Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that commemorates the birth of Krishna, the eighth manifestation of Vishnu. Its literal translation is “the occasion of the birth of Krishna.”It is observed on Ashtami of the Krishna Paksha dark fortnight of Shraavana Masa according to the amanita tradition or Bhadrapada Masa according to the purnimanta tradition, according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar. The Gregorian calendar’s months of August or September coincide with this.The estimated year of Krishna’s birth is 3228 BC
