Why is Radha Ashtami Celebrated and Why is it So Important?
Radha Ashtami is an extremely joyous occasion held every year. This festival is celebrated with the same zeal as Lord Krishna’s birth anniversary. The birth anniversary of “Shri Radha Rani” is known as occurs on Radha Ashtami. She is a manifestation of the Goddess, Lakshmi. In the month of Bhadrapada, Radha Ashtami falls on the eighth day of the Shukla Paksha. Radha Jayanti is another name for Radha Ashtami. Radha Ashtami is celebrated 15 days after ‘Janmashtami’, the birth anniversary of Sri Krishna. It is celebrated on the ‘Ashtami’ (8th day) of the Shukla Paksha (the bright fortnight of the moon) during the month of ‘Bhadrapada’ in the Hindu calendar. The celebrations of Radha Ashtami are even grand in Mathura, Vrindavan, and especially Barsana. The Significance of Radha Ashtami Radha Ashtami is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the bright half of the lunar month of Bhadrapada, which usually falls in August or September. This day marks the appearance or birth of Radha. The ...