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, young men form huge human pyramids on the streets to reach and break the high hanging handi (pot) of butter to represent Lord Krishna\u2019s fondness for butter. The puja on the day of Janmashtami involves bathing the Lord\u2019s idol with Panchamrit which is a mix of water from the Holy Ganga river, milk, clarified butter, curd and honey, and is considered to be extremely pure. After the bath, the idol is placed in a cradle which is then rocked amidst devotional songs dedicated to Krishna.<\/p>\n

In celebration of this festival that celebrates youthfulness, joy, and the arrival of the saviour on earth, Mana Hotels<\/a> held a feast for the local community at their hotel site.<\/p>\n