Offerings are made to snake images. Snakes are supposed to have the power over the monsoon rainfall and keep evil from homes. The prime Minister delivers an address from the ramparts of Delhi's Red Fort. It is celebrated all over the country with meetings and flag-hosting ceremonies. The birth of lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation on earth of Lord Vishnu, is celebrated throughout India.
Devotees celebrate it by fasting and prayers, which is followed by feasting and merriment.
To celebrate the event Muslims sacrifice one animal per family or group of families. There are prayers in mosques, feasting, and rejoicing. New cloches are worn and visits and greetings are exchanged. It is celebrated against a setting of lush green vegetation. This picturesque harvest festival brings ten days of colour, feasting, boat races, song and dance to the state.