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East FM at the Hare Krishna Temple
on Janmashtmi

East FM celebrated Janmashtmi, the birth of Lord Krishna on 16th August 2006 with many devotees at the Hare Krishna Temple.

Celebrations started with a Sandhya Aarti at the Hare Krishna Temple, which was covered LIVE on East FM. This was followed by bhajans and kirtan all the way till midnight.

Also during the roadshow, East FM presenter Jay Patel, interacted with the President of Hare Krishna Temple, Nairobi, Mr. Umapati who talked a little bit about what Hare Krishna devotees do and also explained about Janmashtmi.

What JANMASHTMI is all about...

Janmashtmi, the birth of Lord Krishna is celebrated with great devotion in the August/September months, on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksh or the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadon.

Temples and homes are beautifully decorated and lit. The attractive features of the celebrations are cribs & other decorations depicting stories of Lord Krishna's childhood. There are five main "jhankis" of Janmashtmi which depict the entire sequence of events from Lord Krishna's birth to his being discovered in Gokul.

The "jhankis" include the birth of Krishna in jail, Vasudev carrying Krishna to safety across the river Yamuna amidst thunder and lightning, Vasudev's return to the jail, Kansa killing Yashoda's daughter and finally the little Krishna in the cradle in Gokul. "Jhankis" are created out of dolls dressed up as kids, men and women with lehangas, chunnis, dhotis & kurtas.

Raslila of every type are also performed - Janmlila, Shankarlila, Putnalila and Naglila. In the evening bhajans are sung which end at midnight, the auspicious moment when Lord Krishna was born. Thereafter Aarti is done, prasad distributed and flowers showered on the idol.