College students take selfie as they get ready for a cultural event in the run up to the Dahi Handi celebrations of 'Janmashtami', which marks the...
Indian devotees of Hindu God, Lord Krishna form a human pyramid as they prepare to break a 'dahi-handi' during a festival in Mumbai on August 14 as...
College students paint their face as they get ready for a cultural event in the run up to the Dahi Handi celebrations of 'Janmashtami', which marks...
College students paint their face as they get ready for a cultural event in the run up to the Dahi Handi celebrations of 'Janmashtami', which marks...
College students paint their face as they get ready for a cultural event in the run up to the Dahi Handi celebrations of 'Janmashtami', which marks...
College students take selfie as they get ready for a cultural event in the run up to the Dahi Handi celebrations of 'Janmashtami', which marks the...
College students take selfie as they get ready for a cultural event in the run up to the Dahi Handi celebrations of 'Janmashtami', which marks the...
Group of boys practice for Dahi Handi on Thursday night at Juinagar Garden, on August 11, 2017 in Mumbai, India. Dahi Handi is one of the festive...
Group of boys practice for Dahi Handi on Thursday night at Juinagar Garden, on August 11, 2017 in Mumbai, India. Dahi Handi is one of the festive...
Group of boys practice for Dahi Handi on Thursday night at Juinagar Garden, on August 11, 2017 in Mumbai, India. Dahi Handi is one of the festive...
Group of boys practice for Dahi Handi on Thursday night at Juinagar Garden, on August 11, 2017 in Mumbai, India. Dahi Handi is one of the festive...
Group of boys practice for Dahi Handi on Thursday night at Juinagar Garden, on August 11, 2017 in Mumbai, India. Dahi Handi is one of the festive...
An artist checks a decorative earthern pots ahead of Dahi Handi Festival at Vashi, on August 10, 2017 in Mumbai, India. Dahi Handi is one of the...
An artist checks a decorative earthern pots ahead of Dahi Handi Festival at Vashi, on August 10, 2017 in Mumbai, India. Dahi Handi is one of the...
An artist checks a decorative earthern pots ahead of Dahi Handi Festival at Vashi, on August 10, 2017 in Mumbai, India. Dahi Handi is one of the...
Mazgaon Dakshin Vibhag Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal at Tadwadi starts practice two months in advance. Regular sessions help the boys train for a strong 45...
Coach Arun Patil conducts regular confidence building sessions with his boys to inculcate teamwork and coordination.
For the first time Mazgaon Dakshin Vibhag Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal at Tadwadi will be attempting 'char akke' a technique that will help them reach...
The mandals spend close to 4 lakhs on food, clothes, transportation, gymnasium fees and glucose supplements every year. Mazgaon Dakshin Vibhag...
Shridhar Paradkar , coaching class teacher by profession, doubles up as a pyramid strategist during the season who is specially invited by several...
Shrayu Bhoir fell from the seventh storey pyramid and injured her hand. She has been climbing pyramids for the past four years. According to...
Children are trained for a new technique called teen ekke where three children stand on eachother at the top of the pyramid. Young, lanky children...
Religion rarely matters. Some govinda mandals include men from various religious and financial backgrounds. Khuda Sarvar Hussain manages to turn up...
Children at the Mazgaon Dakshin Vibhag Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal at Tadwadi are trained from the age of 3 years.
Amcha Shirgaon, a small mandal in Badlapur had been setting up only 6 storey pyramids till last year. This year to keep up with the competition in...
Practice at the Mazgaon Dakshin Vibhag Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal at Tadwadi starts two months in advance. Every session is followed by a warm up...
Children are trained for a new technique called teen ekke where three children stand on eachother at the top of the pyramid. Young, lanky children...
Eye contact is of utmost importance. It builds confidence and concentration. "Last year because of swine flu the men were low on confidence. They...
Men often form a huddle and break into a traditional jig, locally known as 'gopalkalakhelne', a spontaneous form of dance, once they successfully...
Vivek Mankar an employee at State Bank of India has been playing the "sport" for the past seven years. After a hard days work Mankar heads straight...
Boy standing on top of a human pyramid prepares to break a "dahi-handi" in Mumbai, 16 August 2006 on 'Janmashtami' which marks the birth of Hindu God...
Hindu devotees prepare the 'Dahi Handi', a clay pot containing curd, honey and money during the Ganesh Chaturthi in Bangkok, Thailand on September...
Hindu devotees prepare the 'Dahi Handi', a clay pot containing curd, honey and money during the Ganesh Chaturthi in Bangkok, Thailand on September...
Indian devotees of Hindu God, Lord Krishna prepare to form a seven-tier human pyramid as they practise for "dahi-handi"- contest in Mumbai, late 25...
Indian devotees of Hindu God, Lord Krishna prepare to form a seven-tier human pyramid as they practise for "dahi-handi"- contest in Mumbai, late 25...
Indian devotees of Hindu God, Lord Krishna prepare to form a seven-tier human pyramid as they practise for "dahi-handi"- contest in Mumbai, late 25...
Indian Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal prepares to break the dahi-handi suspended in the air during Janmashtami celebrations, which marks the birth of...
Hindu devotees prepare to break the dahi-handi, curd-pot, suspended in the air above a water well during celebrations of Janmashtami, which marks the...
Stage at Tembhi naka thane preparations are underway in Thane for the upcoming Dahi Handi festival on September 6, 2023 in Thane, India.
Stage at Chintamani Circle thane preparations are underway in Thane for the upcoming Dahi Handi festival on September 6, 2023 in Thane, India.
Stage at Tembhi naka thane preparations are underway in Thane for the upcoming Dahi Handi festival on September 6, 2023 in Thane, India.
Stage at Tembhi naka thane preparations are underway in Thane for the upcoming Dahi Handi festival on September 6, 2023 in Thane, India.
Stage at Chintamani Circle thane preparations are underway in Thane for the upcoming Dahi Handi festival on September 6, 2023 in Thane, India.
Stage at Tembhi naka thane preparations are underway in Thane for the upcoming Dahi Handi festival on September 6, 2023 in Thane, India.
Stage near ghanekar hall GB road thane preparations are underway in Thane for the upcoming Dahi Handi festival on September 6, 2023 in Thane, India.
Stage near ghanekar hall GB road thane preparations are underway in Thane for the upcoming Dahi Handi festival on September 6, 2023 in Thane, India.
Indian devotees of Hindu God, Lord Krishna form a human pyramid as they prepare to break a 'dahi-handi' during a festival in Mumbai on August 14 as...
Indian devotees of Hindu God Lord Krishna prepare to form a seven-tier human pyramid as they practise for "dahi-handi"- contest in Mumbai, late 25...
Tembhi Naka Mitra Mandal members seen preparing for Dahi Handi on the eve of the festival at Tembhi Naka on August 18, 2022 in Thane, India.
Party members seen preparing for Dahi Handi on the eve of the festival at Bhagwati School Ground on August 18, 2022 in Thane, India.
Swami Pratishtan members seen preparing for Dahi Handi on the eve of the festival near Kashinath Ghanekar Hall, Vasant Vihar on August 18, 2022 in...