MUMBAI: Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth of Lord Krishna, is around the corner. And, celebrations have already begun among the contestants of Indian Idol 10.

Before the much-awaited Janmashtami festival, the top 12 contestants of Indian Idol 10 visited the iconic ISKCON temple in Mumbai to seek blessings of Lord Krishna. As the temple authorities are gearing up for the auspicious day, the contestants made garlands for the ‘Maha Abhishek’ of Krishna. Furthermore, the contestants also sang devotional songs during the ‘Maha Arti’ that brought a smile on everyone’s face.

Salman Ali, Kunal Pandit and Nitin Kumar played dholak, while Soumya Chakraborty impressed everyone with his expertise on harmonium. All of them sang songs of Kanha with great ecstasy and prayed for a successful future.

Nitin Kumar, who is a Krishna Bhakt, was so engrossed while singing the prayers of Kanha that he went into a trance and started dancing.

Nitin said, “It was a delightful and divine experience to seek blessings from Krishnaji before Janmashtami. All of us were excited to sing in the glorious ISKCON (Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir). We don’t know for how long we were singing. We simply didn’t want to stop. Devotees, who were present there, were also happy with our singing and joined us in the celebration.”

Well, we hope Lord Krishna’s blessings help the contestants to put up a fabulous show in their upcoming episode of Indian Idol 10.