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    JANMASHTAMI IT'S A FESTIVLE                                    Janmashtami , Hindu Festivle celebrating the birth of the god shree krishna on eighth (ashtami)day of the dark fortnight of the month of bhadrapada (August-September). The number eight has another significance in the Krishna Legend in that he is the eight child of his mother, Devaki.                                            The occasion is observed especially in mathura and vrindavan  (brindaban),the                  scences os Krishna's childhood and early youth. On the preceding day,devotees keep a vigil and fast              untile midnight,the traditional hour of his birth.Then the image of krishna is bathed in water and                       milk, dressed in new clothes,and worshipped. ,                                                                                                                                                            Temples and household shrines are decorated with leaves and flowe