KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI AT SHAMLAJI

Shamlaji or Lord Vishnu temple is located at Shamlaji village on bank of Meshwo River just 30Km far of Modasa in Sabarkantha district Gujarat .The temple was built in 11th Century and built by Modhari Rao Saheb.The complete temple is a two stories building that has episodes and teachings of Mahabharata engraved on the outer walls.The magnificence of the temple is enhanced by exquisite stone carvings idols of gods nymphs musicians and celestial dancers beautiful domed ceilings and a towering spire .The Main Attraction is the stone carving is very beautiful on the wall of the temple. The site of the Shamlaji temple is full of natural beauty . The preparations of Janmashtami celebration starts here well in advance .The temple is flocked by Krishna devotees the entire day and night.  The janmotsav is celebrate at 1200 am in the night and its followed by parna utsav on next day .The devotees sing Krishna Bhajan and dance to its tunes.