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The birth anniversary of Lord Krishna Janmashtami (This year 16 August 2025) On 16 August 2025), millions of devotees fast and are drowned in the color of spirituality. If you also want to keep a fast on this auspicious occasion, then you must know these rules, tips of worship and muhurta – so that devotion, auspiciousness and health should be kept in mind.
How to keep Janmashtami fast? – Rules, what to do, what not to do
Fasting preparation One day before (Saptami Tithi) Take only satvik food, calm the mind
Fasting day ,
Nirjala fast: Without water, or
Falahar/milk: Food and milk made of milk
Onion, garlic, meat, alcohol, tobacco and sharp-smell or drugs completely forbidden
Morning worship Take a bath, wear clean clothes, pledge to fast by lighting the lamp
All day Mantra, chanting, bhajan, Krishna story, service and meditation
Grain donation and vihara Do not eat grains – just fasting materials like fruits, milk, water chestnut, sago
Night special worship (midnight)
God’s consecration from Panchamrit (milk, curd, honey, ghee, sugar)
Do Aarti, 56 bhog and bhajan-kirtan with family
Offer naivedya of God’s beloved butter, sugar candy, fruits and sweets and distribute prasad
When to break the fast? (Paran Muhurat)
Fasting at night: Fasting can break after worshiping midnight birthday
Fasting the next day:
On 17 August 2025 After 05:51 am in the morning (According to recognition)
The correct method of opening the fast
First of all worship God, offer butter-fish, fruits, sweets offerings
Take the same offerings, then take satvic food – Avoid grains by evening
