Janmashtami 2026 Fasting Rules: What to Eat, Avoid, and Key Vrat Guidelines

Krishna Janmashtami 2026 fasting rules guide devotees on what to eat and avoid, with options for strict or partial fasts centered on prayer and sattvic foods. The festival marks Lord Krishna's birth with rituals and a midnight puja. Devotees typically avoid grains, cereals, pulses, onion, garlic, and non-vegetarian food during the vrat. Permitted foods include fruits, milk, sabudana, makhana, kuttu atta, and singhara atta, with sendha namak preferred over regular salt. Fasting methods vary by tradition, and a strict nirjala fast is not suitable for everyone. Devotees should keep the puja area clean, offer bhog, and avoid negativity, overeating, and wasting prasad.