Krishna Janmashtami 2025: Date, Significance & Midnight Puja Time

Krishna Janmashtami 2025: Date, Significance & Midnight Puja Time

Krishna Janmashtami 2025: This sacred festival will be celebrated on Saturday, August 16, 2025, with the auspicious Nishita Puja taking place from 12:01 AM to 12:46 AM on August 17. The festival will be followed by the vibrant Dahi Handi celebrations on Sunday, August 17, 2025.

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Significance of Nishita Puja

The Nishita Kaal Puja is the most important part of Janmashtami, as it marks the exact midnight birth hour of Lord Krishna. Devotees perform Shodashopachara Puja Vidhi, offering 16 ritual steps along with Vedic mantras. The worship includes Abhishekam (ritual bathing of Krishna idol), adorning Him with new clothes, offering sweets, fruits, and butter, and singing devotional songs.

Across India, temples are beautifully decorated, Bhajan and Kirtan programs are held, and the atmosphere is filled with chants of "Hare Krishna Hare Rama". The next day’s Dahi Handi marks Krishna’s playful childhood of stealing butter, with teams competing to break the pot hung high above the ground.

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Krishna Janmashtami 2025 is not just a festival but a reminder of Lord Krishna’s divine teachings, eternal love, and victory of righteousness. Whether followed in Smarta or Vaishnava tradition, the essence remains the same, celebrating the birth of the Supreme Protector, Lord Krishna.

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