Mathura (UP), Aug 25 (PTI) The story of Lord Krishna’s birth will be blazoned across the skies of Mathura in a drone display on Janmashtami, as preparations for the festival are underway in full swing.
For Janmashtami, the entire city, believed to be Lord Krishna’s birthplace, undergoes a cleanup and all major roads and intersections are decked up.
A drone show of approximately 15 minutes will be organised between 9 pm and 10 pm on September 4, the main organiser of events related to Shri Krishna Janmotsav-2026 said on Tuesday.
For the first time, 500 drones would fly in unison to create aerial formations that depict scenes from the birth of Lord Krishna, said Lakshmi Nagappan, the chief executive officer of the UP Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad The drone show will enable devotees to watch the Krishna ‘leelas’ from 3-4 km away. The decision was taken in line with similar displays in Ayodhya, Kashi and Somnath, according to the parishad.
According to belief, Lord Krishna was born at midnight of ‘ashtami’ (eighth day) of ‘Krishna Paksha’ (waning phase of the moon) of the ‘Bhadrapad’ month.
Hundreds of thousands of devotees from across the country and abroad flock to pilgrimage sites like Mathura and Vrindavan every year during the festival.
Keeping with tradition, people of the Braj region observe a fast throughout the day and take the ‘bhog-prasad’ only after the midnight ‘janmabhishek’ (ceremonial bathing of the deity).
Distinguished artistes from various states will perform cultural programmes based on the ‘Leelas’ (divine plays) of Lord Krishna in their respective styles on specially erected stages at dozens of locations across the city.
To minimise crowd congestion around the Krishna Janmasthan Temple, devotees arriving from outside the city will be stopped at more than 125 barrier points, and their vehicles will be directed towards two dozen designated parking areas.
Devotees, including locals, will have to leave behind their vehicles within a 1-km radius of the temple and walk to the temple for ‘darshan’.’ Watchtowers will be set up at 16 locations and drone cameras will be deployed to ensure continuous monitoring of crowds, officials said. PTI COR NAV SKY SKY
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