Photos: Here's how people all over India are preparing for Janmashtami 2021
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- Krishna Janmashtami also knows as Gokul Ashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna and is celebrated on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadrapada (July-August) in India.
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This year, the festival will be celebrated all over India on August 30. On this day, devotees fast and seek blessings from Lord Krishna. This festival is celebrated grandly in Mathura and Vrindavan where Lord Krishna is believed to be born.(ANI)
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Children dress up in Lord Krishna's attire to perform an act of Dahi Handi during the fancy dress competition ahead of the Krishna Janmashtami festival, in Patna on August 28.(ANI)
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A boy carries an idol of Lord Krishna to put on display for sale ahead of 'Janmashtami' at a workshop along the roadside in Chennai.(AFP)
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Artisans give finishing touches to the idols of Lord Krishna ahead of the 'Janmashtami' at a workshop in Chennai.(AFP)
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A young girl makes beautiful idols of Lord Krishna ahead of Janmashtami at a workshop in Amritsar, Punjab.(HT Photo/Sameer Sehgal)
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A young boy fills his cart with idols of Lord Krishna and put them on display for sale ahead of the 'Janmashtami' in Chennai.(AFP)
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A woman in Amritsar gives finishing touches to an idol of Lord Krishna in the scotching heat.(PTI)
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