The festival was celebrated on Sunday evening. Our Daughter Sneha joined us for the festival. She helped us in all the preparations and also was the Photographer for the evening. Sneha was gifted a new Canon Professional Camera for Graduating with Distinction and Highest Honors at UNC, Chapel Hill.
Thanks Sneha for the amazing pictures you took. 🙂
Below are the pictures from preparation to final aarathi to our Lord Krishna.
P.S: Click on any picture to see it enlarged.
Flowers to our Lord.
Fried items.
Pooja Preparation.
Lord Krishna sitting with all decoration.
Pooje as evening approaches.
Flowers offered to our Lord.
Naivedya for the Lord.
Kalpavriksha Kamadhenu 
Posted by anandsp1 on August 28, 2014 at 10:51 am
Very nice pictures!! Thanks for sharing and also our Best Wishes to Sneha!! Looking forward to more such snaps from her new camera on this blog!
Posted by meeraghu on August 28, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Most welcome, Anand.
Posted by Priyadarshini.S on August 27, 2014 at 4:49 am
Awesome pictures madam. Treat to our eyes and felt like I got divine blessings. 🙂
Posted by revathi on August 25, 2014 at 11:40 pm
Hi Meera,
Very cute photo’s of Krishna Janmashtami …. ellavu thumba muddhagidhe 🙂
Posted by meeraghu on August 26, 2014 at 8:56 am
Thanks.
Posted by Ashwini on August 25, 2014 at 5:23 pm
Hello Meera!we have been following your website for so long!It is awesome!Love all the details.My 4 year old son adores your website:)He has learnt Keshava Nama,Srinivasa Kalyana and Vijaya Kavacha from your website.He loves listening to your youtube rendering.Thanks once again!It also helps that his Ajji has the same name as yours!
I have a question.I am looking for kundan rangolis for my kolu.Can you please let me know if I can get it anywhere in the East Coast?I stay close to NY.
Thanks again!
Ashwini
Posted by meeraghu on August 25, 2014 at 5:57 pm
Ashwini.
That’s so nice to read. Please don’t make me ajji so soon. 🙂
Not sure about Kundan rangolis here in the US. I brought all of mine from Bangalore.
Posted by rathna rao on August 24, 2014 at 10:34 pm
Dear Meera,
I just all the pictures today!OMG it is just amazing.you are blessed to have such a beautiful and dutiful daughter.God bless you all!Happy Gouri,Ganesha Festival!
Posted by meeraghu on August 25, 2014 at 7:50 am
Most welcome.
Posted by jayyu on August 21, 2014 at 11:59 am
It is so nice to see not only the decorated Krishna but the mouth watering dishes.keep it up.Realy doing a great job.Good wishes to Sneha.
Posted by meeraghu on August 21, 2014 at 12:08 pm
Thanks, Aunty. And I will convey the wishes to Sneha.
Posted by kum on August 20, 2014 at 5:17 pm
Thank you so much for the divine pictures!
I learn so much from Kalpavriksha Kamadhenu blog…
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Posted by meeraghu on August 20, 2014 at 5:47 pm
Thanks, Kum.
Posted by Priya, Bangalore on August 20, 2014 at 4:12 am
Great job – You and your blog are a great motivation for us. Impressed by all your posts.
Posted by meeraghu on August 20, 2014 at 7:27 am
Glad my blog motivates many.
Posted by savitri on August 20, 2014 at 1:27 am
nice photos sneha ur shradda & bhaki dhek kar bahut khushi hota hai kanahji bless u & ur prasad to dhekh kar pet bhar gaya beti ko achhe sanskar diya meeraji ur far away from india but dil se near to india.
Posted by meeraghu on August 20, 2014 at 7:26 am
Bahut accha laga apka comment dhekk ke. Dhanyavad.
Posted by lavanyabadami on August 19, 2014 at 9:52 pm
Dear Meera,
I cannot thank you enough for everything you put up painstakingly day after day on your blog. I look forward to your posts everyday. I think your’s is a one-stop place to get great information about our festivals,rituals, stotras , devaranama, recipes and many more. This is indeed a valuable treasure. May god bless you and your family may you keep posting and enlightening us.
Regards,
Lavanya
Posted by meeraghu on August 20, 2014 at 7:25 am
Thanks, Lavanya.
