Krishna Jayanthi Special

     Krishna Jayanthi is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna. Lord Sri Krishna was born on the ‘Rohini’ nakshatram (star) on Ashtami day. The festival Sri Krishna Jayanti is also known as Gokulashtami and Janmashtami.

     Sri Krishna is Lord Vishnu’s eighth avatar (incarnation) on earth. He is considered to be the Lord’s most glorious incarnations. The sole objective of Sri Krishna's birth was to free the Earth from the evilness of demons. 

     Many homes have beautiful kolams adorning their homes. In South India, people draw little feet of Krishna in the floors with wet rice flour and its a sign of welcoming Lord Krishna to home. The footsteps of Sri Krishna are drawn from the entrance of the house to the puja room.

     At home, Lord Krishna Idol or photo is decorated with flowers and garland. Pujas are performed  and neivedhyams are offered in the evening. People do the pooja in the evening after 6 pm till midnight. It is considered auspicious to perform pooja as midnight is the time the Lord was born.

The colorful rangoli designs for Krishna Jayanthi...Check out the collection!

1.  A beautiful floral pattern! The middle part is decorated with colorful peacock feather... The cute small flowers drawn around the middle part... The bright white curves make the kolam more elegant.

2. A simple yet beautiful rangoli design with peacock feather and flute as lord Krishna holds flute and wears a peacock feather on his crown... The tea light candles around the design add grace to the rangoli... A great way to adorn your home on this auspicious day!  

3. Another pattern with flute and peacock feather. The white designs make the rangoli bold and attractive... The yellow flowers decorate the middle part... Simple yet attractive rangoli for this occasion.

4. A rectangle pattern with peacock feather and lotus. The intricate designs have been created with cotton bud and the small flowers were created using matchstick. The dots add beauty to the design. Another elegant rangoli to decorate your entrance on this auspicious day. 

5. A simple pattern with peacock feather. The white curves make the kolam more bold and bright.

6. A beautiful pattern with flute and peacock feather.  The cute small flowers were drawn around the flute. It adds grace to the middle part of the design. Another simple and easy pattern to decorate your home.

7. A floral pattern with peacock feather. The bold white designs make the kolam more bright and attractive.

8. Rice paste kolam (Maa Kolam) with Lord Krishna feet. My mom and mil used to draw rice paste kolam. Maa kolam is my all time favorite. The bright and bold lines attract everyone.

     At home, people celebrate this festival by offering Lord Krishna's favorite sweets and snacks. We keep fruits, butter, milk, curd, aval with jaggery along with murukku and seedai for neivedhyam. Aval/poha is Lord Krishna's most favorite. People also keep aval payasam and aval ladoo for neivedhyam.

     Few of my neivedhyam recipes for Krishna Jayanthi...

Aval Ladoo Recipe

Rava Ladoo Recipe

Ring Murukku Recipe

     All over India this day is celebrated with devotional songs and dances, pujas and rocking the cradle of baby Sri Krishna.
On this day temples and homes are wonderfully decorated and illuminated. Night long prayers are offered and religious mantras are sung in the temples.

I am sure this post would be helpful for you to decorate home  and plan your recipes on this auspicious day.... 😊
May Sri Krishna brings you happiness, health, prosperity, peace and love... 😊

Happy Krishna Jayanthi!!🌼🌻