Janmastami is celebrated on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna with great anthusiasm.  This festival is celebrated at midnight in all the temples of Krishna all over the country.  It is celebrated with great enthusiasm at Mathura and Brindavan where Lord Krishna spent his childhood.  Colourful Raslilas, song and dance depicting the life of Lord Krishna are performed all day and night.  On this day the night long prayers are offered, religious hymns are sung in temples and various scenes are enacted from Lord Krishna’s early life.  It is actually called Krishna Jayanthi.  The date falls not only on the eight day of the waning moon of Bhadrapad, but always on Rohini Nakshatra.