Radhashtami

Radhashtami
Radhashtami celebration at ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan
Also calledRadha Ashtami, Radha Jayanti
Observed byHindus
TypeReligious, Cultural
CelebrationsNoontime Sringara in temples, Aarti, Manimahesh Yatra[1]
2023 date23 September (Saturday)[2]
2024 date11 September (Wednesday)[3]
FrequencyAnnual

Radhashtami (Sanskrit: राधाष्टमी) is a Hindu religious day commemorating the birth anniversary of the goddess Radha, the chief consort of the god Krishna.[5][6] It is celebrated in her birthplace Barsana and the entire Braj region on the eighth day (ashtami) of the bright (waxing) half of the lunar month of Bhadrapada (August - September).[5][7][8] Radhashtami falls fifteen days after Krishna Janmashtami.[6]

In Vaishnavism, Radha is revered as the eternal consort of Krishna and worshipped for her unconditional love and unwavering devotion towards him.[5][6] The festival of Radhashtami suggests that goddess Radha is significant aspect of the cultural-religious faith system, governing the social life of people.[9]

  1. ^ Ashtami- Significance And Celebrations[1]
  2. ^ 2023 Radha Ashtami
  3. ^ 2024 Radha Ashtami
  4. ^ Radha Ashtami 2022
  5. ^ a b c Lochtefeld, James G. (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. Rosen. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-8239-3180-4.
  6. ^ a b c Ph.D, Lavanya Vemsani (13 June 2016). Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names. ABC-CLIO. pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-1-61069-211-3.
  7. ^ Bhadrapada Festivals
  8. ^ "Radhastami celebrations at ISKCON temple today". 6 September 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ^ Mohanty, Prafulla Kumar (2003). "Mask and Creative Symbolisation in Contemporary Oriya Literature : Krishna, Radha and Ahalya". Indian Literature. 47 (2 (214)): 181–189. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23341400.

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