Janmashtami Festival near Watford set to draw thousands

The Janmashtami Festival celebrates the birth of Krishna

About 60,000 people are expected to attend a Hindu festival in Hertfordshire over the next two days celebrating the birth of Krishna.

Organisers of the Janmashtami Festival, being staged near Watford, say it is one of the largest festivals of its kind outside of India.
The festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor is organised by 1,500 volunteers.
It will include dancing, music and drama performances, as well as 65,000 plates of free vegetarian food.
The festival will also see the launch of the not-for-profit Ahimsa Dairy Foundation, which sells milk from cows who will be retired when their milking days are over.
In the Hindu faith, Krishna was the guardian of cows.
Srutidharma Das, president of the Bhaktivedanta Manor Temple, said: "This is a festival of peace in what are troubled times.
"Krishna protected cows as sacred animals and we are delighted to be celebrating the cow at this year's festival."
The Bhaktivedanta Manor at Aldenham was donated to the Hare Krishna movement by George Harrison in 1973.