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Monday, August 22, 2011

Janmashtami


Janmashtami-Dahi Handi Celebration
Janmashtami-Dahi Handi Celebration
Janmashtami-Dahi Handi Celebration
In Mumbai, Dahi Handi is celebrated with enthusiasm. The handi is a clay pot filled with buttermilk that was positioned at a convenient height the topmost person on the human pyramid tries to break the handi by hitting it with a blunt object, and when that happens, Various Handis are set up locally in several parts of the city, and groups of youngsters, called Govinda, travel around in trucks trying to break as many handis as possible during the day.

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