Posted by ramyarao on August 19, 2014 at 12:10 pm
We used to celebrate so grandly in my native with parents but after coming here simply we used to think its impossible to celebrate here so simply i used to say “Krishnarpanamasthu”but u proved nope is impossible n u have given me so inspiration aunty thank u so much. Surely i will try to celebrate in future all our festivals.Thank u
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 1:39 pm
Awesome. Glad I could motivate you.
Posted by ramyarao on August 19, 2014 at 11:21 am
truly inspirational….I also stay out of India wish we also would have celebrated the festival so grandly…:-(
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 11:22 am
Why did you not? Just curious.
Posted by venkatanarasiah on August 19, 2014 at 9:45 am
Thank you for your Blog posts. The dishes are really mouth watering : I wish we were there to participate in the festivities:Thanks again :::::from vatsala, Narasiah (Bangalore)
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 9:56 am
How I wish I could share all the items with you all.
Posted by Dr. Arniker Hamsa and Prof. G.Vedaparayana on August 19, 2014 at 8:32 am
Thank you madam for the post
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 9:55 am
Most welcome.
Posted by Seetharam Shetty on August 19, 2014 at 8:09 am
The Photographs are excellent and nice to see. Your devotion is highly appreciated.
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 8:22 am
Thanks so much.
Posted by Manjula Harpanahalli on August 19, 2014 at 5:32 am
Very nice and sincere appreciation for your blog posts 🙂
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 7:31 am
Thanks, Manjula.
Posted by CHandrika gururao on August 19, 2014 at 1:41 am
Excellent preparations yummy prasad am everything beautiful God bless ur daughter.
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 7:32 am
Thanks for the blessings, Chandrika.
Posted by jyothigirish on August 19, 2014 at 1:22 am
Very nice Meera avare, you are so blessed with such a lovely daughter and bless by lord krishna.
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 7:32 am
Thanks, Jyothi.
Posted by Raksha Devadiga on August 19, 2014 at 1:20 am
Awesome photographs 🙂 and hearty congratulations to ur daughter sneha….
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 7:32 am
Most welcome, Raksha.
Posted by jyothigirish on August 19, 2014 at 1:13 am
Very nice meeraavare, all the flowers grown in your own garden.
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 7:33 am
Jasmine and roses.
Posted by Mallika on August 19, 2014 at 12:20 am
it was a Visual treat Madam!!!! Awesome i don’t have words to explain !! felt i was seeing Mathura celebrations !!!!!! God Bless …. Thank you very much for sharing.
Posted by meeraghu on August 19, 2014 at 7:33 am
Thanks, Mallika.
Posted by Vani on August 18, 2014 at 9:59 pm
Looks beautiful. You are very lucky to have such a wonderful daughter!
Posted by meeraghu on August 18, 2014 at 10:02 pm
Indeed, blessed by our Rayaru.
Posted by Sarveswaran on August 18, 2014 at 7:13 pm
very good. you have celebrated gokulashtami in the traditional manner though you are far away from India. Krishna will be pleased with your pooja. congrats Sneha for her achievement. I also would like to thank her for the nice photographs.
Posted by meeraghu on August 18, 2014 at 8:02 pm
Thanks so much for such wonderful comments. I will pass on your message to Sneha.
Posted by canchi ravi on August 18, 2014 at 5:01 pm
Excellent photographs. Full devotion is visible. Neivedya items are mouth watering. Jai Sri Krishna
Posted by meeraghu on August 18, 2014 at 5:07 pm
Thanks so much, Sir. I wish you could have visited us when you were here.
Posted by Lalitha on August 18, 2014 at 4:18 pm
Lovely pictures Meera and Sneha. You have celebrated the Krishna festival in a very authentic grand way. Good luck to you Sneha.
Lalitha Aunty
Posted by meeraghu on August 18, 2014 at 4:53 pm
Thanks, Aunty. I will pass on your message to Sneha.
Posted by Bhanurekha on August 18, 2014 at 4:16 pm
Very true…looking forward to ur posts 🙂
Posted by meeraghu on August 18, 2014 at 4:53 pm
Thanks, Bhanurekha.
Posted by Bhanurekha on August 18, 2014 at 3:38 pm
Thanks for sharing the wonderful pics…especially in these times when people are losing touch with their culture. You are doing a great job with ur blog! Good luck!
Posted by meeraghu on August 18, 2014 at 3:39 pm
I always believe in the quote “Where there is a will, there is a way, where there is no will, there is a hill”. So, if you believe in God, it doesn’t matter where you are, what you have, you can celebrate any festival.