Janmashtami: Even if you are not fasting on Janmashtami, do not eat these 4 vegetables..
- byShikha Srivastava
- 15 Aug, 2025
Astrological Suggestions Regarding Food on Janmashtami: The festival day of Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated on Saturday, August 16. However, this holy date starts on Friday. According to the Panchang, Janmashtami Tithi is starting on Friday, August 15, at 11:51 pm. This auspicious date will remain till 9:35 pm on Saturday, August 16. In such a situation, according to the Udaya Tithi, the festival day of Janmashtami will be celebrated on Saturday, August 16.

People who do not fast should follow these rules.
People who observe fast on the holy day of Janmashtami perform rituals duly. They stay away from tamasic food like onion, meat, and liquor, and consume satvik food. Those who are not fasting or fasting should also follow specific dietary rules. It is believed that by following these rules, there will be no sorrow or suffering in the world. Lack of money is removed, and wealth is attained. Also, you will be free from all kinds of diseases and defects.
Do not eat these things on Janmashtami.
There are some rules about what those who are not fasting on Janmashtami should eat and what things they should stay away from. The first name in that list is Gourd. No member of the family should eat gourd on Janmashtami. Do not put a gourd vegetable in your mouth; otherwise, your family can be surrounded by diseases. The balance of air, bile, and phlegm in the body will be disturbed.
Eating these vegetables is prohibited.
Avoid eating beetroot and carrot on Janmashtami. According to science, both of these vegetables are winter vegetables. Therefore, it is better not to consume both these vegetables in summer. Because in this season, these vegetables can be infested with insects. This attracts negative energy in the house, so cooking and eating these two vegetables in the house during this time is prohibited.

Apart from vegetables, stay away from these things too.
Another vegetable that is prohibited from eating on Janmashtami is radish. Therefore, on this day, apart from gourd, beetroot, carrot, and radish should also not be eaten. Do not eat raw radish or radish vegetables; otherwise, diseases can enter the house. Apart from these vegetables, avoid all tamasic food items, including fish, meat, lentils on Janmashtami. Stay away from any kind of intoxicants and worship God because Lord Krishna himself is going to come to your house.
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