In Photos | Janmashtami Festivities Bring Devotees Together in Celebration of Lord Krishna’s Birth
Janmashtami festivities are marked with prayers, devotional songs, temple decorations, fasting and cultural programmes celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna. Devotees gather at temples and homes, often observing midnight celebrations, while children participate in Krishna-themed activities and Dahi Handi events add to the festive spirit
Children dressed as Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha during a celebration on the eve of 'Janmashtami' festival, in Amritsar, Punjab, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
School children dress up as Lord Krishna, as they celebrate Janmashtami, the birth of the Hindu God Krishna in Hyderabad. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.
A boy checks an idol of Hindu deity Krishna as she shops on the eve of the Janmashtami festival in Jammu, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: AP/Channi Anand
Children dressed as Lord Krishna, Radha and other mythological charatcters on the eve of 'Janmashtami' festival, in Bikaner, Rajasthan, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A school student breaks 'dahi handi' during a celebration at a school on the eve of 'Janmashtami' festival, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
School children dress up as the Hindu god Krishna and his consort, Radha, as they celebrate Janmashtami, the birth of Krishna in Hyderabad, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.
A school student breaks 'dahi handi' during a celebration at a school on the eve of 'Janmashtami' festival, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A school student breaks 'dahi handi' during a celebration at a school on the eve of 'Janmashtami' festival, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Children dressed as Lord Krishna participate in a fancy dress competition at a school ahead of 'Janmashtami', in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Indian women shop for items depicting Hindu deity Krishna on the eve of Janmashtami festival in Jammu, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: AP/Channi Anand
A woman shops ahead of 'Janmashtami' festival, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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