Eighth
From Sanskrit 'ashta' (eight): the eighth lunar day of a fortnight.
The eighth lunar day of either fortnight. Krishna Janmashtami and Durga Ashtami are kept on it.
Janmashtami keeps Krishna's birth on the dark Ashtami, ideally at midnight under Rohini. This article sets out the day, what the Garuda Purana prescribes, and which customs are later.
A step-by-step guide to home worship of Goddess Durga during Navratri, from Kalash Sthapana through Kanya Pujan and the closing Visarjan.
The Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas are eighteen Maha seats of the Divine Mother named in a hymn attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
The Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra is the 84-kos pilgrimage circuit around the land of Krishna's lila, through Mathura, Vrindavan, Govardhan, Barsana, and Nandgaon.