India, Aug. 16 -- The birth of Lord Krishna is celebrated across the country in many vibrant ways, but what remains constant everywhere is food. Since Krishna loved butter (makhan) and often stole it from his neighbours' homes in Vrindavan, he earned the affectionate name Makhan Chor - one of many that reflect his love for good food. From North to South, his popular temples offer unique prasadam prepared with devotion and flavours he adored.

To mark the occasion in Delhi-NCR, both sweet brands and temples are presenting festive treats inspired by Krishna's favourites. At ISKCON Temple in Dwarka, a special fragrant prasad menu has been created, featuring saffron laddoo, rose churma, kewra barfi, rose ghewar, sandal ghewar, saffron kalakan...