IN PICS | Illuminated Temples, Dahi Handi, Children Dressed As Krishna And Radha Mark Janmashtami Utsav

Janmashtami 2022: Celebrations are in full swing. People throng illuminated temples to offer prayers. These visuals show how the country is celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna.

Janamashtami 2022 Celebrations

Devotees form a human pyramid to break 'dahi-handi', an earthen pot filled with curd suspended in the air, during the celebrations of the 'Janmashtami' festival at Dadar, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Priests offer prayer during the 'Janmashtami' festival celebrations at the Govind Dev Ji temple, in Jaipur on Friday (PTI Photo)

JK Temple illuminated in Kanpur on 'Janmashtami' festival. (PTI Photo)

Students dressed as Lord Krishna and Radha take part in a fancy dress competition organised ahead of the upcoming festival of 'Janmashtami', in Prayagraj, Thursday. (PTI Photo)

Devotees wait to offer prayers at Krishna Janambhoomi temple on 'Janmashtami' festival in Mathura. (PTI Photo)

Devotees arrive to pay obesiance to Lord Bankey Bihari on the occasion of 'Janmashtami', at the Shri Bankey Bihari temple, in Vrindavan. (PTI Photo)

Illuminated Durgiana temple on 'Janmashtami' festival in Amritsar. (PTI Photo)

An artist paints a larger-than-life size model of mythological 'Kaliya Naag' on the occasion of 'Krishna Janmashtami', in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. (PTI Photo)

Devotees take out a religious procession to celebrate the festival of 'Krishna Janmashtami', in Jammu, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Devotees offer prayers to Lord Krishna on the occasion of 'Janmashtami', at ISKCON temple in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI Photo)