Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami
An image of Krishna
Also called	Janmashtami / Shri Krishna Jayanti
Observed by	Hindus
Type	Religious
Celebrations	Dahi Handi, kite-flying, fair, traditional sweet dishes etc.
Observances	Puja, prayer and fasting
Date	Shravan, Krishna Paksha, Ashtami ( by Amavasyant calendar ) Bhadrapad, Krishna Paksha, Ashtami ( by Purnimant calendar )
2016 date	25 August
2017 date	15 August
Related to	Rama Navami, Radhastami.

Shravan, Krishna Paksha, Ashtami ( by Amavasyant calendar )

Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी kṛṣṇa janmāṣṭamī), also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes simply as Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.

The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Shravana (August–September) in the Hindu calendar.Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur. While the Rasa lila re-creates the flirtatious aspects of Krishna's youthful days, the Dahi Handi celebrate God's playful and mischievous side, where teams of young men form human towers to reach a high-hanging pot of curd and break it. This tradition, also known as uriadi, is a major event in Tamil Nadu on Gokulashtami. Krishna Janmashtami is followed by the festival Nandotsav, which celebrates the occasion when Nanda Baba distributed gifts to the community in honour of the birth.