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Young drummers enjoying their debut at the Dahi Handi festival in Dadar.

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown ( King Henry the Fourth, Part Two, by William Shakespeare) . This young lad too must be appreh...

Broken pots indicate successes of the Govindas who form the human pyramid to break the pot hung up high in the air.

Expressions on the faces of spectators viewing the spectacular human pyramid in Dadar.

A blonde Govinda (Lord Krishna)! Wow! Tradition modernised! At the dahi handi celebrations in Dadar.

A small child dressed up as Lord Krishna at the dahi handi festival in Dadar.

This team of young lads biding their time to form the human pyramid and take a crack at the pot of gold! To view images from 'Our...

He is assigned the task to reach the top of the human pyramid and break the pot. The pride and determination on his face shows he is rea...

The women have powered into yet another male bastion of human pyramids for dahi handis. An all woman team poses in Dadar just before get...

All the residents of a chawl in Dadar are out in full strength to cheer the brave Govindas during the birth celebrations of Lord Krishna.

Drenched in the sweet nectar of success, the human pyramid breaks up. This is an annual event to celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna....

The 'Govinda' atop the human pyramid breaks the pot to great applause for a job well done! The sky in the background is dull, l...

Yesterday, the birth of Lord Krishna was celebrated all over Mumbai by 'Govindas' (Krishnas) forming human pyramids and breaking...

Dahi Handi is a festive event and a team sport during the Hindu festival of Gokulashtami, which is also known as Krishna Janmashtami in ce...

Dahi handi (Pot of curds) is traditionally celebrated on Lord Krishna's birthday who apparently loved it and would beg, borro...

  H andi is the pot that is tied high up and will be broken by teams of boys and girls by forming pyramids during Gokulashtami . This f...