A boy breaking a clay pot filled with curd as part of a ritual on the eve of the Krishna Janmashtami festival celebrations at the Sree Ayyappan Guruvayurappan temple in Chennai.
Hindus across India commemoratmarked the birth of Lord Krishna on Sept 6 and 7. The celebrations included Lord Krishna’s favourite activities of stealing butter, curd and other milk products from earthen pots. Devotees broke pots filled with such items, symbolically giving Lord Krishna access to the contents.
In Mumbai, Bharatiya Janata Party MP and veteran actress Hema Malini performed in a play featuring stories about Lord Krishna, while students dressed as Lord Krishna and his consort Radha in celebrations at Balurghat in West Bengal.
