The Shiva Temple in Ernakulam, Kerala, observed Krishna Janmashtami with a special Gopuja ritual. The ceremony was officiated by Melshanti Thrikkatra Sreedharan Empranthiri. The temple’s festive committee, led by G. Sathishkumar, P. Somanathan, Meleth Radhakrishnan, S.V. Gopakumar, C.G. Rajagopal, P.V. Atikayan, T.N. Hemachandra Varma, Lakshmi Narayanan, and K. Mohanan Pillai, organized the event. A Maha Gopuja was also held at the Azadi Gosala on Diwans Road, while the Tirumala Devaswom temple hosted a Uriyadi ceremony.