Radhaji was born on the eighth day of the Shukla Paksh in the month of Bhadon. This day is known as Radha Ashtami. 

In the city of Barsana (near Vrindavan), the birthplace of Radhaji, this festival is celebrated with lots of grandeur. From 5 am onwards, devotees have darshan of abhishek and aarti of the idol in the temple.

Whenever we remember Krishna, Radha’s name naturally crops up and we start chanting her name instead; they both are one and the same. Krishna is complete only by being with Radha. Radha is Krishna's life, his soul, and an extension of love in Krishna. Krishna manifested Radha in the female form with his willpower, to see his own swaroop or form. This form of Radha fascinates even Krishna, who enchants the entire world.

Radha and Krishna are seen as one. Krishna without Radha and Radha without Krishna is incomplete and he does this cosmic leela with the power manifested by Radha. 

We celebrate Krishna Janmashtami on Krishna Paksha of the Bhadrapada month. And, just after 15 days, on the Ashtami tithi, the eighth day of Shukla Paksha (waxing moon period) in the month of Bhadrapada, Shri Radhika appeared in the yagyabhoomi of Vrishabhanu ji; this day is celebrated as the birthday of Shri Radha. She is remembered with names like Radhika, Raseshwari, Madhavi, Keshavi and Radharani. 

Equality of human beings is key to Sanatan Dharma; hence men and women are treated equally and gods and goddesses are worshipped together. 

The birthday of the girl child in the form of incarnated Radha is also celebrated with joy, which is a way of recognising and honouring the power within the girl child.

Radha is an eternal form of love. Radha teaches that true love does not ask for anything. Its nature is to keep on giving without asking anything in return, just as prakrti or nature. Love is a feeling of divine purity. Love is an expansion of one own self into the other that leads to complete surrender. In love, there is no separation between two, rather everything becomes one. One renounces everything when in love and experiences ultimate bliss. Therefore, just by remembering and chanting the name of Radha, one is filled with love.