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Indian festival Yanmashtami
Religious people living in India, marks the birth of Lord Krishna.
Very spectacular event occurs on this day.
All dress up in costumes and build a human pyramid.
1. Believers form a human pyramid to break a clay pot with cheese, during the Hindu festival Yanmashtami in Mumbai. (REUTERS / Danish Siddiqui)
2. Believers form a human pyramid. (Rafiq Maqbool / AP)
3. A boy standing at the top of a human pyramid, trying to get Dahi Handi, an earthen pot with cream cheese. (Rajanish Kakade / AP)
4. Actor is reflected in the mirror, applying make-up before a religious procession in Amritsar. (EPA / RAMINDER)
5. A woman carries in her arms her son dressed as Lord Krishna, during the festivities in the temple Yanmashtami Jammu. (Channi Anand / AP)
6. Schoolgirls dressed in national costumes are pitchers standing backstage waiting for performances at the festival Yanmashtami in Calcutta. (Bikas Das / AP)
7. Dancers depicting Lord Krishna and Radha, act in New Delhi. (EPA / HARISH TYAGI)
8. A child dressed as Lord Krishna, takes part in a speech at a police station in Amritsar. (EPA / RAMINDER PAL SINGH)
9. A girl wearing a Hindu goddess Durga takes part in a religious procession in Amritsar. (EPA / RAMINDER PAL SINGH)
10. A man dressed as Lord Shiva, is holding a Trishul, traditional trident, during a religious procession in Amritsar. (EPA / RAMINDER PAL SINGH)
11. Children in costumes of Lord Krishna drink refreshments after the festivities preceding the festival Yanamashtmi, a police camp in Amritsar. (NARINDER NANU / AFP / GettyImages)
12. A child dressed as Lord Krishna stands between his relatives before the costume contest at the temple in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP / GettyImages)
13. Believers form a human pyramid in Mumbai. (PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP / GettyImages)
14. Believers form a human pyramid to break a clay pot with cheese, during the Hindu festival Yanmashtami in Mumbai. (Rajanish Kakade / AP)
15. Hindu believers bathe in the pond during the festival Potrakund Yanmashtami in Mathura. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)
Source: daypic.livejournal.com
Very spectacular event occurs on this day.
All dress up in costumes and build a human pyramid.
1. Believers form a human pyramid to break a clay pot with cheese, during the Hindu festival Yanmashtami in Mumbai. (REUTERS / Danish Siddiqui)
2. Believers form a human pyramid. (Rafiq Maqbool / AP)
3. A boy standing at the top of a human pyramid, trying to get Dahi Handi, an earthen pot with cream cheese. (Rajanish Kakade / AP)
4. Actor is reflected in the mirror, applying make-up before a religious procession in Amritsar. (EPA / RAMINDER)
5. A woman carries in her arms her son dressed as Lord Krishna, during the festivities in the temple Yanmashtami Jammu. (Channi Anand / AP)
6. Schoolgirls dressed in national costumes are pitchers standing backstage waiting for performances at the festival Yanmashtami in Calcutta. (Bikas Das / AP)
7. Dancers depicting Lord Krishna and Radha, act in New Delhi. (EPA / HARISH TYAGI)
8. A child dressed as Lord Krishna, takes part in a speech at a police station in Amritsar. (EPA / RAMINDER PAL SINGH)
9. A girl wearing a Hindu goddess Durga takes part in a religious procession in Amritsar. (EPA / RAMINDER PAL SINGH)
10. A man dressed as Lord Shiva, is holding a Trishul, traditional trident, during a religious procession in Amritsar. (EPA / RAMINDER PAL SINGH)
11. Children in costumes of Lord Krishna drink refreshments after the festivities preceding the festival Yanamashtmi, a police camp in Amritsar. (NARINDER NANU / AFP / GettyImages)
12. A child dressed as Lord Krishna stands between his relatives before the costume contest at the temple in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP / GettyImages)
13. Believers form a human pyramid in Mumbai. (PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP / GettyImages)
14. Believers form a human pyramid to break a clay pot with cheese, during the Hindu festival Yanmashtami in Mumbai. (Rajanish Kakade / AP)
15. Hindu believers bathe in the pond during the festival Potrakund Yanmashtami in Mathura. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)
Source: daypic.livejournal.com
