Janmashtami 2022: India celebrates birth of Lord Krishna with great pomp and fanfare; President, VP, PM greet people

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
19:
The
Janmashtami
festival,
marking
the
birth
of
Lord
Krishna,
is
being
celebrated
in
various
parts
of
the
country
on
Friday.
Devotees
are
visiting
temples
to
offer
prayers
to
Lord
Krishna.

Mathura
and
Vrindavan
in
Uttar
Pradesh
are
fully
geared
to
celebrate
the
birth
of
Lord
Krishna.

Thousands
of
temples
including
Banke
Bihari
Temple,
Prem
Mandir,
Iskcon
Temple
and
Shri
Krishna
Janm
Bhumi
Temple
have
been
tastefully
decorated
in
Mathura,
the
birthplace
of
Lord
Krishna.

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President
Droupadi
Murmu
has
extended
greetings
and
best
wishes
to
all
the
fellow
citizens
living
in
India
and
abroad,
on
the
auspicious
occasion
of
Janmashtami.
In
a
message,
Ms
Murmu
said
that
Lord
Krishna’s
life
and
teachings
included
the
message
of
well
being
and
virtue.

Vice
President
Jagdeep
Dhankhar
has
greeted
people
on
the
occasion
of
Janmashtami.
In
his
message,
Mr.
Dhankhar
said,
Janmashtami
is
of
great
spiritual
significance
for
the
devout.
He
said
it
reaffirms
our
faith
in
the
victory
of
Dharma
(righteousness)
over
Adharma’
(evil).

Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
has
also
extended
greetings
to
countrymen
on
the
auspicious
occasion
of
Janmashtami.

In
a
tweet,
Modi
wrote,”May
this
festival
of
devotion
and
gaiety
bring
happiness,
prosperous
and
good
fortune
to
everyone.”