Janmashtami in Dhaka: Children paint their faces, dress up as Lord Krishna to celebrate the festival
Residents of Dhaka paint the faces of children as Lord Krishna to celebrate Janmashtami, the festival that marks the birth of the eighth avatar of Vishnu
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Hindu devotees paint a child’s face as Lord Krishna during the Janmashtami festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters/ Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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A girl dressed as Radha in Dhaka on the occasion of Janmashtami which marks the birth of Krishna and falls on the eighth day of the month of Sharavan in the Hindu calendar. Reuters/ Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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In Dhaka, Hindu families celebrate Janmashtami and paint the faces of boys and girls in blue to mark the dark complexion of Lord Krishna. Reuters/ Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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A child dressed as Lord Krishna sits on the doorstep in Dhaka, Bangladesh during the Janmashtami festivities. Reuters/ Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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A boy paints his face blue, the colour of Krishna’s dark skin on the eve that marks the birth of Krishna, believed to be the eighth avatar of Vishnu. Reuters/ Mohammed Ponir Hossein
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A girl in Dhaka dressed as Krishna adorned with a flute in hand and a peacock feather on her head. Reuters/ Mohammed Ponir Hossein
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Hindu girls dressed as Radha and Lord Krishna during Janmashtami festival in Dhaka. The Gokulashtami festivities go on through the night and in most parts of the world consist of the Dahi Handi, a human pyramid that breaks a pot of curd tied at a great height. Reuters/ Mohammed Ponir Hossein
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