Mana Hotels - Janmashtami Celebration

Rajasthan (I-Newswire) August 29, 2011 - Janmashtami is a Hindu festival celebrated with much enthusiasm across India. It is the celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. The festival is observed on the eight day of the dark half of the Bhadrapad month as per the Hindu calendar and usually falls between mid-August and mid-September. In fact, Janm means birth and ashtami means eighth day. It is also known as Gokulashtami, Krishnashtami and Srijayanti. This year, it was celebrated on the 22nd of August, 2011.

Janmashtami is celebrated with much pomp and show in all parts of the country. In Mathura (Krishna’s birth place) and in Gokul and Vrindavan (where he spent his childhood), the celebrations last up to a week during which the Rasa Lila is performed. The Rasa Lila is the theatrical enactment of the Lord’s mischievous childhood and his flirtatious youth and love for Radha. The Dwarkadeesh temple in Gujarat and the Nathdwara temple in Rajasthan also celebrate the festival with much enthusiasm that are attended by scores of pilgrims. In the eastern states, the festival is celebrated by fasting through the day and doing a puja at midnight. In Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, young men form huge human pyramids on the streets to reach and break the high hanging handi (pot) of butter to represent Lord Krishna’s fondness for butter. The puja on the day of Janmashtami involves bathing the Lord’s idol with Panchamrit which is a mix of water from the Holy Ganga river, milk, clarified butter, curd and honey and is considered to be extremely pure. After the bath, the idol is placed in a cradle which is then rocked amidst devotional songs dedicated to Krishna.

CEO of Mana Hotels, Mr Rohan Rajgarhia says, “We invited about 200 villagers in the vicinity of our resort to a lunch function on the occasion of Janamashtmi. Given the short notice, we got a sizeable turnout. This served as great encouragement for us to carry out such initiatives in the future as well. Blood donation drives, medical camps and other such activities will be held on various days throughout the year in the time to come.”

About Mana Hotels:
Mana Hotels is a hotel start up!

Our first hotel will open in Ranakpur, Rajasthan by September 2011. Mana at Ranakpur will be a resort with 9 double cottages and 32 rooms spread over 3.5 acres where facilities like the spa, swimming pool and outdoor & indoor sports should keep our guests entertained once they have absorbed the natural, historical & cultural treats of Ranakpur.

Our second hotel will open Nathdwara, Rajasthan by April 2012. Mana at Nathdwara will be a city hotel with 50 rooms. Located on the new approach road for the Shri Nathji temple, we hope to offer the convenience of proximity along with all the creature comforts the temple visitors would need between the 'darshans'. With Udaipur only an hour’s drive away, Mana at Nathdwara would be a great place to enjoy the city minus the hustle bustle.

This is just our first step in the journey to establish our presence in all verticals of the hospitality industry.

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Mana Hotels
Mana Hotels
Mana Hotels, Ranakpur
Rajasthan
306702
Phone : 011-42603174