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 + Rohini nakshatra prevail at Nisitha (midnight). Most auspicious Janmashtami — the ideal Smarta-Vaishnava conjunction.

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