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Punjab, Haryana Temples Celebrate Janmashtami With Krishna Chants
People in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh celebrated Janmashtami on Friday.
Janmashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna.
Temples were decorated with colours, songs and lights.
Many people visited temples and stood in long lines for darshan.
Children wore colourful clothes and performed programs.
Devotees placed images of child Krishna in swings and gently moved them.
Temples also held devotional singing and talks about Krishna.
The governors and chief ministers wished people happiness, peace and prosperity.
Temples across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh hosted Janmashtami celebrations with decorations, devotional songs and Krishna chants.
Devotees gathered in large numbers, waited in queues for darshan and observed tight security arrangements.
Children performed cultural and religious programs, while temples organised bhajans and discourses on Lord Krishna.
Devotees ceremonially swayed child-Krishna idols placed in decorated jhulas, or swings.
Leaders including Gulab Chand Kataria, Ashim Kumar Ghosh, Bhagwant Mann and Nayab Singh Saini sent Janmashtami greetings.
- Who
- Devotees, children, temple organisers and leaders in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.
- What
- People celebrated Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, with religious and cultural programs.
- Where
- Temples across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.
- When
- Friday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- To observe Janmashtami and celebrate Lord Krishna’s birth through worship, devotional activities and cultural traditions.
Key facts
- Festival
- Janmashtami
- Occasion
- The birth of Lord Krishna
- Region
- Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
- Religious activities
- Bhajans, Krishna discourses, chants and darshan
- Cultural activities
- Children’s performances and ceremonial swinging of child-Krishna idols
- Security
- Tight security arrangements were reported at the celebrations
- Leader messages
- The governors and chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana greeted people
Quotes
Gulab Chand Kataria
Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator
“Heartiest congratulations on Janmashtami to all the countrymen. May the grace of Lord Shri Krishna Ji remain upon you all. May every home be filled with happiness and prosperity.”
thehansindia.com
“Lord Krishna propagated the concept of ‘nishkam karma’ while enlightening the people about the attainment of the ultimate truth through the path of ‘dharma’”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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