On the day before Janmashtami, Hindus fast until midnight to acknowledge it as the time of Krishna’s birth
. Once the fast is broken they bathe figures of Krishna in water and milk, dress them and worship them.
Temples and household shrines are decorated with leaves and flowers. Sweetmeats are first offered to Krishna and then distributed asDevotees also construct representations of Mathura, where Krishna was born, the Yamuna River, over which he was transported to safety, and Gokul, where he spent his childhood.
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