India Celebrates Janmashtami(Krishna Jayanthi)Wednesday Aug 28,2013

 Janmashtami, also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti, is an annual commemoration of the birth of the Hindu Deity Krishna, the 8th Avtar of Lord Vishnu

Hindus celebrate Janmashtami by fasting and staying up until midnight, the time when Krishna is believed to have been born

Devotees partake of the ritualistic mass feast ‘Ashtami Rohini Vallasadya’ held as part of the Sri Krishna Janmashtami day celebrations on the Sree Parthasarathy Temple premises at Aranmula on Wednesday

Floors in houses are decorated with footprints made from flour, to symbolize Krishna's childhood sport of stealing butter from houses

Janmashtami popularly known in Mumbai and Pune as Dahi Handi, is celebrated with enormous zeal and enthusiasm. The handi is a clay pot filled with Buttermilk that is positioned at a convenient height prior to the event. The topmost person on the Human Pyramid tries to break the handi by hitting it with a blunt object. When the handi breaks, the buttermilk is spilled over the entire group, symbolizing their achievement through unity