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Janmashtami festival is the celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna. With this festival come the various legends and traditions that are linked to this festival. One important part of any festival is to know about its history, and its significance.
Find out all about this pious Hindu festival of Lord Krishna with this page of fact file. With Krishna names, importance of Bhagwat Gita and traditions become a part of this wonderful festival of Janmashtami and offer your prayers on this holiday day.
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Different Names of Krishna
Nandalal – the darling of Nanda
Shyam- to describe his colour
Mohan – the charming one
Madan – the intoxicator
Gopinath – the lord of the gopis
Gopal or Gopala – the cowherd
Giridhar – one who carried a hill
Muralidhar – holder of the flute
Besides these, He is also called by other names like Kishen, Kanha and Kanhaiya.
Bhagwad Gita
The divine discourse of Lord Krishna given to Arjuna in the battle of Kurukshetra is known as the Bhagwad Gita. It is considered to be the holy book of the Hindus.
ISKCON is the International Society of Krishna Consciousness.
ISKCON has it's own website - http://www.iskcon.com/
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