Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Mathura Janmashtami Celebrations Feature 500-Drone Krishna Leela Show
Mathura and Vrindavan are preparing a three-day festival for Janmashtami.
Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna.
More than 1,000 artists will perform music, dances, folk art, and devotional programs.
The main programs will be held at the Panchjanya Auditorium and on stages around the city.
A special show will use 500 drones to create pictures of Krishna’s birth and stories in the sky.
The drone show will take place from 9 p.m.
to 10 p.m.
on September 4.
People may be able to see the formations from about 3 to 4 kilometers around Krishna Janmabhoomi.
Officials are also preparing parking, barricades, traffic plans, watchtowers, and police teams for the crowds.
Mathura and Vrindavan will host three-day Janmashtami celebrations from September 2 to 4, 2026.
More than 1,000 artists are scheduled to perform across multiple cultural stages and city locations.
A 500-drone show depicting Krishna’s birth and leelas will run from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 4.
Cultural programs at the Panchjanya Auditorium will include devotional music, bhajans, folk performances, dance tableaux, and concerts.
Authorities will install 129 barricades, create 24 parking sites, set up 16 watchtowers, and deploy hundreds of police personnel.
- Who
- The Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, district administration, artists, devotees, and police personnel are involved.
- What
- Mathura and Vrindavan will host Janmashtami celebrations featuring cultural programs and a 500-drone Krishna Leela show.
- When
- The celebrations are scheduled for September 2–4, 2026; the drone show is planned for 9 p.m.–10 p.m. on September 4.
- Where
- Events will take place in Mathura and Vrindavan, including the Panchjanya Auditorium in Dampier Nagar and areas around Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi.
- Why
- Organizers aim to present Braj’s folk traditions, music, and art to devotees while giving the festival a grand devotional form; authorities are also preparing for large crowds.
- Festival dates
- September 2–4, 2026
- Organizers
- Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, and the district administration
- Artists
- More than 1,000 artists are participating in cultural programs; about 350 street artists are also performing at roads and intersections
- Drone show
- 500 drones will depict Lord Krishna’s birth and leelas
- Drone show timing
- 9 p.m.–10 p.m. on September 4
- Viewing range
- Drone formations are expected to be visible around 3–4 kilometers from Janmabhoomi
- Crowd and security measures
- 129 barricade locations, 24 parking sites, 16 watchtowers, around 350 head constables and constables, and 50 women constables
