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Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations Bring

New York’s Hindu Community Together

Thousands of people joined colourful Shobha Yatras in Jamaica and Flushing, celebrating

Lord Krishna with music, dance, community gatherings and children’s activities.

DD leader Dr. Dilip Nath, Dr Hari Shukla, NYC Controller Mar Levine, Congresswoman Grace Pandit Krishna Pratap Ji, Aashish Gathoria, Chief Guest Acharya Dewang Dwivedi Ji, Mr.
Meng, Ms. Janet Kaylor Ramniwas Dixit, Dr Hari Shukla.

OUR BUREAU Krishna’s 5,253rd birthday anniversary.
A separate Janmashtami Shobha
NEW YORK
Yatra was organised by Hindu Cen-
ew York’s Hindu community ter Inc., Flushing, New York, on
celebrated Krishna Janmasht- September 4, 2026, to celebrate what
Nami with two vibrant Shobha organisers described as the 5,343rd
Yatras in Jamaica and Flushing, birthday of Lord Krishna.
drawing thousands of people for co- The yatra began at the Hindu
lourful parades featuring floats, folk Center in Flushing and travelled
dances, music and children dressed as through Main Street and Kissena
Lord Krishna. Boulevard, one of the area’s highly
In Jamaica, a Janmashtami pa- populated business districts, before
rade was held on September 5, 2026, returning to the Hindu Center on
along Hillside Avenue from 175th Kissena Boulevard.
Street to 157th Street, an area with The Flushing procession fea-
a large concentration of Benga- tured floats, dancers and marchers,
li-owned businesses. The event was creating a colourful public cele-
organised and architected by Dr. Dil- bration of Janmashtami. The chief
ip Nath, Democratic District Leader. guests were Acharya Dewang Dwidei
More than 1,000 people par- Ji and Pandit Pratap Krishna Ji.
ticipated in the parade, which was During the procession, the ya-
attended by Congresswoman Grace Congresswoman Grace Meng and NYC Controller Mark Levine at Cake cutting on Krishna Birthday. tra stopped at Dr. Shukla’s office on
Meng, NYC Controller Mark Levine, Kissena Boulevard, where volunteers
New York State Assembly members, were ready to serve refreshments to
judges, Democratic District leaders the marchers.
and several community leaders. Together, the two celebrations
The parade featured folk dances reflected the growing visibility of
and children dressed as Lord Krishna, Hindu cultural and religious tradi-
adding a festive character to the cel- tions in New York, bringing together
ebrations. The event also included a families, community organisations,
back-to-school celebration, with school elected representatives and local
bags distributed to young children. leaders. The participation of chil-
About 200 school bags were dis- dren, community volunteers and
tributed by NYC Controller Mark business owners also highlighted the
Levine and Congresswoman Grace role of such celebrations in connect-
Meng. The programme also featured Janmashtami Shobha Yatra Participants on September 4, 2026 ing younger generations with Indian
a cake-cutting ceremony to mark Lord traditions and culture.

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