Govinda aala re: Dahi Handi celebrated across Mumbai marking birth of Lord Krishna

[caption id=“attachment_2423434” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Spectators watch as people form a human pyramid in a bid to break a dahi-handi, a pot which is suspended in mid-air, during Janmashtami celebrations, a festival that marks the birth of Hindu God Lord Krishna, in Mumbai. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2423436” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Participants who form the human pyramid, often referred to as ‘Govinda’ receive a certain prize money if they are able to reach the Dahi Handi and claim the contents after breaking it. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2423438” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Dahi Handi is one of the most popular festivals in India where thousands of devotees take to the streets to form the human pyramids and break the ‘handis’ which can be found in almost every locality in the city. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2423440” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Spectators watch and record the Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2423442” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Youth from the Chhara Community, the denotified tribes (DNTs) of Chharanagar which was labeled as a ‘criminal tribe’ by the British during their rul, form a human pyramid in an effort to reach and break a ‘dahi-handi’ in Kubernagar area of Ahmedabad. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2423444” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] (L) Women from Pallavi Foundation form a human pyramid to break the dahi-handi in Amritsar. AFP PHOTO/ NARINDER NANU (R) Participants attempt to break the pot at an event in Mumbai. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2423446” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Participants in a huddle before forming a human pyramid. The Dahi Handi celebrations have become competitive as the prize money to be received has increased. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE[/caption]