print email comment close Krishna's Birthday Bash URL: http://www.beliefnet.com/story/173/story_17368_1.html?rnd=324 Description: "Krishna, the blue-faced prankster, is a beloved Hindu deity. His birthday, Janmashtami, is a joyous day with a serious message." This article provides information about this August event celebrating the birth of "the Cosmic Cowherd, the mischievous deity that Hindus love the most for his pranks, for his butter-thievery, for his melodious flute, [and] for his romantic interludes with Gopis, the milkmaids." From Beliefnet; has some intrusive ads. Author: Melwani, Lavina Publisher: Beliefnet, Inc. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Hinduism Holidays Krishna (Hindu deity) LII Database Information: Record 5863 created by Maria Brandt on 08/29/2005 Last modification on 08/31/2005 Published: 08/29/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5863