Krishna Janmashtami 2022: Bollywood celebs extend wishes on social media

Krishna Janmashtami is being celebrated today across the country with great fervor. Krishna Janmashtami is an annual festival celebrating Lord Krishna’s birth. The celebration is bigger than ever this year since it resumes after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

On this auspicious occasion, several Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, and Kangana Ranaut, have conveyed their good wishes on social media.

Amitabh Bachchan took to his Twitter handle and shared a throwback video from one of his films in which he can be seen breaking the Dahi Handi. Sharing the video, he captioned it ‘’Ala re Ala Govinda Ala’’.

Ajay Devgn shared a post on Twitter in Hindi, which reads, “Jab Krishna Bhagwan aapke saarthi ho, tab zindagi ki har mushkil asaan ho jaati hai. Janmashtami ki hardik shubhkamnayein.”

The legendary actress, Hema Malini, took to her Twitter handle and shared a picture of Kanhaji. Sharing the post, she wrote ‘’It is that festival tonite which we all look fwd to with joy & enthusiasm. Yes! It is Shri Krishna Janmashtami, which celebrates the birth of the Lord who came to earth to annihilate all evil. His Bhagvat Gita is acknowledged as the best treatise on how to live an honorable life.’’

Abhishek Bachchan also took to his social media account to wish his fans on Janmashtami. The actor shared a video and wrote, ‘‘Radhe Radhe bolo jai kanhaiya laal ki #Krishnajanmashtami.’’

As per the Hindu Sashtra, Lord Sri Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu.

The festival of Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated by offering prayers to Lord Sri Krishna, with beautifully decorated swings, dance and music performances, and the Dahi Handi competition.