Janmashtami Odia Greetings. Lord Krishna’s Janmashtami is also known as Krishnashtamior simply as Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Shravan (August–September) in the Hindu calendar. […]