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Followers of the Hindu faith celebrate Janmashtami, the birth of the Lord Krishna whom signified the symbolic significance of the highest truth.

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Gopalkala Festival 2011 in Mumbai

Gopalkala, also known as Dahi Handi, is the most popular ceremony celebrated on the second day during Krishna Janmashtami. Mumbai, India. 22nd August...

by Ashish Galande in India on 22/08/2011

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On the eve of Janmashtami an artist paints the idols of Krishna

An Indian artist paints the idols of the Krishna on the eve of Janmashtami in Amritsar. The festival always falls within mid-August to mid-September...

by Sanjeev Syal in India on 21/08/2011

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Janmashtami Krishna Festival, Watford, England,

Many thousands of pilgrims and guests visited Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple near Watford on Sunday 5th September to celebrate Janmashtami, the...

by Jane Hobson in United Kingdom on 05/09/2010

22/08/2011 - Gopalkala Festival 2011 in Mumbai - India - Gopalkala, also known as Dahi Handi, is...
21/08/2011 - On the eve of Janmashtami an artist paints the idols of Krishna - India - An Indian artist paints the idols of...
05/09/2010 - Janmashtami Krishna Festival, Watford, England, - United Kingdom - Many thousands of pilgrims and guests...
02/09/2010 - Janmashtami Celebrations in a South Indian Home - India - Images capturing moments from the...
02/09/2010 - Krishna Janmashtami Festival - India - India - Janmashtami is the celebration of Lord...
02/09/2010 - Dahi Handi: Human pyramids to celebrate Krishna - India - India - Thousands of people celebrated Lord...
02/09/2010 - Janmashtmi Celebration at Mathura & Vrindavan - India - Birthday celebration of Lord Krishna at...
01/09/2010 - Krishna Janmastami festival at Patan Durbar Square in Kathmandu - Nepal - An evening view of Krishna Temple at...
01/09/2010 - The Janmastami Celebration - India - India - Janmastami Celebrations take part all...
01/09/2010 - Krishna Janmashtami venerated in South India - India - The birth of Lord Krishna is venerated...

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Children celebrate Lord Krishna's birthday
Children dressed up as Lord Krishna participate in a Sobhayathra procession to celebrate Lord Krishna's auspicious birthday at Pandalam, Kerala, India. 21st August 2011
Holi Festival of Colours - India
The Holi Festival of Colours, is an annual religious spring event celebrated in the land of Lord Krishna, called Braj. The district of Mathura, hosts this festival which lasts for over ...
Navratri Festival Celebrated in Dance
Dancers seen here taking part in Navratri, the festival of nine nights dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine forms. According to the Hindu calendar, Navratri usually coincides with th...
Aranmula holds most celebrated traditional boat carnival of Kerala
The most celebrated traditional boat race of India was held at Aranmula. The Aranmula Boat Race is the oldest river boat festival in Kerala, the south western State of India is held dur...
Bharat Mansata performs a rare public recital - Tiruvannamalai
Bharat Mansata, author, publisher and eco-activist, reveals an unknown facet of his personality, delivering his debut public flute recital at Sri Ramanasramam, in the style of Pannalal ...
Janmashtami festival celebrated in Moscow
The Janmashtami festival, a three-day celebration of the birth of the Hindu god, Lord Sri Krishna took place in Moscow with much pomp and splendour. Russia. 23rd August 2011
Celebration of Janmashtami Festival in Lisbon
A celebration of the Janmashtami festival, commemorating the birth of Lord Krishna, the 8th incarnation of Lord Vishnu, took place amongst the Hindu community living in Portugal. Lisbon...
Gopalkala Festival 2011 in Mumbai
Gopalkala, also known as Dahi Handi, is the most popular ceremony celebrated on the second day during Krishna Janmashtami. Mumbai, India. 22nd August 2011
Birth of Krishna celebration in Kathmandu
Nepalese Hindu devotees gather to celebrate the birth of the Hindu Lord Krishna during the celebration called, 'Krishna Janmashtami' at Makhan. Nepal. 21st August 2011
On the eve of Janmashtami an artist paints the idols of Krishna
An Indian artist paints the idols of the Krishna on the eve of Janmashtami in Amritsar. The festival always falls within mid-August to mid-September in the Gregorian calendar. India. 21...
The eve before Janmashtami at Krishna Temple - Nepal
Hindu devotees gather at a Krishna temple in Patan on the eve of Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami, which marks the celebration of the birth of Lord Sri Krishna. Lalitpur. 20th Au...
"Rath Yatra"Devotees throng around a chariot bearing the idol Krishna
Devotees throng around a chariot bearing the idol of Baldevji, brother of Lord Jagannath, during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in the Dhaka City
Transgenders mourn death of Lord Aravan
After a night of marriage to the god Aravan, who was sacrificially killed the next morning, transgenders re-enact grief of widowed Mohini, incarnation of Lord Krishna, bringing alive an...
Inside a transgender's home in India
A dozen transgenders share a close life together in a room less then nine meters square, with an even smaller attached kitchenette without running water, and common bathroom and toilet ...
Hare Krishna Celebrate Gaura Purnima - London
Hare Krishna around the world celebrated the Guara Purnima Festival on March 19, celebrating the appearance of the 'Golden Avatar' who began the chanting of Hare Krishna. Lond...
Malaysian Hindus Celebrate Holi Festival
Malaysian Hindu devotees are daubed with coloured powder thrown while celebrating “Holi,” the festival of colour at the Lakshmi Narayan temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Holi festival in Karachi
Holi celebration at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day. Karachi, Pakistan. 19/03/2011.
The Amazing Wedding Ceremony of Lord Shiva
This year, On March 2, 2011, an auspicious festival of Mahasivartri was celebrated in honor of Hindu Lord Shiva across the India. 03/03/2011
Shivaratri Festival Celebrated in Karachi
The minority Hindu community celebrated their annual festival of Maha Shivratri, that is celebrated to mark the wedding of Lord Shiva with Mata Parvati. Karachi, Pakistan. 02/03/2011
Maha Sivaratri celebrated at Agartala
Indian Hindu devotees worship at a Shiva Lingam on Maha Shivaratri at Agartala. The festival is celebrated widely in temples all over India and abroad where the Hindu religion exists wi...