Krishna Janmashtami Collection: Idols, Pocket Temples and Tulsi Malas

What is in this Janmashtami collection

• Lord Radha Krishna brass idol.
• Radha Krishna pocket temple, listed as gold and silver plated.
• Lord Krishna with Kamdhenu cow and calf, a brass idol.
• Shri Radha Krishna Tulsi mala pendant.
• Tulsi japa mala with 108+1 beads.
• Jay Shree Krishna keychain.

Each product page states its size, material and care. Read them before you choose.

Krishna Janmashtami significance

Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu. It falls on Ashtami, the eighth day of the dark fortnight, and the birth is remembered at midnight.

Homes and temples are decorated, and devotees sing bhajans. Many families bathe a small Krishna idol (abhishek), place it in a swing or cradle, and prepare sweets and butter-based offerings.

Krishna Janmashtami puja at home

Families follow their own vidhi, so treat this as a general outline. Many clean the puja area and place a Krishna idol or picture on a clean cloth. They light a lamp and incense, and place flowers, Tulsi leaves and sweets before it.

Some keep a fast until midnight and break it after the midnight aarti. A small brass idol or a pocket temple can sit in the puja room.

For a formal puja vidhi, ask your family priest or follow the practice of your tradition.

Tulsi malas and Krishna mantras

Tulsi is dear to Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu in Hindu tradition, and many Vaishnava devotees wear or count with a Tulsi mala. The Tulsi japa mala here has 108+1 beads, the usual count for japa.

Many devotees chant Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya or Om Krishnaya Namah. Follow the mantra given by your family or guru.

For other festivals, see the Ganesh Chaturthi edit and the Guru Purnima edit.