India celebrates the birth of Krishna with spectacular colors - The Globe and Mail

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Globe and Mail Update

Published August 25, 2016

Every year the anniversary of Lord Vishnu’s eight incarnation, Lord Krishna. is celebrated in the month of July or August in India and abroad, depending on the Hindu calendar. Lord Krishna is one of the most worshiped gods in Hindu Mythology.

An Indian Hindu devotee breaks an earthen pot standing atop a 'human pyramid' during the dahi handi (curd pot) celebrations of Janmashtami in Mumbai.Indranil Mukherjee/AFP / Getty Images
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Students participate in celebrations ahead of the Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India.Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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Devotees dance after breaking a clay pot containing curd during celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai, India.Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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A girl dressed up as Hindu Lord Krishna performs during Janmashtami festival celebrations in Ahmedabad, India.Amit Dave/Reuters
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Curd spills as Indian devotees form a human pyramid and break the "Dahi handi", an earthen pot filled with curd in Mumbai, India.Rajanish Kakade/The Associated Press
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Bangladeshi Hindu devotees dance during a procession to celebrate Janmashtami in Dhaka, Bangladesh.A. M. Ahad/The Associated Press
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Indian students get their faces painted in blue color as they prepare for Janmashtami celebrations at a college in Mumbai, India.Rafiq Maqbool/The Associated Press
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A Bangladeshi child dressed as Hindu God Krishna participates in a procession to celebrate Janmashtami in Dhaka, Bangladesh.A. M. Ahad/The Associated Press
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An Indian school teacher places a coconut as she offers prayers at a statue of Hindu god Lord Krishna on the occasion of Janamashthami in Hyderabad.Noah Seelam/AFP / Getty Images
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Children cheer as they celebrate Janmashtami festival, marking the birth anniversary of Hindu Lord Krishna, at a school in Ahmedabad, India.Amit Dave/Reuters
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