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Janmashtami is an annual Hindu festival that

celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth

avatar of Vishnu. Dance-drama enactments of

the life of Krishna according to the Bhagavad

Geeta, devotional singing through the night when

Krishna is believed to have been born, fasting, a

night vigil, and a festival on the following day are

a part of the Janmashtami celebrations.