All
around
the
country,
devotees
celebrate
Janmashtami,
a
festival
commemorating
the
birth
of
Lord
Krishna,
with
great
fervor
and
zeal.
The
Janmashtami
festival
includes
the
dahi
handi
ritual,
in
which
youth
fondly
addressed
as
Govindas
don
bright
colored
attires
and
assemble
to
form
a
human
pyramid
and
climb
to
an
earthen
pot
held
in
midair,
filled
with
buttermilk
that
has
to
be
broken,
and
this
marks
the
celebrations
of
Lord
Krishna’s
birth.
Our
favorite
Star
Plus
artists
share
their
favorite
memories
from
the
festival
of
Janmashtami
and
how
they
celebrated
it.

From
Hitesh
Bharadwaj,
aka
Rajat,
Samridhii
Shukla,
aka
Abhira,
to
Kanwar
Dhillon,
aka
Sachin,
Neha
Harsora,
aka
Sailee,
Ankit
Raizada,
aka
Aman,
and
Shritama
Mitra,
aka
Anjali
Awasthi,
share
reminisces
about
their
fondest
memories
of
Janmashtami,
and
here
is
what
they
have
to
share:

Hitesh
Bharadwaj,
aka
Rajat
from
the
Star
Plus
show
Ghum
Hai
Kisikey
Pyaar
Mein,
shares,
“The
festival
of
Janmashtami
has
always
been
a
special
and
divine
one
for
me,
as
I
hail
from
Mathura.
Every
household
there
awaits
this
festival,
and
it
is
celebrated
with
glee
and
fervor.
There
are
special
cuisines
and
sweets
as
well
that
are
prepared
that
can
be
eaten
during
the
fasts.
One
of
my
favorite
memories
of
Janmashtami
would
be
dressing
up
as
Lord
Krishna
in
childhood,
and
I
have
a
photograph
of
that
which
I
will
treasure
forever.”

Kanwar
Dhillon,
aka
Sachin,
from
the
Star
Plus
show
Udne
Ki
Aasha
shares,
“In
childhood,
we
celebrated
the
festival
with
immense
excitement
and
enthusiasm.
While
being
young,
we
celebrated
it
near
my
vicinity.
I
used
to
be
a
part
of
the
Govindas,
who
used
to
form
a
human
pyramid,
but
I
had
fallen
down
a
post,
which
I
did
not
be
part
of
then,
but
I
always
rooted
and
cheered
for
them.
Once
the
matki
was
broken,
we
danced
our
hearts
out
to
the
song
of
Chaandi
Ki
Daal
Par
Sone
Ka
Mor;
this
song
has
been
an
important
part
of
my
childhood.
Also,
I
used
to
disguise
as
Lord
Krishna
during
school
annual
days,
and
being
the
naughty
kid
that
I
was,
I
used
to
be
everywhere
on
the
stage
other
than
the
actual
mark.
I
have
had
some
beautiful
memories
of
Janmashtami
that
will
always
stay
with
me.”

Neha
Harsora,
aka
Sailee,
from
the
Star
Plus
show
Udne
Ki
Aasha,
shares,
“Like
every
year
since
childhood,
we
celebrate
the
festival
of
Janmashtami
with
excitement
and
happiness.
My
mother
makes
sweets
and
makhan
for
the
festival.
We
perform
pujas
and
garba,
and
this
is
attached
to
me;
we
also
have
dahi
handi
celebrations
that
elevate
this
celebration.”

Samridhii
Shukla,
aka
Abhira
from
the
Star
Plus
show
Yeh
Rishta
Kya
Kehlata
Hai,
shares,
“My
fondest
memory
of
the
festival
of
Janmashtami
would
be
to
be
a
part
of
the
bhajans
and
rituals
that
take
place
at
night
to
bring
the
on
set
of
Lord
Krishna’s
birth.
It
was
one
of
the
best
feelings,
and
in
childhood,
we
had
a
holiday
in
the
school,
and
the
next
day
we
used
to
watch
the
dahi
handi
celebrations.

Ankit
Raizada,
aka
Aman
Singh
Rajpoot
from
the
Star
Plus
show
Advocate
Anjali
Awasthi,
shares,
“I
have
an
amazing
memory
of
Janmashtami
from
my
childhood,
which
my
family
and
I
still
reminisce
about.
As
a
kid,
I
thought
about
Lord
Krishna
actually
coming
and
eating
maakhan,
which
I
started
relishing,
and
I
remember
one
day
I
had
consumed
maakhan
just
like
Lord
Krishna
used
to;
these
are
some
memories
I
will
always
cherish.”

Shritama
Mitra,
aka
Anjali
Awasthi
from
the
Star
Plus
show
Advocate
Anjali
Awasthi,
shares,
“In
childhood,
we
celebrated
Janmashtami
with
family,
where
we
decorated
the
swing
(Paalna)
and
kept
Lord
Krishna
in
it.
I
hail
from
Asansol,
where
we
celebrate
Janmashtami
with
excitement.
While
being
in
school,
I
performed
several
dances
and
dressed
up
as
Radha.
I
used
to
wear
my
mother’s
sarees
during
Janmashtami
celebrations.”

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