Mumbai people form human pyramids to celebrate Hindu festival

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Mumbai people form human pyramids to celebrate Hindu festival

STORY: Mumbai people form human pyramids to celebrate Hindu festival DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:29 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dahi Handi events and crowds 2. various of people forming human pyramids 3. an ambulance passing through the crowd STORYLINE: Mumbai streets were full of joy and loud music as people celebrated the annual festival of Dahi Handi on Friday. Making human pyramids is a ritual for Dahi Handi. It forms part of the Hindu religious festival of Janmashtami to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna. Dahi Handi also involves communities hanging an earthen pot filled with dahi (yogurt) or other milk-based delicacies at a height easy or difficult to reach. Young men would then form teams, make a human pyramid and attempt to reach or break the pot. More than 150 people were hurt while forming human pyramids in Mumbai. The injured would receive compensation, said a government official. Government hospitals will treat the injured for fre

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