Krishna's birthday

An Indian girl Garima, dressed as a Hindu Goddess, takes part in a religious procession on the eve of Janamashtmi in Amritsar Photograph: Raminder Pal Singh/EPA

Indian children dressed as Hindu god Krishna and his wife Radha at a fancy dress competition in Hyderabad Photograph: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images

Tears roll down the cheeks of an Indian pupil dressed as Krishna as he awaits his turn during a fancy dress competition in Mumbai Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian child plays a flute in Mumbai Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

Indian children dressed as Hindu god Krishna and his childhood friend and lover Radha in Mumbai Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

Indian children celebrate Janmashtami in Mumbai Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

A boy is carried aloft on the eve of Janmashtamiin Ahmedabad Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

An Indian girl dressed as Krishna's lover, Radha, in Mumbai Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

Boy dressed as Krishna in Mumbai Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

Indian children dressed as Hindu god Krishna during a fancy dress competition to celebrate Janmashtami Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian girl dressed as a Hindu goddess waits in a room before taking part in a religious procession in Amritsar Photograph: Raminder Pal Singh/EPA

Children dressed as Hindu god Krishna look on during festivities at a school in Mumbai Photograph: Rajanish Kakade/AP

Young Indians dressed as Krishna arrive for a procession on the eve of Janmashtami which marks Krishna's birth, in Amritsar Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

Young Indians take part in a Janmashtami procession in Amritsar Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

Children dressed as Krishna look on during festivities in Mumbai Photograph: Rajanish Kakade/AP