Indian Hindu devotees throughout the world celebrate Janmashtami, which marks the birth of Hindu God Lord Krishna with enormous zeal and enthusiasm. Children and adults dress as the Hindu God Krishna and his consort Radha in bright, elaborate costumes and jewelry. Human pyramids form to break the 'dahi-handi' or curd pot. The large earthenware pot is filled with milk, curds, butter, honey and fruits and is suspended from a of 20 - 40 feet. Participants come forward to claim this prize by constructing a human pyramid, enabling the uppermost person to reach the pot and claim its contents. -- Paula Nelson (27 photos total)
Indian Hindu devotees form a human pyramid to break the 'dahi-handi' (curd-pot), as part of celebrations of 'Janmashtami' which marks the birth of Hindu God Lord Krishna. Scores of Hindu devotees of Lord Krishna take part in the dahi-handi celebration, where a large earthenware pot is filled with milk, curds, butter, honey and fruits and suspended from a of between 6 to 12 metres (20 to 40 feet). Participants then come forward to claim this prize by constructing a human pyramid until the pyramid is tall enough so that the topmost person is able to reach the pot and claim the contents after breaking it. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)
A girl puts a 'Tilak,' a religious symbol, on a woman's forehead at the Janmashtami Hindu Festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor in Watford, England. Up to 72,000 were expected to take part in the two day festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, in what is believed to be the largest Hindu festival gathering outside of India. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
A girl dressed as Krishna poses at the Janmashtami Hindu Festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Spectators watch as Indian Hindu devotees form a human pyramid to break the 'dahi-handi.' Scores of Hindu devotees of Lord Krishna take part in the dahi-handi celebration, where a large earthenware pot is filled with milk, curds, butter, honey and fruits and suspended from a of between 6 to 12 metres (20 to 40 feet). (Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman walks inside the Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple, in Watford, north of London, during an open day for pilgrims to celebrate 'Janmashtami' - the birth of Lord Krishna. (Facundo Arrizabalaga/AFP/Getty Images)
A Nepalese man offers prayers to Hindu God Krishna during the birthday celebrations 'Krishna Janmasthami' in Lalitpur on the outskirts of Kathmandu August 21. Nepalese Hindus from across the country celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna with traditional dances, worship and merry-making. Krishna is one of the most popular and adored Hindu deities of Nepal and is considered the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the protector of humans from evil and injustice. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)
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