10 AUGUST 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ: People make an offering to a diety during the celebration of Janmashtami at Ekta Mandir, a Hindu temple in central Phoenix. Janmashtami is the Hindu holy day that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. Hindu communities around the world celebrate the holy day. In Arizona, most of the Hindu temples in the Phoenix area have special celebrations of the day. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