Delhi CM Kejriwal participates in Janmashtami celebrations
Sep 07, 2023
New Delhi [India], September 8 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal attended Janmashtami celebrations in the New Delhi constituency on Thursday night. The Chief Minister shared pictures of the celebrations on 'X' in which he could be seen paying his obeisance to Lord Krishna. 
In one of the pictures, CM Kejriwal could be carrying a young child dressed up as Lord Krishna. 
"On the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, in various programs organized in his constituency, New Delhi, together with the public, worshiped Lord Shri Krishna and prayed for the progress of the country. May God Shri Banke Bihari ji bless everyone. Long live Shri Krishna," read a rough translation of Kejriwal's post on 'X' (in Hindi). 
Devotees are celebrating the festival of Lord Krishna's birth anniversary, with pomp, fanfare and fervour across the country. Devotees offered prayers to Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura, and observed the Mangala aarti on Thursday morning.
ISKCON temple witnessed colourful celebrations in Noida, as the idols of Radha Krishna were decorated with flower petals and leaves, and people flocked to have a glimpse of the morning aarti.
Priests performed the Tulsi aarti in the ISKCON temple in Delhi.
Meanwhile, Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand was decked up with lights in extravagant colours, and devotees gathered to offer prayers.
In Dehradun, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and his wife Geeta Dhami participated in an event organized on the occasion, at the Police Line.
Devotees of Lord Krishna were seen dancing to the tunes of Bhajans at the ISKCON temple in Kolkata to celebrate the significant day.
Janmashtami is being celebrated on September 6 and 7 across the country. To celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna, devotees observe fast and decorate temples and their homes, with flowers, diyas and lights.
As per the Hindu calendar, Lord Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu, was born on the eighth day of the month of Bhadra. The day mostly falls in the months of August or September as per the Western calendar.
