Maha aartis, govindas and more: See how the city celebrates Janmashtami

A Maha Aarti being performed on the occasion of Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, at ISKCON temple, Girgaon on Thursday. (Arijit Sen/HT)

Published on: Aug 25, 2016 6:46 PM IST

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A Maha Aarti being performed on the occasion of Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, at ISKCON temple, Girgaon on Thursday. (Arijit Sen/HT)

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Devotees offers prayers during the Maha Aarti on Thursday. (Arijit Sen/HT )

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A child dressed as Lord Krishna during the Gopal Kala celebrations at Dadar on Thursday. (Kunal patil/HT )

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Govindas of the Kokan Nagar Govinda Pathak lie down, forming a 9-tier pyramid in protest against the Supreme Court order to restrict the height of pyramids to 20feet, at Dadar on Thursday. (Kunal Patil/ht)

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The Hindu Ekta team breaks the dahi handi in collaboration with another team, with the help of a ladder during the Gopal Kala celebrations at Dadar on Thursday. (Kunal patil/ht)

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The Akhil Dahi Handi Pathak forming a human pyramid with another team while displaying a black flag during the Gopal Kala celebrations at Dadar on Thursday. (kunal patil/ht)

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Govindas form a human pyramid at the Bhagwati School ground in Thane on Thursday. (praful gangurde/ht)

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Devotees dance after breaking the dahi handi containing curd in Mumbai. (REUTERS)

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The Agar Bazaar group smashes the dahi handi during the Gopal Kala celebrations at Prabhadevi on Thursday. (kunal patil/ht)

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The Dadar Bazar team smashes the dahi handi during the Gopal Kala celebrations at Dadar on Thursday. (Satyabrata Tripathy/ HT)

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The Dadar Bazar team breaks the dahi handi during the Gopal Kala celebrations at Dadar on Thursday. (Satyabrata Tripathy/ht)

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The contents of the dahi handi spill onto the Dadar Bazar team, which successfully smashed it during the Gopal Kala celebrations at Dadar on Thursday. (Satyabrata Tripathy/ht)

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The Akhil group, along with other team during the Gopal Kala celebrations at Dadar on Thursday. (Satyabrata Tripathy/ht)

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Women govindas celebrating dahi handi in Mumbai on Thursday. (Vidya Subramanian/HT)

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Woman govindas take selfies in Mumbai on Thursday. (Vidya Subramanian/HT )

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Women govindas take a break in between the festivities in Mumbai on Thursday. (Vidya Subramanian/HT )

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Television actors offer prayers during Maha Aarti at the ISKCON temple in Girgaon on Thursday. (Arijit Sen/HT)