Divya wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

Divya wrote:

Tiime to  close the thread :P

Divya I started the thread and I will request for it to be closed if and when I want ..

Sorry Usha, I meant it in the lighter sense. No hard feelings please. 

No problem,..

Just for information can any other member not ask for a thread to be closed or only the initiator has the right?

In Movies different Music directors composed melodious songs connected with Janmastami. Here is a list. Out of these my Favorite is ' Govinda Aalare' from the Movie " Bluff Master". The song was pictcurized on Shammi Kapoor.. Music was composed by KalyanJi- Anandji

Besides this song there are other Songs related to Janmastami. Hear these Songs.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/top-10/10-Most-popular-Janmashtami-songs/10-Most-popular-Janmashtami-songs/photostory/40354978.cms

@ vijay, if the initiator of the topic has been missing for a long period of time , not taking part in the discussion nor responding to others posts , I guess any member could request the moderator to close the thread. Also, if a thread is dragging along after having exhausted all possible topics and sub topics and is being filled with repetitive posts members can request to close the thread.

Happy Janmashtami to all. It's really a very big festival throughout India. On this day ISKCON Temples are worth watching. May everyone's wishes come true! 

I witnessed Janmastami celebrations in ISKCON,  Krishna temple, Vizag

Bhajans and Spiritual talks fill the Morning sessions. In the evening,, " Utlotsav", the breaking of the Butter Pot, children's competitions follow.

http://www.dandavats.com/?p=9880

The ISKON branch of Mangalore is just a few footsteps away on the same road where We live and since there days I wake up to the change of Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna..very festive ! Here the procession with the breaking of pots filled with curds or may be white colored water and cultural programs will be held today , which will be the last and final day of celebration.

Here in Vizag, ISKCON is located on a picturesque spot known as Sagar Nagar. on Sea. Seeing Janmastami programmes is really a feast to the eyes and mind.

I am very sorry to say that Janmashtami in Maharashtra is now reduced to a cheap show of money and power by politicians all across the state. It has now become a competition of who is able to bring a celebrity guest (read:latest hot Bollywood actress) to their Dahi Handi celebration and who gives out the highest amount of award. Stages are built by blocking busy streets and dancer girls are brought in the evenings to dance on cheap item songs until late in the night until teams arrive to break the pot. The recent ruling by the court was not just tossed away but torn and trampled on with rowdy buffoons in their drunken stupor!!

The condition of festivals in India are the same in all the states.  Sanctity and dignity  of Festivals are  being dominated by Commercialism, show and noise . here in AP cheap and vulgar Recorded Dances  go all along the night using blaring Mikes.