Everyone who celebrates Janmashtami loves to decorate their homes and make Krishna depictions. There are only 3 days left for the festival and if you are still looking for inspiration or unique decoration ideas for your home, we might have some ideas for you.
When is Krishna Janmashtami?
Janmashtami is celebrated on Monday, August 26th and all the celebrants have their preparations in full swing. This holy day, also known as Gokulashtami, is celebrated by us as Lord Krishna’s birthday, according to legend. Devki’s 8th son, Lord Krishna, is said to be born on the 8th day of the dark half of the month of Bhadrapada, which falls in August/September.
5 Simple and Pinterest-Approved Home Decoration Ideas for Janmashtami
If you are still looking for unique ideas on how to decorate your home to celebrate Lord Krishna’s birthday, here are some to choose from.
1. Flower arrangements
Flowers are really one of the easiest and most beautiful ways to decorate the home during Pujas, festivals and celebrations. From offering them to the deity to making rangolis out of them and of course using garlands as decoration are just a few ways to get creative with them. Use them on window panes or at the entrance of the pooja room or you can also make a backdrop out of them and they will look stunning.
If you’re feeling too creative, maybe try making a Krishna-like rangoli using flower petals and some paint?
2. Curtains and fabrics
There are such elegant ways to use old sarees, pretty carpets or even dupattas as backdrops, wall decor and more. Ultimately, it all depends on your ability to get creative and how you execute it. Use colors, fabrics, textures and even prints to play around and make your home decorations for Janmashtami stand out.
3. Rangoli, but with a twist
I remember being amazed when I saw a pooja room in a house that was completely decorated with rangoli, which made for a beautiful setting. With so many figurines, toys and of course a very elegant Krishna Lalla, the decorations for Janmashtami looked beautiful and very playful at the same time. If you think you can make this effort and have a few people to help you, you might just go for it, because why not?
4. DIY cradle and decoration
Do you know that some of the decorations for Janmashtami have these huge cradles for Krishna as the centerpiece? Well, you could do it too! You could try making one or having it made and then go all out with the decorations, matkas and everything Janmasthami related. The kind of creativity you would see when it comes to the decor that people do is one way to draw inspiration when you celebrate and Decorate your house every year.
5. Matkas, Makhans and Lights
You know that Krishna is known as the SubscribeSo you could also make matkas and lights a central theme of your home decoration for Janmashtami and then there is so much you could try out. Paint the matkas, decorate the room, play around with lighting and you could also create backgrounds with them.
These were some of our creative ideas, but feel free to show us your own unique decorations if you’d like!
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