The Grand Celebration of Krishna Janmashtami in Udupi to be Held For Two Days: Click To Know

The temple city of Udupi is all set to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmashtami on August 19, Friday and Vitla Pindi on August 20, Saturday. As many as 15 wooden gopuras have been installed at different places on Car Street there. As the festivities culminate with Vitla Pindi, this event of breaking the pots of curds is the most awaited one.

Sri Krishna Temple/Mutt, the centre of attraction of the festival, has been organising various programmes since August 14 as part of the festival. The programmes will go on till Sunday. On Friday, the Udupi district administration will organise several events at Rajangana on the premises of Sri Krishna Mutt from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. as part of the celebrations.

Huli Vesha is synonymous with the Janmashtami festival in Udupi. Several teams have geared up for Huli Vesha. A team of physically challenged persons is also taking part in Huli Vesha competitions this year.