India celebrates Janmashtami holiday

Sep 4, 2015

India celebrates Janmashtami holiday

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World India

Janmashtami is the birthday of Hindu God Krishna and will be celebrated on Sept. 5.

: Indian women sit on a chariot with a statue of the Hindu goddess Durga during a procession marking the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, in New Delhi on September 1, 2015. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Indian artist dances on the road during a procession marking the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, in New Delhi on September 1, 2015. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Indian woman holds a child as they look on during a procession marking the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, in New Delhi on September 1, 2015. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Indian clay artisan works on an idol of Lord Krishna and Radha at a workshop, ahead of the upcoming festival of Janmashtami, in Allahabad on September 2, 2015. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Indian clay artisan works on an idol of Lord Krishna and Radha at a workshop, ahead of the upcoming festival of Janmashtami, in Allahabad on September 2, 2015. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)

: Indian Hindus dressed as the Hindu God Lord Krishna and his consort Radha take part in a procession on the eve of ‘Janmashtami’, which marks Krishna’s birth, in the old quarters of New Delhi on September 3, 2015. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: Indian children dressed as the Hindu god Lord Krishna sit in a rickshaw on their way to school in Amritsar on September 4, 2015, on the eve of the ‘Janmashtami’ festival. (NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)

: Indian performers dance during a religious procession on the eve of Janmashtami in Allahabad on September 4, 2015. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)

: A boy dressed like Hindu Lord Krishna waits to attend celebrations on the eve of Janmashtami at a school in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. The day marks the birth of Krishna. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

: An Indian devotee dressed as Hindu god Krishna attends a procession on the eve of Janmashtami in Jammu, India, Friday, Sep. 4, 2015. Janmashtami is the festival that marks the birth of Krishna. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

: An Indian artisan gives finishing touches to an idol of Lord Krishna ahead of Janmashtami celebrations in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Janmashtami is the birthday of Hindu God Krishna and will be celebrated on Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

: An Indian woman sit amid Idols of Hindu Lord Krishna and his consort Radha displayed for sale on the eve of Janmashtami in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Janmashtami is the festival that marks the birth of Krishna. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

: An Indian schoolgirl has a last minute make-up check prior to performing in a Janmasthmi play at Delhi Public School in Ghaziabad, some 20 kms east of New Delhi on September 1, 2015. Janmashtami, which takes place this year on September 5, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Indian schoolboy rehearses prior to performing in a Janmashtami play at Delhi Public School in Ghaziabad, some 20 kms east of New Delhi on September 1, 2015. Janmashtami, which takes place this year on September 5, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

: Indian school children, dressed as soldiers, wait to perform in a Janmashtami play at Delhi Public School in Ghaziabad, some 20 kms east of New Delhi on September 1, 2015. Janmashtami, which takes place this year on September 5, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Indian man dressed as the Hindu god Shiva looks on during a Janmashtami procession in New Delhi on September 1, 2015. Janmashtami, which takes place this year on September 5, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Indian man seeks blessings by touching the feet of a man dressed as the Hindu god Shiva during a Janmashtami procession in New Delhi on September 1, 2015. Janmashtami, which takes place this year on September 5, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

: A member of an Indian wedding band drinks tea during a Janmashtami procession in New Delhi on September 1, 2015. Janmashtami, which takes place this year on September 5, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of an Indian wedding stand during a Janmashtami procession in New Delhi on September 1, 2015. Janmashtami, which takes place this year on September 5, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

: A member of an Indian wedding band lifts a lantern during a procession marking the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, in New Delhi on September 1, 2015. Janmashtami, which takes place this year on September 5, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)

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