Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Devotees Celebrate Janmashtami Across City With Colour and Devotion
Janmashtami is a festival celebrating Lord Krishna.
People marked it with prayers, music, decorations and cultural programmes.
Families drew tiny footprints to suggest that baby Krishna had entered their homes.
Many parents dressed their children as Krishna.
Temples held special ceremonies from early morning until midnight.
Devotees sang bhajans and kirtans and received prasadam.
Shilparamam hosted dances, drumming and a colourful procession.
The celebrations brought families and devotees together in a spirit of joy and devotion.
Families marked Janmashtami by decorating homes, drawing baby footprints and dressing children as Lord Krishna.
Temples held prayers, rituals, cultural programmes, bhajans and midnight Maha Arati.
ISKCON Abids, Exhibition Grounds in Nampally and other venues attracted large numbers of devotees.
Hare Krishna Golden Temple presented Lord Krishna in several forms and distributed prasadam after evening celebrations.
Shilparamam in Madhapur recreated Brindavanam with drumming, children’s performances, dance and a procession.
- Who
- Devotees, families, parents and children celebrated Janmashtami.
- What
- They held prayers, temple rituals, cultural programmes, performances, processions and home celebrations honoring Lord Krishna.
- When
- The celebrations took place on Friday, with temple programmes continuing from dawn until late night and midnight.
- Where
- Celebrations were held in homes, temples, ISKCON Abids, Exhibition Grounds in Nampally, Ramakrishna Math, Secunderabad, Banjara Hills and Shilparamam in Madhapur.
- Why
- People celebrated as a devotional occasion that brings families together and recalls Lord Krishna’s message of love, righteousness and the triumph of good over evil.
- Festival
- Janmashtami
- Main figure honored
- Lord Krishna
- Temple activities
- Mangal arati, Kalasa Abhishek, cultural programmes, bhajans, sand art and midnight Maha Arati
- Hare Krishna Golden Temple
- Presented Sri Radha Govinda, Sri Godha Krishna, Sri Laddu Gopal and Sri Makhan Krishna
- Home tradition
- Families drew colourful baby footprints and dressed children as Lord Krishna
- Shilparamam programme
- Dhol Tasha, Kolatam, Kuchipudi dance and a procession to the Vrindavanam stage
- Closing activities
- Sandhya Maha Arati, bhajans, kirtans, dance performances and prasadam distribution