Janmashtami 2021: Know why beloved Lord Krishna is offered 56 bhog

Shri Krishna Janmashtami, the birth of Hindu God Krishna is around the corner of this month-end. It is believed that Shri Krishna, the 8th incarnation of Lord Vishnu was born on the 8th in the month of Bhadrapad.  This year Janmashtami is celebrated on Monday, 30 August. It is an annual Hindu festival also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnashtami. On this day devotees fast for the whole day. On the day of Janmashtami, devotees decorate Kanha ji's cradle in their homes. They sit on it and decorate it with flowers and balloons. Kanha Ji wears a fancy dress, adorns it with jewelry, and swings it in the cradle.
The preparations for Krishna Janmashtami have already started in the temples. By 12 o'clock in the night, devotees do Jagran and bhajan, worship Lord Krishna with full devotion.
New dresses are worn to the idol and along with Makhan-mishri (माखन-मिश्री), 56 bhog is offered to beloved Krishna. 56 bhog includes 56 different kinds of food items that are offered and dedicated to the lord. This ritual of offering 56 bhog is going on since ages.

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Read on to know the story behind why 56 bhog is offered to Lord Krishna.
As we know Shri Krishna used to live in Gokul along with Mata Yashoda and Nandlal and was loved by everyone. Mata Yashoda showered him with love and took extra care of his beloved. She used to feed Krishna 8times a day with her own hands.
Once, the people of the village were preparing for a puja to please Lord Indra, the God of rain. To this Krishna asked his father why people are preparing for the puja. His father replied that after this puja Lord Indra will be pleased and will shower us with rain and his blessings.
Shri Krishna made the people of Gokul realize that Lord Indra must shower rain, it is his duty. They all should worship is Goverdhan parvat (गोवर्धन पर्वत), as it provides them fruits and vegetables and is home to so many animals.
Villagers agreed to this and started to worship the parvat, this angered Lord Indra and took this as his disrespect.
Lord Indra in his rage, showered heavy rains in the village. The whole of the village was flooded with water. Animals and people were getting drowned. To save them all, Shri Krishna lifted up the Goverdhan Parvat for continuous seven days on his little finger, without eating anything. Everyone, humans or animals came under the parvat to save their lives.
On the eighth day, Indra realized his mistake and stopped the rain. After that only, Krishna put downed the parvat. Villagers thought that their beloved Krishna must be hungry and it us their duty to take care of him as he saved their life.

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Then along with Mata Yashoda, everyone prepared food for him, as per eight meals a day and multiplies into seven days. This makes a total of 56 delicious meals. 56 bhog includes everything that is liked by Shri Krishna.
56 bhog includes 20 types of sweet dishes, 16 types of Namkeen items and 20 types of dry fruits. Usually people offer makhan, mishri, pista, almond milk, rice, kheer, tiki, rasgulla, jalebi, rabadi, chatni, moong dal, hallwa, sabzi, puri, bengan ki sabzi, malpua, khichadi, mohanbhog, saag, curd, curry, ghevar, chila, papad, illayichi, dal, murabba, ladoo, and kaju.
Offer these things on janmashtami to lord Krishna and seek his blessings.
Happy Janmastmi! 

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