Festivals · 2027
Krishna Janmashtami 2027
Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna at midnight: fasting, a night of bhajan, lamps, and crowds at the Krishna temple in Patan.
When is Krishna Janmashtami 2027?
Date confirmed each year from the Nepal government calendar.
Krishna Janmashtami usually falls late August to September (Bhadra) and lasts 1 day and the night. We add the 2027 dates here once they are published.
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What Krishna Janmashtami is
Krishna Janmashtami marks the birth of Krishna, the god worshipped as an avatar of Vishnu. It falls on the eighth day (ashtami) of the dark fortnight of Bhadra, in late August or September. Krishna was born at midnight, and the night is called Moharatri.
Common questions
- Krishna Janmashtami kahile ho? When is Krishna Janmashtami 2027?
- Krishna Janmashtami usually falls late August to September. Date confirmed each year from the Nepal government calendar; this page is updated once the 2027 dates are published.
- Why do people stay awake on Janmashtami?
- Krishna was born at midnight, so devotees stay awake in prayer and song until then, and often through the night.
- Do you have to fast on Janmashtami?
- Many devotees fast until midnight, some without food and some on fruit and milk. It is a personal choice, and health comes first.
- Where is the main celebration in Nepal?
- At Krishna Mandir in Patan Durbar Square, where a fair fills the streets and the gates open at midnight. There are also gatherings at the Krishna temple in Basantapur, Kathmandu.
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