The celebrations in the temples of Braj involve a very elaborate puja in the morning commonly described as Mahabhishek. A special midnight celebration is held coinciding with the time of the birth of Krishna.

The birthday of Shri Radha is celebrated 15 days after Krishna Janmashtami. Whereas Krishna's birth is marked with solemnity. Radha's birth celebrations are marked with joy and abandon. The center of festivities remains Barsana, the land of Shri Radha, specially her temple on top of the Brahma hill.

Celebrations are also held in places and temples associated with her memory, for example, the temple of Radhavallabh at Vrindhavan as also at Sevakunj. In the Radhavallabh temple, the celebrations start with the distribution of clothes, cereals, fruits and sweets to all and sundry. The singing and dancing, and spells of the spray of saffron-coloured milk deep thee devotees amused and provide a lot of excitement to the spectators in the galleries above.

The end of February almost marks the end of the winter season. The spring season is celebrated as a festival called 'Basant Panchami'. Pale yellow is the colour that predominates in all the festivities ranging from the dresses worn by local devotees, the idol's decorations, and the festive flower arrangements made.