Mumbai youth prepare to form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above them, as part of celebrations to mark the Janmashtami.
Mumbai youths prepare to form a human pyramid to break the 'Dahi handi,' an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above them, as part of celebrations to mark the Janmashtami festival in Mumbai on Aug.15, 2017. The festival marks the birth of Lord Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood. (Photo | AP)
A family watches as a devotee of Lord Krishna breaks a 'dahi-handi' (curd-pot) with his head during a contest in Mumbai. (Photo | AFP)
A young girl breaks a 'dahi-handi' (curd-pot) during a contest in Mumbai, during 'Janmashtami' celebrations. (Photo | PTI)
People form a human pyramid to break the 'Dahi handi,' an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above them, as part of celebrations to mark the Janmashtami festival in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
A teacher helps a student dressed as Hindu God Lord Krishna to break a dahi handi (curd pot) during a function to celebrate 'Janmashtami'. (Photo | PTI)
Visually impaired children break the 'dahi-handi' at the Victoria School for the Blind in Mumbai on the eve of 'Janmashtami' . (Photo | AFP)
Youths collapse as they try to form a human pyramid to break the 'Dahi handi,' an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above them, as part of celebrations to mark the Janmashtami in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
People form a human pyramid to break the 'Dahi handi,' an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above them, as part of celebrations to mark the Janmashtami festival in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
