Janmashtami Celebrations, India Travel Guide (Janmashtami Festival)

The Hindu Lord Krishna is known for his mischevious side. He loved yogurt, which in India we call 'dahi'. No matter what his mother did, Lord Krishna with the help of his friends, or gopalas, would always manage to get the dahi. Even today Krishna gets a lotsof help from his gopalas. Every year on Janmashtami, or Krishna's birthday, lots of human pyramids are formed all over the city, to break the handi and the pot right on top.

"We have been practicing very hard since the last fifteen days." "We have a full group. On Janmashtami, we go and break handi (pots) all over Mumbai." On one of the highest handis, many attempts are made by various groups to break them. Year after year, Janmashtami seems to be getting more commercialized. Yet, the spirit of this festival always remains. I, Shreya, showing you Mumbai.

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