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Janmashtami in Fiji is known as "Krishna Ashtami". Most Hindus in Fiji have ancestors that originated from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Tamil Nadu, making this an especially important festival for them. Fiji's Janmashtami celebrations are unique in that they last for eight days, leading up to the eighth day, the day Krishna was born.
Date - Hindu lunar calendar Date - Gregorian calendar Celebrating or Dieting worshiped Duration Description Gudi Padwa: 1st day of Chaitra: March–April: New Year: One day: The year starts on the first day of Chaitra known as Gudi Padwa] which falls around March or April of the Western calendar. A gudi or victory pole is erected outside the ...
Janmashtami: 23rd day of Shravan: Aug–September: Krishna: Birthday of Lord Krishna on Shravan Vadya ashtami is observed with a fast. Ganesh Chaturthi: 4th day of Bhaadrapada: August–September: Ganapati: 1.5 to 10 days: Festival of Lord Ganesh. On the previous day, Gowri Pooja is performed by the women. The Ganesh Puja is performed by men.
Learn the history and significance of the Hindu festival, how the holiday is traditionally celebrated, and find out the date and time of Janmashtami in 2022.
Krishna Janmashtami or Gokul Ashtami is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Hindu deity Vishnu. [2]Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi, the eighth day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Bhaadra in the Hindu calendar, when the Rohini Nakshatra is ascendant.
Vaisakha/Bohag (Assamese Calendar) – The first month of Hindu calendar Rongali Bihu (mid-April, also called Bohag Bihu), the most popular Bihu celebrates the onset of the Assamese New Year (around 15 April) and the coming of Spring. Hanuman Jayanti: Shri Hanuman Mandir: Hanuman Jayanti is the celebration of the birth of Hanuman, Rama's loyal ...
Hindu festival marking the transition of the sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn and dedicated to the solar deity Surya. [20] June – July: Rath Yatra: Floating Hindu festival involving a public procession of chariots with the deities Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra celebrated in Ashadha month of Hindu calendar August – September: Onam: Floating
The exact dates of the festival are determined according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, and sometimes the festival may be held for a day more or a day less depending on the adjustments for sun and moon movements and the leap year. [2] [6] [11] In many regions, the festival falls after the autumn harvest, and in others, during harvest. [14]