Krishnaastami (August/Sept),

this is the authentic day celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna, incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The beautiful Krishna Mandir in Patan’s Durbar Square is focal point of devotional activity. All day people line up for walk through the temple to the second floor of the sanctuary. A procession goes around the town displaying the pictures of Lord Krishna, a practice that was started in the recent years by a social organization called the Sanatan Dharma Sewa Samiti.