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Date of Janmashtami ?

When is Janmashtami ? Can someone confirm the date, please ? theholidayspot.com says August 26, but 123greetings.com says August 27. I am quite confused. -- PFHLai 20:16, 2005 August 24 (UTC)

According to Gaurabda Calendar, a Vaishnava calendar service by ISKCON, the date in 2005 is 26 August.--Shruti14 12:11, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Today is 30 August and today is Janmashtami so I guess it changes...? WikiSilky (talk) 08:23, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

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Nichalp,

Do not move the page to that entitled just "Janmashtami" - - Krishna Janmashtami or Krishnaashtami are more correct terms, obviously; Janmashtami as referring to the birth of Krishna is a colloquialism that assumes that no other great person was ever born on an "Ashtami". In any case, the redirect from the "Janmashtami" page will ensure proper referencing from other pages -Anon

You have a point, I've undone your copy-paste edits and redirected to Krishna Janmaashtami to maintain the history. =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:32, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

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Deleting images

Hi everybody!

I propose deleting a few images off of this page.

There are already two images of a toddler dressed up as Krishna. One of them can be deleted.
The "statue of Krishna being carried across the river" and "traditional festive food..." image look very out of place in the article. Perhaps we can remove them all together or rearrange it to make it align with the part of the text that mentions it?

Please give your thoughts on this. Chilicave (talk) 01:22, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Improving the article

Hi @Chilicave,

I saw you've made some solid edits to the article and was wondering if you would be open to collaborating further to improve it. Currently, I think there is a lot of room to improve the writing in the article. Additionally, we could adjust the current sections/create new sections that would help encyclopedia readers learn more about Krishna Janmashtami. Let know if you have any ideas /are open to collaborating here! RealPharmer3 (talk) 17:57, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Howdy @RealPharmer3!

First off, thank you for your contributions to the Krishna Janmashtami article. I've taken notice of your edits and contemplated on reaching out to you for your help on improving this article. Looks like you beat me to it!

Here are a few ideas I have had on my mind:

Per MOS:LEAD, I'm unsure if there is a concise or clear way to rewrite this paragraph without taking away the importance of how the festival correlates with the Hindu calender --> "Krishna's birth is celebrated and observed on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) in Shravana Masa (according to the amanta tradition) or Bhadrapada Masa (according to the purnimanta tradition). This overlaps with August or September of the Gregorian calendar."
Also, I've noticed that you've contributed to several temple articles. Perhaps you can add more content in relation to the specific rituals or celebrations that are associated with these temples and/or the sects that they are affiliated with?
The history of how long or how far back celebrations have taken place or when they were first penned down can be added.

Of course, these are just my ideas based off what I see in other festival articles. Let me know what you think, and also if you have any ideas for me. Chilicave (talk) 04:19, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Chilicave,

Perfect!

I agree that it may be difficult to correct those sentences without removing the Hindu calendar dates. Since this article is focused on the birth and celebration of Krishna, the information about his birth should be kept. I referred to the Wikpedia article on Christmas, to form a basis on what would be appropriate - it may be helpful if you check it out as well.
I think that is a good idea - I can look into that
Will take a look as well

Additionally, if you could go through some of the subsections in the celebration section to verify sources (many sentences arent sourced as well) / copy edit for ease of reading .. that would be helpful! I will be doing the same. RealPharmer3 (talk) 14:34, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

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Alrighty, will do! Chilicave (talk) 02:24, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Chilicave,

I saw you removed the sentences about Balaram in the history section. I feel that it has relevance to the story of Krishna's birth and should be kept. RealPharmer3 (talk) 15:51, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

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