Kolkata soaks in the spirit of Janmashtami

Every year on Janmashtami, several kids flock to the Partha Sarathi Mandir at Beliaghata to participate in a competition where they all dress up as Lord Krishna and Radha. Little girl Samriddhi, who chose to dress up as Bal Gopal instead of Radha, won our hearts at the event on Sunday afternoon

It was cuteness overloaded when nine-month-old Sayan posed for our CT lensman dressed up as the makhan chor Kanha.Seeing him, we just went awww...

Three-year-old Kutti loves to play and fiddle with a flute. So, on Janmashthami, Kutti was seen playing,
posing and running around the temple with the flute, an important prop with his Lord Krishna attire

These siblings were the sweetest Radha-Krishna jodi at the Paratha Sarathi Mandir. While the younger brother was Lord Krishna, his elder sister, dressed up as Radha

Moumita, a resident of Beliaghata, came to the event for the first time with her seven-month-old baby girl, Sia. ‘I’m enjoying the Janmashtami celebrations. I hope to come here every year with my kid,’ she said

Have you seen Lord Krishna taking a selfie? Well, this is the new millennium and this sight is nothing impossible. Shamik, who has been participating in this event for the past four years, was seen busy clicking pictures along with his friends

Punjabee Bradree also put up a beautiful installation of the jhulan, which portrays Lord Krishna, Radha and their friends spending time on the swing in Vrindavan

Shruti with her little son Gaurav was present at the Punjabee Bradree on Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sarani to celebrate Janmashtami