Janmashtami 2024: 31 Gun Salute To Be Given At This Jaipur Temple – News18

Lord Shri Krishna’s birth anniversary, known as Janmashtami, is being celebrated today in India with great pomp. The famous Govind Dev Ji temple in Rajasthan’s Jaipur celebrates Janmashtami in a grand manner. The temple has been decorated with Bandarwal. Shehnai will also be played at the main gate and exit gate throughout the day. According to reports, today before the Mangala Jhanki, Bal Gopal has been anointed with Panchamrit. On this occasion, Lord Krishna will be adorned with special ornaments and dressed in yellow clothes made of new silk fabric with Rajasthani Gota Patti. Govind Dev ji will be given a 31-gun salute at the time of his birth at night. Before this, many events will be held in the temple throughout the day.

Aarti time today in Govind Dev ji temple:

Dhoop: 7.30 to 9.30

Shringar: 9.45 to 11.30

Rajbhog: 11.45 to 1.30

Gwal: 4 to 6.30 in the evening

Sandhya: 6.45 to 8.30 in the night

Sleeping: 9.15 to 10.30

Next day’s Mangal Aarti: 11 to 11.15

Date Puja and Abhishek: 12 to 12.30

According to the manager of Govind Dev Ji temple, tableaux will have special significance on Nandotsav. The main tableaux will be from 7.30 to 8.45 in the morning, followed by the main Nandotsav tableau from 9.15 to 10. Tableaux will be taken out on Nandotsav from 10.45 to 11.30, 6 to 6.30 in the evening, then from 7 to 8.15, and finally from 9 to 9.30 in the night.

Govind Dev ji temple administration has appealed to senior citizens, pregnant women, small children, diabetes patients, blood pressure patients, and asthma patients not to come to the temple. They may face problems due to the heavy crowd. An arrangement for online darshan has been made for them on the temple website. They can also have darshan of Thakur ji while sitting at home.

The temple committee has requested the devotees coming for darshan on the occasion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami to wear decent clothes. The temple administration said that no one will be stopped from visiting the temple, but still everyone is requested to come wearing decent clothes to see Govind Dev ji.