happy Janmashtami happy janmashtami to all my italki friends...:-) Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī), also known asKrishnashtami,Saatam Aatham,Gokulashtami,Ashtami Rohini,Srikrishna Jayanti,Sree Jayantior sometimes simply asJanmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of VishnuThefestivalis celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of theKrishna Paksha(dark fortnight) of the month of Shravan(August–September) in the Hindu calendar.Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are a special feature inregions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur.While the Rasa lilare-creates the flirtatious aspects of Krishna's youthful days, the Dahi Handi celebrate God's playful and mischievous side, where teams of young men form human towers to reach a high-hanging pot of butter and break it. This tradition, also known asuriadi, is a major event inTamil Naduon Gokulashtami. Krishna Janmashtami is followed by the festivalNandotsav, which celebrates the occasion when Nanda Baba distributed gifts to the community in honour of the birth