Eighth of the birth
From 'janma' (birth) + 'ashtami' (eighth lunar day): the day of Krishna's birth.
The birth of Krishna, kept on the dark Ashtami of Shravana or Bhadrapada, ideally at midnight under Rohini, with a fast and midnight worship.
What a chalisa is, the verse forms it uses, and twelve chalisas arranged by the deity each one praises, with every hymn linked where the story names 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.
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