In Images| Janmashtami celebration 2024; A festival of devotion and joy

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Janmashtami, a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, is being joyously observed across India in 2024. The festival sees homes and temples decorated with vibrant flowers and lights, as people gather in the streets for the festivities. Devotees fast and await the midnight hour, believed to be Krishna’s birth time, with fervent anticipation. The day is marked by prayers and various rituals. Here are some highlights from the grand and auspicious celebration of Shri Krishna Janmashtami.

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An artist giving final touches to an idol of Lord Krishna ahead in Bengaluru. (Photo source: PTI)

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Students dressed up as Goddess Radha and Lord Krishna during the Janmashtami festival celebrations in Amritsar on Saturday, August 24, 2024. (Photo source: PTI)

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A woman assisting a child dressed as Lord Krishna for a dress competition organised ahead of the festival, in Nadia. (Photo source: PTI)

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An artist performs during the celebration of the Janmashtami festival at Birla Mandir, in New Delhi on Monday, August 26, 2024. (Photo source: PTI)

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Students dressed as Lord Krishna during celebrations Janmashtami festival, in Amritsar. (Photo source: PTI)

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A woman riding a two-wheeler with children decked up as Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha on the occasion of the Janmashtami festival, in Chikkamagaluru. (Photo source: PTI)

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Devotees offer prayers at ISKCON Temple on the occasion of the Janmashtami festival in Patna. (Photo source: PTI)

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1. Vendors selling flowers and idols of Lord Krishna on eve of Janmashtami festival in Bengaluru. (Photo source: PTI)

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Devotees offering prayers at the ISKCON Temple during the celebration of the Janmashtami festival, in Hyderabad. (Photo source: PTI)

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An artist performs during the celebration of the Janmashtami festival at Birla Mandir, in New Delhi.(Photo source: PTI)

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Children dressed as Lord Krishna participating in Janmashtami festival celebrations, in Bengaluru. (Photo source: PTI)

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A monk blessing devotees during the celebration of Janmashtami festival at ISKCON Temple, in Guwahati. (Photo source: PTI)

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School students form a pyramid as they attempt to break a ‘Dahi Handi’ during ‘Janmashtami’ celebrations at a school in Nagpur. (Photo source: PTI)