Janamashtami celebration

Aug 17, 2014, 18:09 PM IST
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Bollywood actress and BJP MP Hema malini CELEBRATES JANMASHTAMI.

Bollywood actress and BJP MP Hema malini CELEBRATES JANMASHTAMI.

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A Bangladeshi Hindu devotee carries on his head, a child dressed like Hindu god Krishna in a basket during a procession to celebrate ‘Janmashtami’ or Krishna’s birth day in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A Bangladeshi Hindu devotee carries on his head, a child dressed like Hindu god Krishna in a basket during a procession to celebrate ‘Janmashtami’ or Krishna’s birth day in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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A CHILD DRESSED UP AS LORD KRISHNA AND RADHA PARTICIPATE IN `BAL GOPAL` CONTEST ON THE OCCASION OF JANAMASHTAMI FESTIVAL IN JAIPUR.

A CHILD DRESSED UP AS LORD KRISHNA AND RADHA PARTICIPATE IN `BAL GOPAL` CONTEST ON THE OCCASION OF JANAMASHTAMI FESTIVAL IN JAIPUR.

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A child dressed up as Lord Krishna participates in 'Bal Gopal' contest on the occasion of Janamashtami festival in Jaipur.

A child dressed up as Lord Krishna participates in 'Bal Gopal' contest on the occasion of Janamashtami festival in Jaipur.

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 Kashmiri pandits at a rally taken out by the community to mark Janamashtami, at Lal Chowck in Srinagar.

Kashmiri pandits at a rally taken out by the community to mark Janamashtami, at Lal Chowck in Srinagar.

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Indian teachers hold an idol of Hindu god Krishna and sings devotional songs during Janmashthami celebrations at a school in Ahmadabad.

Indian teachers hold an idol of Hindu god Krishna and sings devotional songs during Janmashthami celebrations at a school in Ahmadabad.

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Hindu devotees take part in a religious procession during Shri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Allahabad.

Hindu devotees take part in a religious procession during Shri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Allahabad.

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 Hindu devotees take part in a religious procession during Shri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Allahabad.

Hindu devotees take part in a religious procession during Shri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Allahabad.

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An Indian man carries a girl dressed as Radha, consort of Hindu god Krishna, during a procession on the eve of Janmashthami festival in Jammu.

An Indian man carries a girl dressed as Radha, consort of Hindu god Krishna, during a procession on the eve of Janmashthami festival in Jammu.

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A woman carries a child dressed as Hindu God Krishna in Allahabad.

A woman carries a child dressed as Hindu God Krishna in Allahabad.