Image Credit: iStock Khatu Shyam Janmotsav is celebrated each year on the 11th day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing moon phase) in the month of Kartik, according to the Hindu lunar calendar.

The story of Khatu Shyam Ji starts with Barbarik, the grandson of Bhima (one of the Pandavas) and the son of Ghatotkacha. Barbarik was a great warrior who had a special promise: he said he would ...