[Mcm2Ada] The Indian festival of Krishna Janmashtami
Faithful Hindus worldwide celebrate Krishna Janmashtami - the birthday of Lord Krishna, who always celebrated with enthusiasm and zeal. Adults and children dress up in the image of Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha with bright costumes and lots of jewelry. On the streets you can see the pyramids of human bodies, which were erected for the production of "dahi-Gandhi" - a pot with cream cheese. Large clay pot filled with milk, cheese, butter, honey and fruit and hung to the height of 6.12 meters. Participants compete for the prize, climbing over each other at the top.
(27 photos total)
1. Indian student in the form of Krishna. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / Associated Press)
2. The Indians make a pyramid out of people to get to the clay pot with a birthday treats Lord Krishna. (Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press)
3. The people watching from the balcony of the celebration of an office building in Mumbai. Krishna Janmashtami celebrated, all over India on August 22. (Danish Siddiqui / Reuters)
4. Pyramid of people whose aim is a clay pot with goodies. Anyone who falls the honor of becoming the very top of the pyramid, will receive a prize when the pot will break. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP / Getty Images)
5. Youth loves this holiday. (Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press)
6. The girl puts tilak (religious symbol) on the woman's forehead during the festival of Krishna Janmashtami in Watford, England. The two-day festival was attended by up to 72 thousand people, which was the largest gathering of Hindus outside their home country. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
7. Believers pray in the temple during the festival in Watford, England. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
8. The girl in the image of Krishna in the temple of Bhaktivedanta Manor. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
9. Spectators watch as Indian breaks the pot with goodies. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP / Getty Images)
10. A woman walks past the temple of Krishna in Watford, north of London on a pilgrimage to celebrate the birthday of Krishna. (Facundo Arrizabalaga / AFP / Getty Images)
11. Indian and his son looks on holiday orchestra musicians during a religious procession in Amritsar. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)
12. Indian school children dressed as Krishna and his beloved Radha in costume contest in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP / Getty Images)
13. The girl in the image of Krishna kissing another girl in the image of Radhi in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP / Getty Images)
14. The Indians in turn to make offerings during the festival in Kathmandu. (Niranjan Shrestha / Associated Press)
15. A man adjusts his crown of Krishna the child during a procession in Kathmandu. (Niranjan Shrestha / Associated Press)
16. Girl with painted face at the temple in Watford, England. (Facundo Arrizabalaga / AFP / Getty Images)
17. A flock of doves over the queue of believers at the temple of Krishna in Kathmandu. (Niranjan Shrestha / Associated Press)
18. Nepalese prays to Krishna's birthday in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Nepalese Hindus celebrate birth of Krishna together with their compatriots in other countries, traditional dancing and merriment. Krishna - one of the most popular and beloved of deities of Nepal, it is considered an embodiment of the god Vishnu, the protector of people from harm and injustice. (Prakash Mathema / AFP / Getty Images)
19. Hindu god Shiva in the guise of going on a religious procession. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)
20. Indian in the image of Krishna in front of a religious ceremony at Amritsar. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)
21. Little Indian in the form of Krishna talks to volunteer before a religious ceremony. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)
22. Indian school children dressed as Krishna and Radha in the class after the speech. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)
23. A street vendor portraits of Krishna near his temple during a festival in Lalitpur. (Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters)
24. The boy in the image of Krishna in the temple not far from Lalitpur. (Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters)
25. Indian school children dressed as Krishna and his beloved Radha in the classroom after a speech at Amritsar. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)
26. Girl dressed as Krishna with the other dancers in costumes of Radha's speech at the celebration in honor of the birth of Krishna in Chandigarh. (Ajay Verma / Reuters)
27. Girl with a peacock feather in the festival of Krishna Janmashtami in Lalitpur near Kathmandu. (Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters)
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