Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Vijay and Modi Extend Janmashtami Greetings, Urge Love and Dharma
Janmashtami is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna.
It is being celebrated on Friday.
People may fast, pray, sing bhajans, visit temples and take part in midnight celebrations.
Mathura and Vrindavan are especially connected with the festival.
Families and temples across India also celebrate by decorating Krishna idols and preparing special offerings.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay sent greetings and spoke about love, virtue and doing one’s duty.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Krishna’s teachings encourage selfless action.
He wished people positive energy, strength and prosperity.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay greeted people on Krishna Jayanthi and called for a world guided by love, virtue and noble principles.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Lord Krishna’s teachings inspire selfless action and wished people positive energy, strength and prosperity.
Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami, is being celebrated on Friday to mark Lord Krishna’s birth.
Devotees observe the festival with fasting, prayers, bhajans, temple visits and midnight celebrations.
Mathura and Vrindavan are especially associated with the festival, while celebrations take place across India; Dahi Handi is scheduled for September 5, 2026.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings; devotees across India are observing the festival.
- What
- Janmashtami, also called Gokulashtami or Krishna Jayanthi, is being celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna.
- When
- The festival is being celebrated on Friday; Dahi Handi in 2026 is scheduled for September 5.
- Where
- Celebrations are taking place across India, especially in homes and temples in Mathura and Vrindavan.
- Why
- The festival honors Lord Krishna’s birth and is associated with devotion, worship and teachings about selfless action, duty and righteousness.
- Festival
- Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami or Krishna Jayanthi
- Occasion
- The birth of Lord Krishna
- Celebration date
- Friday
- Traditional birthplace
- Mathura, where Krishna is traditionally believed to have been born at midnight
- Observances
- Fasting, prayers, bhajans, temple visits and midnight celebrations
- Major locations
- Mathura and Vrindavan, with celebrations across India
- Dahi Handi 2026
- September 5, 2026