Tag: Krishna

  • Sharad Poornima – The beginning of Autumn

    Sharad Poornima is celebrated on the full moon night in the month of Ashwin according to the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated in various parts of India in various forms, and heralds the beginning of the autumn harvest season. Some of the rituals and festivals associated with Sharad Poornima are – Read more…

  • Janmashtami – Celebrating Lord Krishna

    Krishna Janmashtami is the birthday of Lord Krishna, the eighth Divine Incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It falls on the 8th day of the dark half of the month (in the waning part of the lunar cycle between the full moon and the new moon) of Bhadrapada (August-September). It is a festival celebrated with great devotion…

  • Krishna Mahamantra – Om Namo Bhagavate

    Lord Sri Krishna, is considered a complete incarnation or purna-avataar of Lord Vishnu. ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’ is perhaps the most often used mantra used in the invocation and meditation of Lord Sri Krishna. This mantra first appeared as a part of the Srimad Bhagavatam, which describes the many glories of Krishna. One literal translation…