Gokulashtami or Janmashtami is the much-awaited Hindu festival that is celebrated with a lot of gusto and gratification in various parts of the country.
Gokulashtami or Janmashtami is the much-awaited Hindu festival that is celebrated with lot of gusto and gratification in various parts of the country. Dahi handi is one of the festive events and a sport marked yearly on this occasion. Young man and women form a human pyramid to reach and break the clay pot.
1. A boy breaks a Dahi Handi during celebration of Janmashtami festival in Mumbai
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Boys break a Dahi Handi and the curd flows down the pyramid during celebration of Janmashtami festival in Mumbai on Tuesday.Pic by: Hemant Padalkar/DNA
2. Gokul Ashtami celebrations by female devotees in Maharashtra
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Girls break a Dahi Handi during celebration of Janmashtami festival in Mumbai on Tuesday.Pic by: Hemant Padalkar/DNA
3. Dahi Handi and Independence Day Celebrations in Mumbai
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Mumbai celebrates Dahi Handi and Independence Day together on tueday this year. Pic by: Hemant Padalkar/DNA
4. Govinda breaks a Dahi Handi during celebration of Janmashtami festival in Mumbai on Tuesday.
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Govinda breaks a Dahi Handi during celebration of Janmashtami festival in Mumbai on Tuesday. Pic by: PTI
5. A sporty event that re-enacts Lord Krishna stealling butter in his childhood
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A sporty event that re-enacts Lord Krishna stealling butter in his childhood. Pic by: Hemant Padalkar/DNA
6. Boys warm up before forming a human pyramid
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Govindas bow before forming the human pyramid to break Dahi Handi in Maharashtra on Tuesday to celebrate Gokul Ashtami. Pic by: PTI No gender
7. Govindas and devotees collapse as they attempt to break a Dahi Handi
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Several injured this year and two killed in the sport event of Gokul Ashtami. Pic by: PTI
8. Youth forming a human pyramid to break a Dahi Handi in Mumbai
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Youth forming a human pyramid to break a Dahi Handi in Mumbai. Pic by: Hemant Padalkar/DNA
9. Boys break a Dahi Handi during celebration
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A member of all women troupe breaks the Dahi Handi near the Masjid. Pic by: Hemant Padalkar/DNA
10. Girls form a human pyramid
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No room for gender biasness as the devotees get together to play the sporty event. Pic by: PTI
