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India is a land of religious festivals and fairs. They are as colourful as the nation itself. One of the most celebrated and colourful festivals of India is the Krishna Janmashtami. It is celebrated on the occasion of the birth of Lord Krishna, the great deity in the Hindu religion. This year, the Krishna Janmashtami will be held on the 26th of August. Every single city in the country will celebrate the Krishna Janmashtami. But the cities where Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated with most reverence are Mathura and Vrindavan. The celebrations here are regarded the grandest and are equally popular among followers and common people. After all Mathura is the birthplace of Lord Krishna.

The city of Mathura will be witness to the grand Krishna Janmashtami 2024 celebrations. It is the city where Lord Krishna was born. The city is extremely significant in terms of spirituality, history and culture. Come and celebrate Janmashtami 2024 in Mathura as it is going to be a part of a long weekend in August. It is here that you can come to celebrate Janmashtami on the 24th of August, Saturday and spend the night. During your stay, you can explore the city’s food joints and experience the unique Janmashtami celebrations by trekking through the entire city during the day and the night. This way you can also discover the rich history of Mathura. The celebrations here include vibrant rituals, prayers and cultural performances that are an inseparable part of the city’s connection to Lord Krishna. The nightlife of Mathura during Janmashtami has the Yamuna aarti on offer – an unique spiritual dimension you simply cannot miss.

Cultural performances, processions and holy chants fill the streets of Mathura as they become the crux of the celebrations during the holy Janmashtami. The procession routes are adorned by traditional arts and crafts with intricate wood carvings, marble sculptures and colourful paintings. A great gastronomic offering awaiting you in Mathura is the peda. This is a sweetmeat that is surprisingly tasty as made and perfected by generations of peda makers. Also explore the night market and the cultural events. Matura is also dotted with many important historical sites. There are sites dug up by the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) which shows that Mathura was once home to flourishing civilizations of the past. Diggings, ruins and carbon dating show that there were the rules of the Kushan and Gupta empires in the past