Mathura, Aug 26 (PTI) Thousands of devotees from across the country thronged Lord Krishna temples in this holy town, as people beelined outside temples from early hours for Krishna Janmashtami celebrations on Monday. The Krishna Janmabhoomi temple here held the 'Mangala Aarti' in the morning, with hundreds in attendance as the temple premises reverberated with chants of 'Jai Jai Shri Radhey' and 'Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki'. Pilgrims flooded the Nand Bhavan temple in Gokul for the 'Chhathi Pujan' programme, temple priest Mathura Das said.
"I feel really happy here and why not, it's the birthday celebration of Lord Krishna," Himani a young woman told PTI Videos. At the Krishna Janmasthan temple several devotees broke into dance on Monday morning, to the spell of clarinet and drums along with shlokas and chants. The pilgrims were offered 'Charnamrit' after 'Mangala Aarti', temple officials said.
"Amidst chanting of Vedic hymns and playing of conch, a procession of priests carried auspicious attire of Radha Krishna and other deities of different temples based at Srikrishna Janmasthan on Sunday evening," a temple official said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led the Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Mathura on Monday, offering special prayers to the deities. "Today in the holy city of Mathura, I visited and worshipped the divine and beautiful forms of Yogeshwar Lord Shri Krishna and Shri Radha Rani.
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