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    Krishna Jayanthi Recipes | Gokulashtami Recipes | Janmashtami Recipes

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Collection of krishna jayanthi recipes which includes lots of sweets, snacks made with butter, poha is included in this post. Gokulashtami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna. Check out Janmashtami Recipes collection post.

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    Table of Contents

    • About Krishna Janmashtami
    • How we celebrate janmastami | krishna jayanthy
    • Janmashtami Recipes Collection | Krishna Jayanthy Recipes | Gokulashtami Recipes
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Krishna Jayanthi Recipes | Gokulashtami Recipes | Janmashtami Recipes
    • Frequently asked questions(FAQ)

    About Krishna Janmashtami

    Krishna Jayanthi is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna. It is known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami. This occasion is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna. This festival usually falls between August or September of the Gregorian calendar.

    Janmashtami is popular festival around india. People celebrate by breaking Makhan handi and dancing and singing around lord krishna. Bhajans happens all over Maharashtra and people celebrate by distributing sweets to friends and family.

    Our Families Must Make Recipes for Janmashtami

    Homemade Butter

    Uppu Seedai

    Vella Seedai

    Sweet Poha

    Poha Ladoo

    Thattai Recipe

    Janmastami Celebrations around India

    Maharashtra

    Janmashtami is popular festival around Mumbai, Maharashtra region. People celebrate by breaking Makhan handi and dancing and singing around lord krishna. Bhajans happens all over Maharashtra and people celebrate by distributing sweets to friends and family.

    Gujarat and Rajasthan

    People in Dwarka in Gujarat believes that Krishna has established his kingdom and celebrates the festival with a tradition of Makhan Handi which is a pot with freshly churned butter. Others celebrates with singing, dancing around the temple.

    South India

    People decorate their houses with flowers and light. Batter made with rice flour, turmeric and water and used to draw krishna's feet from the entrance of the house till pooja place. This indicates that lord krishna has arrived to our house.

    Here are two videos showing how we celebrated krishna jayanthy

    YouTube video
    YouTube video

    How we celebrate janmastami | krishna jayanthy

    It is an important festival in Hinduism. Dance-drama of the life of Krishna (according to the Krishna Lila), devotional singing through the midnight, fasting till the following day are a part of the Janmashtami celebrations. It is celebrated all over tamil nadu, kerala and north regions.

    We make lots of sweets and snacks including homemade butter to offer krishna. We used to decorate kids as radhe and krishna on this special occasions. Traditionally we make snacks and sweets like murukku (chakli), seedai and other sweets for this occasion.

    One of the main sweet which we make is made with aval or poha. It is a poha ladoo or sweet aval. Homemade butter is one of the main dish which we offer lord krishna.

    We celebrate Janmashtami by fasting, singing, praying together, preparing and sharing special food. Major Krishna temples organize bhajana. Many northern Indian communities organize dance-drama called as krishna leelas.

    The tradition of Rasa Lila is particularly popular in the Mathura region, in northeastern states of India such as Manipur and Assam, and in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat.

    People decorate their houses with flowers and light. Batter made with rice flour, turmeric and water and used to draw krishna's feet from the entrance of the house till pooja place. This indicates that lord krishna has arrived to our house.

    What Recipes Should we do for Krishna Jayanthy

    I have collected all the recipes which we can make on that day and posted in this page. One of the most important neivedyam is homemade pure butter and sweet poha. Both of this a must for janmashtami. We also make murukku, kara seedai, vella seedai, Gopalkala, Milk poha.

    Janmashtami Recipes Collection | Krishna Jayanthy Recipes | Gokulashtami Recipes

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    • Milk Poha Recipe - Paal Aval Recipe
    • Gopalkala Recipe - Curd Poha Recipe
    • Kadalai Maavu Murukku Recipe - Besan Chakli Recipe
    • Maida Thattai Recipe - Maida Kara Thattai Recipe
    • Aval Kara Pongal Recipe - Spicy Poha Pongal Recipe
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    Janmashtami Recipes by Categories

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    📖 Recipe Card

    Krishna Jayanthi Recipes | Gokulashtami Recipes | Janmashtami Recipes

    Collection of krishna jayanthi recipes which includes lots of sweets, snacks made with butter, poha is included in this post. Gokulashtami is  is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna. Check out the collection recipe post for janmashtami.
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 320kcal

    Ingredients

    • Urad dal Flour
    • Butter
    • Ghee
    • Sweet Poha
    • Seedai
    • Murukku

    Instructions

    • Follow the recipes mentioned in the above links and make sweets and snacks for gokulashtami.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 320kcal
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    Frequently asked questions(FAQ)

    What should we do for Krishna Jayanthi?

    People decorate their houses with flowers and light. Batter made with rice flour, turmeric and water and used to draw krishna's feet from the entrance of the house till pooja place. This indicates that lord krishna has arrived to our house.

    What is the special dish of Janmashtami?

    I have collected all the recipes which we can make on that day and posted in this page. One of the most important neivedyam is homemade pure butter and sweet poha. Both of this a must for janmashtami. We also make murukku, kara seedai, vella seedai, Gopalkala, Milk poha.

    What is the special dish of Janmashtami?

    homemade pure butter and sweet poha is lord krishna's favorite dish.

    What is the main prasad of Janmashtami?

    This is one of the most popular prasad offerings on the occasion of Janmashtami. It is considered the most cherished food items of lord Krishna. It is Gopalkala, Milk poha.

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