Krishna janmashtami festival

Why do we celebrate Janmashtami? PowerPoint presentation for children.Useful for teachers.

1. Good MORNING LEARNERS

2. Today will talk about Krishna Janmashtami.

3. Do you know why do we Celebrate Janmashtami ? Janmashtami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna.

4. Janmashtami is celebrated with full energy all over the country. It is celebrated in various parts of India to mark the birth of Lord Krishna. It is observed on the eight day of the Shravan month according to the Hindu calendar.

5. Objective OF Lord Krishna’s Birth The people of Mathura were extremely unhappy with the wicked king Kansa who put his father, king Agrasen in prison and declared himself the king of Mathura. It was to put an end to his evil ways and other demons that Lord Vishnu decided to take birth on Earth in human form. The main objective of Lord Krishna's birth was to free Mother Earth from the wickedness of demons.

6. Sri Krishna Janmashtami is one of the important Hindu festival being celebrated all across India. This festival is celebrated with much joyful. Sri Krishna Janmashtami is the birthday of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu.

7. Story Behind Janmashtami The people of Mathura were extremely unhappy with the wicked king Kansa who put his father, king Agrasen in prison and declared himself the king of Mathura. It was to put an end to his evil ways and other demons that Lord Vishnu decided to take birth on Earth in human form.

8. According to Akash Vani (heavenly voice) at the wedding of his beloved sister Devaki, Kansa got to know that the eighth child of his sister will take birth to kill him. He put them in Prison. Kansa killed all the six infants as soon as they were born.

9. Lord Krishna was born in a prison cell in the captivity of King Kansa. He took birth in divine form with lotus like eyes,his palms bearing the signs of a lotus and discus.  He had a swastika sign on his sole. Wearing a yellow-colored silk cloth, adorned with precious diamond earrings and a crown made of emeralds.

10. Soon after the birth, a chain of events astonished Vasudev, when he saw the gates of the cell flow open and all the guards fast asleep. He immediately thought of Nand ,his close friend in Gokul and decided to handover his child to him in order to save him from the clutch of Kansa.

11. Lord Krishna was born in a prison cell in the captivity of King Kansa. He took birth in divine form with lotus like eyes,his palms bearing the signs of a lotus and discus. He had a swastika sign on his sole. Wearing a yellow coloured silk cloth, adorned with precious diamond earrings and a crown made of emeralds.

12. Rituals and Customs Observed during Janmashtami Some devotees of Lord Krishna go to the extent of keeping fast- It involves fasting without having a single drop of water.

13. Devotional Songs and dances Another popular ritual is singing of songs (bhajans) in the praise of Lord Krishna. Bhajans are an important custom of the midnight celebration during the festival. Dances are also performed by devotees depicting the various events of Lord Krishna.

14. Devotional songs and dance Another popular ritual is singing of songs (bhajans) in the praise of Lord Krishna. Bhajans are an important custom of the midnight celebration during the festival. Dances are also performed by devotees depicting the various events of Lord Krishna.