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Bhishma Ashtami
January 28, 2023 @ 8:13 am - January 29, 2023 @ 8:35 am IST
Be ready to learn about another festival of Hindus, Bhishma Ashtami. This Hindu festival is celebrated to appreciate the famous God, Bhishma. As Bishma is the God of Hindus so to pay for its blessings, the Hindus celebrate a festival which is named Bhishma Ashtami. By observing Bhishma Ashtami, the Hindus thought they were paying legendary thanks to Bhishma and would get its appreciation in return due to their activities for Bhishma’s appreciation on this day. In addition, the Hindus also offer special fasts on this day. The fast day for the Bhishma Ashtami festival is Saturday, mainly the 28th of January.
Hindus’ thoughts about Bhishma Ashtami
The Hindus have different beliefs about Bhishma Ashtami than other religions, as it is an important festival for Hindus. The first Hindus believe about this festival that; by fasting on this day, the child who is about to be born is beautiful in shape and nature, and they will have a happy life when they become young and married. Tarpan is also performed on this day as Hindus thought that this act would remove all their sins from the list of their sins, and they can live a life like a child who is fresh from sins. In addition, Hindus offer maximum prayer on this day to their famous God, Bhishma. The prayers are also provided to Ganga’s Son, but Hindus thought the Sins would only be washed if they offered prayer to Bhishma. In addition, a few Hindus thought their sins might be cleared if they offered prayer to Ganga’s son.
Bhishma Ashtami Celebrations
Bhishma Ashtami is celebrated in India in different ways and manners. ISKCON temples are present in India, where grand celebrations of Bhishma Ashtami are held in various ways.in addition to ISKCON temples, the Bhishma Ashtami is also celebrated in the other Famous temples of India, which are named Vishnu Temples. On this day, the Followers of Vishnu make special Pujas in front of Vishnu. Unlimited prayers are also offered to it, and fasting activities also make Vishnu and Bhishma happy so that they return blessings to all their worshipers.