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India celebrates Janmashtami amid COVID-19 pandemic

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

Published: August 12, 2020 15:17 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 448423-01-02-1597230080526 — Hindu devotees pay their respect to the idol of Lord Krishna on the occasion of the Janmashtami festival celebrations at a temple in Amritsar. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 448424-01-02-1597230083765 — A Hindu devotee takes photographs of her son dressed as Hindu god Lord Krishna. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of PTI12-08-2020_000043B-1597230090989 — Youngsters dressed as Lord Krishna break an earthen pot on the occasion of Janmashtami in Mumbai. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200806136L-1597230113216 — A woman selects an idol of Lord Krishna at a shop in Bhopal. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI12-08-2020_000070B-1597230099145 — Priests shower flower petals on idols of Lord Krishna and Radha during Janmashtami celebrations at the Hare Krishna Temple in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200811151L-1597230118573 — A child dressed as Lord Krishna on the Krishna Janmashtami in Kolkata. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200812050L-1597230105526 — Saints of Hare Krishna Temple pour milk over the idol of Lord Krishna on the occasion of the festival of Janmashtami in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200811150L-1597230116125 — A mother dressing her child as Lord Krishna in Bikaner. Image Credit: ANI

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20200812 lord — A child dressed like Lord Krishna at the Bhikham Das Thakurbari mandir on the occasion Krishna Janmashtami in Patna. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_India_Festival_24770.jpg-7d416-1597230109544 — 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. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 448422-01-02-1597230076578 — A Hindu devotee carries her child dressed as Hindu god Lord Krishna in front of idols of Ram Darbar at a temple in Amritsar. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of India_Hindu_Festival_03384.jpg-2375e-1597230088055 — Indian children dressed as Lord Krishna and Radha plays in their apartment during Janmashtami festival in Hyderabad. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 448420-01-02-1597230073507 — Hindu devotees pour water onto the idol of Hindu god Lord Krishna on the occasion of the Janmashtami festival celebrations. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of PTI11-08-2020_000147B-1597230121390 — A child dressed as Lord Krishna in Amritsar. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 2020-08-11T201930Z_689759373_RC2LBI9K6UQV_RTRMADP_3_RELIGION-JANMASHTAMI-1597230125197 — A child dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna accompanies his family for prayers during Janmashtami in Kolkata. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 448350-01-02-1597230070133 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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