Hundreds of followers of Lord Krishna, including foreign nationals, thronged the famous Ghat and its adjoining areas to witness the Krishna Leela performance, depicting a famous incident in the life of the deity.
A boy enacting the role of Lord Krishna jumps into the Ganga river and then resurfaces on the top of an artificial seven-hooded black serpent 'Kaliya' supported by some men in the river.
The tradition is being followed for the last 400 years in Varanasi.