Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi, the eighth day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Shraavana in the Hindu calendar, when the Rohini nakshatra is ascendant. The festival always falls in mid-August to mid September in the Gregorian Calendar. In 2009, for example, the festival was held on August 14, while in 2010 the festival will be held on 02 September.
Krishna Janmashtami is the celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna. Janmashtami is celebrated with great joy throughout the nation. Krishna Janmashtami date this year is September 2. Janmashtami is always in the Hindu month of Sawan Calendar.
Janmashtami is celebrated in many different ways throughout India. Dahi Handi Raas Lila and are the most significant features of Janmashtami. Raas Lila is the enactment of Krishna Youth Day, when it was known to have flirted with young women (Gopis) of Vrindavan Krishna's image is a kind of little naughty and a bit flirtatious. And Dahi Handi is a game where a team of young men form a pyramid to reach the pot of butter hanging from a rope and break it.






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