Janmashtami fest attracts over 75,000

LONDON: Thousands of devotees formed a human chain at the Hare Krishna Temple in Watford on Sunday night to pray for peace and the victims of war and terror, during the annual Janmashtami festival.

The devotees at Bhaktivedanta Manor International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple situated outside London also paid tributes to those died in a grenade attack on the Krishna temple at Imphal in Manipur during the Janmashtanami celebrations on August 16.

“We are all here to pray for those who are suffering from war and terror around the world. Our thoughts and prayers should also go now to those who died and injured during the Krishna festival in the ISKCON temple at Imphal on August 16,” temple President Gauri Das said.

The two-day festival attracted over 75,000 people and was featured by colourful costumes, bazaars, plays, songs, dances, multimedia shows and meditation sessions.