Priests and devotees are busy preparing for the Sri Krishna Janmashtami Mahotsav 2026 at ISKCON Juhu temple in Mumbai. A large number of devotees visited the temple to offer prayers to the deities of Radha and Krishna ahead of the festival. PICS/SATEJ SHINDE

Dark, sticky tar balls were spotted strewn across Mumbai's Juhu Beach after the afternoon high tide on Friday. Heavy machinery and tractors were deployed to clear the affected stretches of sand as cleanup operations got underway. Here are some visuals captured by mid-day.com photojournalist SATEJ SHINDE