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About Fasting on Sri Krishna Janmashtami Day | Gokulashtami Fasting

Those devotees who observe fast on Janmashtami should take only single meal on the day before Janmashtami. On the day of fasting, devotees take Sankalpa and observe a day long fast, which they will break on the next day when both Rohini Nakshatra and Ashtami Tithi are over. However, some devotees break the fast when […]

Sri Krishna Janmashtami Fast

Fasting or Upavasa is the means to move nearer to the Supreme Being to overcome helplessness. The practice of fasting may have originated as an offering for God. Fasting and offering to God was believed to please him/her. Thereby, God would fulfil a boon. During Janmashtami festival the devotees keep the characterised fast. Nirjal Fast […]