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Tihar inmates celebrate Janmashtami

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IANS New Delhi

Inmates of Delhi's Tihar jail celebrated the festival of Janmashtami here on the campus by staging dance shows and singing devotional songs, said a jail official.

"The prisoners celebrated the Janmashtami festival," Tihar jail spokesperson Sunil Gupta told IANS.

They chanted "Hare Krishna" (Hail Lord Krishna) and danced to religious songs.

The children of a few inmates also participated.

Gupta said inmates of jail number four also staged "matki phod" (breaking of the pot containing buttermilk) event.

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First Published: Aug 28 2013 | 9:26 PM IST

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