Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA, September 1st, 2007
Hindus prepare to celebrate festival of Janmashtami
JAMES BUESCHER
This weekend, millions of people will be busy preparing to celebrate a very significant day.
Sweets like kheer, pedha, gopalkala or gulab jamun are the major dishes people will enjoy as they honor the day with singing, chanting and dancing.
Such is the routine millions of Hindus will follow as they mark the birth of Krishna.
Think Christmas, and you'll get a sense of the significance of the day to Hindus. However, don't take the comparison literally.
"The idea of Christ and Krishna are similar in that God has taken on hum...
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