Updated On: 18 August, 2022 12:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
It is one of the biggest festivals celebrated with much pomp and fervour in the country

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Krishna Janmashtami, an auspicious Hindu festival, is celebrated every year with great fervour across the nation. Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami, is being celebrated today, August 18.
The festival is a celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth. According to Indian mythology, Lord Krishna was the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.