A Prayer for Peace: Nitin Nabin Marks Janmashtami at ISKCO

New Delhi, September 04, 2026 BJP national president Nitin Nabin marked Krishna Janmashtami with a visit to the ISKCON temple in Delhi’s East of Kailash, where he participated in religious ceremonies and offered prayers. His visit reflected the wider spirit of the festival, which is being celebrated across the country with devotion, prayers and traditional rituals. Nabin was accompanied by Delhi BJP president and Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra, Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh and Lok Sabha MP Bansuri Swaraj. The leaders paid obeisance to Lord Krishna and prayed for peace, prosperity and the well-being of the people. Speaking to mediapersons after the temple visit, Nabin said Lord Krishna was a revered deity and a bearer of India’s Sanatan traditions and culture. “Lord Shri Krishna devoted his entire life to destroying unrighteousness and establishing dharma. We adopt and assimilate his life in that very form. May Lord Shri Krishna’s blessings continue to be bestowed upon all Indians and the entire Hindu society,” he said. “We pray to God that there be happiness and peace in the lives of all countrymen, all Hindus and people of the Sanatan tradition, and that with Lord Shri Krishna’s blessings, India continues to remain glorious as it was in earlier times,” he added. Nabin also shared photographs from his temple visit on X, where he encouraged people to take inspiration from Lord Krishna’s teachings and follow the path of righteousness and duty. “In the sacred and devotional atmosphere of the temple, remembering the life of Lord Shri Krishna and His messages inspires us to walk the path of righteousness and duty. On this holy occasion, I pray to Lord Shri Krishna that His infinite grace may always remain upon all the citizens of the country,” he said in the post. Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami, is being celebrated across India on Friday to commemorate the birth of Lord Krishna, traditionally believed to have occurred at midnight in Mathura. Devotees observe the occasion through fasting, prayers, bhajans, temple visits and midnight celebrations. Homes and temples are decorated with flowers and lights, while Mathura and Vrindavan witness major annual festivities. Dahi Handi celebrations, particularly popular in Maharashtra and other parts of western India, are also associated with the festival and will be observed this year on September 5, adding to the celebrations surrounding Janmashtami.