It is that time of the year again when India is in the celebratory spirit of one festival after another. Post Teej and Raksha Bandhan, the festival of Janmashtami is upon. This year, Janmashtami will be celebrated on 26th August, 2024.
Janamashtami commemorates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eight incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and each year it is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and fanfare by Hindus around the world. Also known as Gokulashtami , every year on Janamashtami, the devotees throng the temple to celebrate and worship Lord Krishna. The temples are decorated with beautiful lights and many devotees organise ' jhaankis ' (structures depicting the legendary episode of Lord Krishna's birth).
Lord Krishna is believed to love food. We've all heard countless stories of him indulging in makhan misri and know how he simply loved sweets, and thus, his devotees leave nothing to please their nanhe Gopal . While many people observe fasts (vrat) on the day, they also offer prasads and a 'chappan bhog' thali to the deity of Krishna.
This thali includes 56 items of sweet and savoury dishes, including kheer, panchamrit, panjiri and halwa. (Also Read: When Is Janmashtami 2022: Find Out Date, Timings And 5 Prasad Recipes ) While you can always make the usual panjiri for your prasad, here is another unique and delicious sweet that you can add. Panjiri ladoo is a quick, easy and yummy bite-sized sweet which are simply made by combining the cooked panjiri into balls.
With makhana , n.