Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (The Mother of the Nation), Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), delivered a message on the occasion of the start of the new
As many as 15 Govindas have been injured during the dahi handi celebrations on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami, according to reports by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other private hospitals said on Tuesday.
On the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami, the Dadar area of Mumbai was bustling with celebrations of Lord Krishna with the Dahi handi festival on Tuesday.
After the stampede-like situation occurred at the ISKCON temple in Patna on the occasion of the Janmashtami festival, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajeev Mishra said that no injuries have been reported and the police brought the situation under control quickly.
On the occasion of the Janmashtami festival, devotees flocked to temples across the country to seek Lord Krishna's blessing on his birth anniversary, with political leaders like Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel paying their obeisance.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati is scheduled to host a series of events on August 27 and 28 on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, on Monday along with his family visited the ISKCON temple in Vasantpur, Bengaluru, on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami.
Samajwadi party Chief and Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday offered prayers at the Radha Krishna temple in UP's Lucknow on the occasion of Janmashtami.
Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan visited the Radha Ras Bihari Temple of ISKCON at Juhu in Mumbai on the occasion of Janmashtami on Monday. The Governor performed the aarti of Lord Krishna and had the darshan of all deities.