After some time, when eighth offspring was born, their prison cell automatically unlocked. All guards were sleeping all of a sudden. Miraculously, Vasudeva found the path for to take the child open. Vasudeva took the baby in a basket and offered him to Nandbaba in Gokul. In the same basket, he replaced their boy with Nandbaba’s daughter. People dress their children as deities on this day. There are various Jhankis by temples. Participants perform many street-plays drawing inspirations from sources such as Gopigeet, Madhurashtakam, Rasa-Lila among others based on Bhagvat Purana and various adaptations. One can even hear various Janmashtami Bhajans on loudspeakers in the neighborhood.