Today’s festivals

Birth of Lord Krishna — Shravana Krishna Ashtami. Smarta tradition: Ashtami at sunrise (Udaya Tithi).

• Fasting
• Midnight celebrations
• Dahi Handi
• Bhajan Sandhya

Birth of Lord Krishna — Vaishnava tradition: Ashtami prevails at Nisitha (midnight). Rohini nakshatra not concurrent; Ashtami-at-midnight overrides.

• Midnight puja at temples
• Fasting until midnight
• Abhishek at Nisitha
• Bhajan until sunrise

Kerala harvest festival — Thiruvonam