Janmashtami Midnight Puja with Laddu Gopal Abhishek & Jhula

Krishna (Bal Gopal)DevakiVasudevaYashodaNanda 90 minMedium

10 steps13 mantras~19 min of recitationFull puja ~90 min

When

Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami

Duration

90 min

Deity

Krishna (Bal Gopal), Devaki, Vasudeva, Yashoda, Nanda

Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna at midnight in Kamsa's prison in Mathura. Families wait up, welcome the newborn Lord with conch and bells, bathe him in panchamrit, dress him, rock him in a cradle and feed him butter, the way Yashoda would.