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An artisan gives finishing touches to an idol of Lord Krishna ahead of Janmashtami celebrations in Ahmedabad. (AP Photo)
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School kids in Ajmer perform the 'Rasleela' - an episode from the lores of Lord Krishna where he dances with the gopiyas or village friends. (PTI Photo)
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A boy dressed like Lord Krishna gazes at the 'Dahi handi' he was to break. (AP Photo)
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Protesting against the state government's inability to relax norms during Dahi Handi, Thane MNS supports boys, dressed up as Krishna, take selfies. They claim there will be no handi to break this Janmashtami in Thane. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)
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Delhi's iconic Laxmi Narayana Temple (Birla Mandir) was lit up to mark the birth festival of Krishna who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu or the Narayana. (PTI Photo)
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Children dressed as Lord Krishna on the occasion of 'Janmashtami' at Golden temple in Amritsar. (AFP Photo/Narinder Nanu)
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School children dressed up as Lord Krishna during Janmashtami celebrations at a school in Balurghat in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal. (PTI Photo)
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Visually impaired children dance after breaking a 'Dahi-handi' during Janmashtami celebration at Victoria School for the blind in Mumbai. (AFP Photo)
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A priest performs 'abhishek' of Lord Krishna at Krishna Balaram temple in Akshaya Patra on the occasion of Janmashtami in Jaipur. (PTI Photo)
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