Sri Sri Krishna Balaram on a flower-decorated altar at Nandgram Dham
Nandgram Dham  ·  Kota

Sri Krishna
Janmashtami 2026

जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यम्
एवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः

Friday, 4 September 2026 Midnight Abhishek Nandgram Dham, Kota

Once each year the eternal, unborn Lord consents to take birth. On the night He appears, the doors of His service are opened to us. Choose a seva below and let your name be offered at His altar at the midnight hour.

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The Invitation

Why does the
unborn Lord
take birth?

In the Bhagavad-gītā, Sri Krishna reveals Himself as the source from which everything emanates — the origin of all that is. Hearing this, Arjuna addresses Him as the Supreme Brahman, the unborn and eternal Person.

And yet that same unborn Lord agrees to appear as a child in Nanda Mahārāja’s courtyard. He does not need to. He does it so that we may come to know Him, be drawn to Him, and receive the message that changes everything.

जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।
त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन॥
“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, on leaving this body, take birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.” Bhagavad-gītā 4.9

This year, on Friday, 4 September 2026, Nandgram Dham welcomes Him with abhishek at the midnight hour, a bower of fresh flowers, fifty-six offerings and prasādam for every soul who comes. Every part of that welcome is a seva — and each one is offered by a devotee like you.

Sri Sri Krishna Balaram in festival poshak and alankar at Nandgram Dham
Fixed Amount Seva · Nandgram Dham

Choose Your Janmashtami Seva

Eight sevas make up the festival night. Each carries a fixed offering, and each is performed and acknowledged in the donor’s name. Choose the one your heart settles on.

Prasādam Vitran Seva Mahā Seva

Prasādam Vitran Seva

प्रसादम् वितरण सेवा

Sanctified prasādam served through the whole day of the festival — to every devotee, guest and villager who comes for darshan.

₹108,000 Fixed Offering
Poshak & Alankār Seva

Poshak & Alankār Seva

पोशाक एवं अलंकार सेवा

Offer Their Lordships new silken vastra and jewelled alankār, worn for the first time at the midnight darshan.

₹51,000 Fixed Offering
Phul Bangalā Seva

Phul Bangalā Seva

फूल बंगला सेवा

A fragrant palace of fresh flowers raised around the altar, so Kanhaiya appears in a bower of roses and mogra.

₹31,000 Fixed Offering
Abhishek Seva

Abhishek Seva

अभिषेक सेवा

Bathe the Lord in milk, honey, ghee, yoghurt and pañcāmrita at the sacred midnight hour of His appearance.

₹31,000 Fixed Offering
Phal Vitran Seva

Phal Vitran Seva

फल वितरण सेवा

Baskets of the season’s finest fruit offered at the altar, then distributed to every guest as the Lord’s mercy.

₹21,000 Fixed Offering
Panjiri Prasadam Seva

Panjiri Prasadam Seva

पंजीरी प्रसादम् सेवा

The traditional Janmashtami panjiri — ground wheat, ghee and dry fruits — prepared and offered at midnight.

₹11,000 Fixed Offering
Chappan Bhog Seva

Chappan Bhog Seva

छप्पन भोग सेवा

Fifty-six preparations laid before the Lord in the great festival offering, as Vraja once offered Him.

₹11,000 Fixed Offering
Aarti & Archana Seva

Aarti & Archana Seva

आरती एवं अर्चना सेवा

Lamps, incense, flowers and archana offered in your name at the Janmashtami mahā-ārati.

₹5,100 Fixed Offering

Would you like to offer more than one seva, or an amount of your own choosing? Write to us on WhatsApp at +91 70734 58307 and our seva desk will arrange it personally.

Last Year At Nandgram Dham

Glimpses Of The Festival Night

Thousands of devotees, the midnight abhishek, kirtan until the small hours, and prasādam for everyone present. This is the celebration your seva makes possible.

With Our Gratitude

A Special Gift For Your Seva

Every seva offered on this page carries these three with it.

I Sankalpa offered in the donor's name

Sankalpa In Your Name

Your name and your family’s are offered aloud in the sankalpa during the midnight Abhishek, before Their Lordships.

II Janmashtami maha-prasadam hamper

Janmashtami Mahā-Prasādam

A hamper of sanctified festival prasādam — panjiri, sweets and bhog — sent to your home after the celebration.

III Commemorative seva certificate and 80G receipt

Certificate & 80G Receipt

A personalised commemorative seva certificate, together with your 80G tax-exemption receipt, delivered on WhatsApp.

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Beyond The Festival

Our Charitable Activities

Janmashtami is one night, but the seva it funds continues all year. This is the work your offering supports at Nandgram Dham and in the villages around it.

Annadana Seva — prasadam distribution

Annadāna Seva

Sanctified meals served every day to pilgrims, patients, labourers and tribal-area children — because no one should leave the Lord’s house hungry.

Value education programmes for children

Culturing The Children

Value-education, storytelling and cultural programmes that give children of Kota and the nearby villages a foundation of character.

Youth development programmes

Culturing The Youth

Bhagavad-gītā study circles, mentoring and life-skills sessions for students who come to Kota to build their careers.

Sadhu Seva — care for renounced monks

Sādhu Seva

Shelter, meals, medicine and respectful care for renounced monks and elderly Vaishnavas who have given their lives to bhakti.

Village Development Programme

Village Development

Food relief, health awareness and cultural programmes carried into the villages surrounding Nandgram Dham.

Festival prasadam distribution

Festival Mahotsavas

Janmashtami, Rādhāṣṭamī, Gaura Pūrṇimā and Kartik — festivals kept open and free for every visitor, whatever they can or cannot give.

From The Śāstra

The Importance Of Seva

The scriptures are unambiguous about what happens to an offering made with devotion. Nothing given to Krishna is ever lost.

Bhagavad-gita

पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति।
तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः॥

Bhagavad-gītā 9.26

“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.”

Krishna and the fruit seller

फलविक्रयिणी तस्य च्युतधान्यकरद्वयम्।
फलैरपूरयद्रत्नैः फलभाण्डमपूरि च॥

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.11.11

“Though most of the grains He carried slipped through His little hands, the fruit vendor filled them with fruit — and her basket was at once filled with jewels and gold.”

Krishna and Arjuna

नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्॥

Bhagavad-gītā 2.40

“In this endeavour there is no loss and no diminution, and even a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most fearful danger.”

Sri Sri Gaur Nitai at Nandgram Dham

जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।
त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन॥

Bhagavad-gītā 4.9

“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not take birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode.”

Be present at His appearance.

Friday, 4 September 2026 — Nandgram Dham, Kota. Your seva will be offered in your name at the midnight hour.

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