India celebrates Janmashtami amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu festival is held across the country to commemorate the birth of Lord Krishna

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Hindu devotees pay their respect to the idol of Lord Krishna on the occasion of the Janmashtami festival celebrations at a temple in Amritsar.
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A Hindu devotee takes photographs of her son dressed as Hindu god Lord Krishna.
AFP
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Youngsters dressed as Lord Krishna break an earthen pot on the occasion of Janmashtami in Mumbai.
PTI
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A woman selects an idol of Lord Krishna at a shop in Bhopal.
ANI
5/16
Priests shower flower petals on idols of Lord Krishna and Radha during Janmashtami celebrations at the Hare Krishna Temple in Ahmedabad.
PTI
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A child dressed as Lord Krishna on the Krishna Janmashtami in Kolkata.
ANI
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Saints of Hare Krishna Temple pour milk over the idol of Lord Krishna on the occasion of the festival of Janmashtami in Ahmedabad.
ANI
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A mother dressing her child as Lord Krishna in Bikaner.
ANI
9/16
A child dressed like Lord Krishna at the Bhikham Das Thakurbari mandir on the occasion Krishna Janmashtami in Patna.
ANI
10/16
A boy dressed as Hindu god Krishna wears a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus as he breaks a pot during Janmashtami festival celebrations in Mumbai, India.
AP
11/16
A Hindu devotee carries her child dressed as Hindu god Lord Krishna in front of idols of Ram Darbar at a temple in Amritsar.
AFP
12/16
Indian children dressed as Lord Krishna and Radha plays in their apartment during Janmashtami festival in Hyderabad.
AP
13/16
Hindu devotees pour water onto the idol of Hindu god Lord Krishna on the occasion of the Janmashtami festival celebrations.
AFP
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A child dressed as Lord Krishna in Amritsar.
PTI
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A child dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna accompanies his family for prayers during Janmashtami in Kolkata.
REUTERS
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A young Hindu devotee breaks a dahi-handi (curd-pot) suspended in the air from atop a ladder during 'Janmashtami' festival celebrations marking the birth of Hindu God Lord Krishna in Mumbai.
AFP

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