The festival of Janamashtami will be celebrated on Thursday. Large number of devotees will be visiting various temples evening, till early hours of Sept. 8, Prominent functions of Janamashtami will be held at: Laxmi Narain Mandir, New Delhi,  ISKCON Temple, Sant Nagar, Amar Colony, ISKCON Temple, Dwarka Sector-13, Janmashtami Park, Punjabi Bagh,  Gufawala Mandir, Preet Vihar,  Adhya Katyani Shakti Peeth, Chhattarpur,  Santoshi Mata Mandir, Hari Nagar....Restrictions around Laxmi Narain Mandir on Mandir Marg.

Dellhi traffic police advisory said, during Janamashtami on 07.09.2023 from 02.00 PM onwards No vehicle will be allowed on Mandir Marg from R/A Talkatora Stadium towards Mandir Marg upto Peshwa Road – Mandir Marg T-point and vice-versa. Similarly no vehicle will be allowed on Mandir Lane from R/A Shankar Road to Mandir Marg.

Diversion points for buses and commercial vehicles:-

1. Panchkuian Road- Mandir Marg ‘T’-Point towards Mandir Marg
2. R/A GPO & Kali Bari Marg – Bhai Veer Singh Marg towards Kali Bari Marg
3. R/A Gole Market towards Peshwa Road
4. Kali Bari Marg - Udyan Marg towards Mandir Marg
5. Peshwa Road towards Mandir Marg
6. Peshwa Road-Udyan Marg T-point towards Mandir Marg
7. R/A Talkatora Stadium towards Mandir Marg
8. Kali Bari Marg- R.K. Ashram Marg towards Mandir Marg
9. Mandir Lane from R/A Shankar Road to Mandir Marg
10. Park Street – RK Ashram Marg T-Point towards Kali Bari Marg.

Buses originating from Shivaji Stadium and going towards Mandir Marg will be diverted towards Panchkuian Road or towards R/A GPO as per the routes of the buses.

Restrictions around ISKCON Temple, Sant Nagar, Amar Colony:

The Eastern carriageway of Raja Dheer Sain Marg between Capt. Gaur Marg and Sant Nagar, towards ISKCON Temple shall be pedestrianized. Motorists may use Capt. Gaur Marg and Outer Ring Road to reach their destinations.Further the diversion of heavy vehicles will be done on need basis from 8:00 am onwards on 07/9/23 on one carriageway of Captain Gaur Marg coming from Okhla NSIC Metro station towards ISKCON. Vehicles coming from Outer Ring Road will be diverted straight towards Modi mill flyover for Ashram Chowk.

Restrictions/diversion around ISKCON Temple, Dwarka Sector-13 during Janamashtami on 07.09.2023:
Closure of road from MRV School Cut towards ISKCON Chowk and traffic will be diverted towards NSUT Cut towards Peepal Apartment.

For Janamashtami Park, Punjabi Bagh on Ring Road diversion of commercial goods vehicles will be done on need basis, at the following points on 07.09.2023:-

1. Ring Road - Raja Garden Crossing
2. Ring Road - Rajdhani T-Point
3. Club Road ‘T’-Point (Punjabi Bagh)
4. Britannia Crossing (Ring Road)
5. Wazirpur Flyover (Ring Road)
6. Punjabi Bagh Crossing (R/A & Flyover)
7. Moti Nagar Crossing
8. Karampura T-Point
9. Shivaji Park Crossing (Rohtak Road)

Diversion points around Adhya Katyani Shakti Peeth, Chhattarpur on 07.09.2023:-

1 From CDR Chowk towards Andheria Mor
2 From Y-point towards 100 Foota Red Light.

Diversion points around Santoshi Mata Mandir, Hari Nagar on 07.09.2023:-

1 On Jail Road from Lajwanti Flyover to Tilak Nagar Metro Station Carriageway: Hari Nagar Chowk to Lal Sai Marg.
2 On Jail Road from Tilak Nagar Metro station to Lajwanti Flyover carriageway: Fateh Nagar Red Light to Capt. Anuj Nayyar Marg towards Dharam Marg Janak Puri.

General
On this occasion, many Mandir Samities will also take out Janamashtami Shobha Yatras/processions comprising of rath, jhankies, bands, tempos etc. in various parts of Delhi. Traffic will be diverted as per requirement. NO PARKING shall be allowed on the routes of the processions.

General public is advised to be mindful of possible congestion on roads leading to the temples and the routes of the processions. There is likelihood of general slowing down of traffic and congestion on roads. General public and motorists are advised to plan their journeys keeping the festivities and related congestion in mind and keep extra time for their journey so that possible delay can be taken into account.

They are also advised to use Metro and other public transport to avoid congestion on roads. Motorists are advised to follow the directions of the traffic policemen deployed on duty to avoid inconvenience.