In Hindu religion, the names of Radha and Krishna are always taken together. Radha ji is worshiped in every form along with Lord Shri Krishna. The day of Radha Ashtami marks the birth anniversary of Mother Radha. This festival is celebrated exactly 15 days after the birth anniversary of Shri Krishna. Every year the festival of Radha Ashtami is celebrated with great pomp on the Shukla Ashtami day of Bhadrapada month. Radha Ashtami is also known as Radha Jayanti.
Radha Ashtami 2023 | Radha Ashtami 2023 | Date, significance, time and auspicious time of worship
According to Hindu traditions, Radharani is known as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. On the date of Radha Ashtami (Radha Ashtami 2023), most of the devotees observe fast. According to the scriptures, Goddess Radha is worshiped during the midday period. According to the English calendar, Radha Ashtami mainly falls in the month of August or September. Let us know, this year Radha Ashtami date, time, significance and auspicious time to worship Radharani-
Radha Ashtami 2023 Date | When will Radha Ashtami be celebrated 2023
The birth anniversary of Radha Ashtami is celebrated every year on Shukla Ashtami Tithi of Bhadrapada month. This year this festival will be celebrated with enthusiasm on Saturday, 23 September 2023 (Radha Ashtami 2023 Date). According to the Panchang, the auspicious time and auspicious time of Radha Ashtami 2023 is as follows-
Radha Ashtami 2023 Auspicious time | Radha Ashtami auspicious time 2023
Ashtami Tithi start time is 22 September 2023, 01:35 pm
Ashtami Tithi closing time is 23 September 2023, till 12:17 pm
Worship time is 11:18 am to 1:44 pm
Puja duration 02 hours 25 minutes
Significance of Radha Ashtami Religious significance of Radha Ashtami
• Radha Ashtami is a very major Hindu festival celebrated every year. Just as the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna is celebrated, the festival of Radha Ashtami is also celebrated with the same joy (Radha Ashtami significance).
• Radha and Krishna represent eternal love during the time of Kaliyuga. While on one hand Radha symbolizes the individual soul, on the other hand Lord Krishna is the universal soul. This is the reason why the names of Radharani and Lord Krishna will be taken together in Kalyug and in the times to come.
• According to Hindu scriptures, devotees observing Radha Ashtami fast are blessed with happiness, prosperity and a happy life. With this, all types of obstacles are removed from a person's life. It is believed that observing the fast of Radha Ashtami frees a person from all sins. Along with this, all kinds of negativity and bad thoughts also go away from his mind.
How is the festival of Radhashtami celebrated?
Radha Ashtami has special significance in Barsana, the birthplace of Radharani. The festival of Radhashtami is celebrated in a wonderful way at this place. On this day, temples are decorated very attractively and everyone looks excited. Temples like Radha Damodar, Krishna Balaram and Radha Shyam Sundar located in Vrindavan are organized with special flower floats. On this day, Radha Rani's makeup is worth seeing. On this day, a huge number of devotees are seen in almost all the temples of Radha ji.
