Visuals of Janmashtami celebrations across India

Devotees believe that Lord Krishna was born on this day, as per the Hindu calendar, and Janmashtami is celebrated to mark the occasion.

Devotees believe that Lord Krishna was born on this day, as per the Hindu calendar, and Janmashtami is celebrated to mark the occasion. A child dressed up as Lord Krishna seen at the Sri Krishna Janmashtami procession held at MG Road in Kochi, Kerala. (Photo | T P Sooraj, EPS) 

Children dressed up as Krishna and Radha take part in Ashtamirohini celebrations at Tirumala Devaswom temple in Kochi, Kerala. (Photo | T P Sooraj, EPS)

Artists dressed up as Lord Krishna and Radha participate in a Janmashtami procession at the Laxmi Narayan Temple in New Delhi. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

A youth dressed up as Lord Krishna arrives in a palliyodam (snakeboat) to participate in the annual Ashtamirohini Vallasadya of Sree Parthasarathy temple at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta, Kerala. (Photo | Shaji Vettipuram, EPS)

Children dressed as Lord Krishna and Radha participate in the costume contest held on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami at ISKCON Temple in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (Photo | Vinod Kumar T, EPS)

A child dressed up as Lord Krishna seen as part of a Gokulashtami rally organised by the Mahalingapuram Ayyappan temple in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath, EPS)

A puppet show organised as part of Janmashtami celebrations near Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. (Photo | Prasant Madugula, EPS)

A devotee dressed as Vasudev carrying a child dressed as Lord Krishna in a basket crosses the Yamuna river, on the occasion of 'Janmashtami', in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo | PTI)