Celebrating Janmashtami

On Saturday night is JANMASHTAMI, celebrated as the birth of Lord Krishna on the eighth day of the month of sravana. Dahi Handi is an enactment of lord Krishna's efforts to steal butter from earthen pot suspended from the ceiling. It is celebrated on the second day of Janmashtami, i.e., on Sunday, August 24. An earthen pot containing milk, dry fruits & ghee is hug around 30feet in the air. Silver coins are hung along the rope, which r later distributed as prize to the winners. Young men, form a human pyramid by standing one on top of the other, trying to break the pot.