Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Mohan Yadav Celebrates Janmashtami, Launches Vedic Clock
Mohan Yadav attended a festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna in Bhopal.
He said Krishna showed people how to stay patient during hard times.
Yadav prayed to Laddoo Gopal, the child form of Krishna.
He also joined a game where a pot filled with butter and sugar crystals was broken.
Children dressed as Krishna and Radharani received butter.
Artists performed dances and dramas about Krishna’s life.
There were also Mallakhamb displays and a flower-based Holi performance.
Yadav launched a new wall version of the Vikramaditya Vedic Clock 2.0.
The clock can study some calendar calculations from about 2.1 million years ago and project them about 500,000 years into the future.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav addressed a Janmashtami festival at his official residence in Bhopal.
Yadav said Lord Krishna taught people patience and restraint during difficult circumstances.
He performed prayers, participated in a Matki Phod ceremony and fed butter to children dressed as Krishna and Radharani.
Artists staged dance-dramas, Mayur dance, Phoolon ki Holi and Mallakhamb performances depicting Krishna’s life.
Yadav launched the wall version of Vikramaditya Vedic Clock 2.0, which offers extensive panchang-based time calculations.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, artists, performers and children participating in the festival.
- What
- A Shri Krishna Janmashtami celebration was held, and the wall version of Vikramaditya Vedic Clock 2.0 was launched.
- When
- Friday.
- Where
- At the chief minister’s official residence in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To celebrate Janmashtami and present devotional performances highlighting Lord Krishna’s life and teachings.
- Event
- Shri Krishna Janmashtami Aakhyan Parv
- Chief guest
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav
- Location
- Chief minister’s official residence, Bhopal
- Religious activities
- Jalabhishek, prayers to Laddoo Gopal and a Matki Phod ceremony
- Performances
- Dance-dramas, Mayur dance, Phoolon ki Holi and Mallakhamb
- Clock launched
- Wall version of Vikramaditya Vedic Clock 2.0
- Clock range
- Panchang-based calculations reaching approximately 2.1 million years into the past and 500,000 years into the future