The Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir of Gajapatinagar celebrated the Janmashtami with pomp and gaiety at the Ganjam Kala Parishad here on Wednesday.
A meeting held on the occasion was presided over by Brundaban Sabat. Pradhan Acharya of the school Rabi Prasad Sahukar explained about the significance of the sacred festival. Dr Abanikanta Mishra joined the celebration as the chief guest.
As many as 55 child artists in lord Krishna Vesha, 25 children in Radha Vesha, 10 in Yashoda Vesha and five children in Balaram Vesha demonstrated their art which impressed the audience most. Sabat stressed the need of involving more and more school child artists in such festivals to keep the age-old tradition alive.
The Janmashtami was also celebrated in several other parts of the city such as Panchu Deula temple, ISKCON temple, Gosaninuagaon Jagannath temple, Venkateswar temple, Gandhinagar Gopinath temple where large numbers of fasting married women offered their prayers to lord Krishna praying for a longer life for their husbands.