The nation is celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna today and so are the Bollywood celebrities. This festival celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, who is the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in Shraavana of the lunar Hindu Calendar, which often falls in August or September of the Gregorian calendar.
The festival lasts two days and usually consist of prayers, fasting, and preparing special meals as well as performing dance-drama events. Not only the common man but even Celebrities are celebrating the occassion and also tweeting wishes to their fans on social media.
Amitabh Bachchan, Shikhar Dhawan, Tapsee Pannu, Sushmita Sen, Raveena Tandon, and others took to their social media handle to wish their fans on the festival.
Take a look at them:
Amitabh Bachchan,
Shilpa Shetty Kundra,
Disha Patani,
Arjun Kapoor,
Raveena Tandon,
Rajpal Yadav,
Hema Malini,
Sonnalli Seygall,
Shikhar Dhawan,
Shaan,
Tapsee Pannu,
Mika Singh,
VVS Laxman,
Suresh Raina,
Kumal Khemu,
Happy Janmashtami to all from the past and the present ?
Hema Malini,
It is tht time of the year that we wait for eagerly. Yes! It is Janmashtami -celebrating the birth of Krishna who lives in the hearts of the people! Triumph of good over evil is the reason for this avataar as he demolishes the demons& leaves for us the Bhagvad Gita as life truths
Esha Deol,
All set for #janmashtami Celebrations with my #babygirl #radhyatakhtani ?#momanddaughter #mommyandme#indiangirls
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