Ashtami

Gold purchases during the Guru Pushya Nakshatra were better in western India than in other regions because television channels publicized the occasion as this year it was considered one of the most auspicious ever as it coincided with Ashtami, another important religious occasion.

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Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the eighth day, Ashtami tithi, of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Bhaadra in the Hindu calendar, when the Rohini Nakshatra called Aldebaran in the West is ascendant.

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He became a disciple of a holy Gokulastha Gosain or ascetic, and consequently a great observer of the Janam-Ashtami or Krishna's birthday.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell

They worship all these implements as well as their beggar's wallet on the Janam-Ashtami or Krishna's birthday, the Dasahra, and the full moon of Magh (January).

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell

A particular Ashtami is known as the Kamya or the Goshtha.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Dhamis now say also that their founder Prannath was an incarnation of Krishna, and they observe the Janam-Ashtami or Krishna's birthday as their principal festival.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays he may be shaved, but not if the day happens to be the new moon, full moon, or the Ashtami or Ekadashi, that is the eighth or eleventh day of the fortnight.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

DELHI: It was the all-important "Maha Ashtami" day of the Durga Puja celebrations in the Capital on Saturday.

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Read Examiner. com's Janmashtami is the celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna, a Hindu deity, on the eighth day (Ashtami tithi) of the dark

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a parody of the Hindu celebration of the Janam-Ashtami or Krishna's birthday, when vessels of milk and curds are broken over the heads of the worshippers and caught and eaten by all castes indiscriminately in token of amity.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894