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  • Description:  Devotees attempt to break a pot containing butter on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami (birth of lord Krishna). Janmashtami, which marks the birthday of Hindu god Krishna, will be celebrated across the country on September 4. As legend goes Lord Krishna as a child ate butter kept out of his reach by forming a human pyramid with his friends. Today these "pots of butter" contain lakhs of Indian currency as prize money. People form multistoried layers and are ready to risk serious injuries. Mumbai, India. September 4, 2007.
  • Credits:  Prashanth - (India) Vishwanathan/Majority World
  • Keywords:  butter, devotee, hindu, idol, india, janmashtami, krishan, lord krishna, mumbai, pot, prashanth vishwanathan, religion, workshop
  • Added:  Aug 22, 2016
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  • Filename:  MWC018957.jpg
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  • Photographer:  Prashanth Vishwanathan
  • Owner:  Prashanth Vishwanathan
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  • Description: Devotees attempt to break a pot containing butter on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami (birth of lord Krishna). Janmashtami, which marks the birthday of Hindu god Krishna, will be celebrated across the country on September 4. As legend goes Lord Krishna as a child ate butter kept out of his reach by forming a human pyramid with his friends. Today these "pots of butter" contain lakhs of Indian currency as prize money. People form multistoried layers and are ready to risk serious injuries. Mumbai, India. September 4, 2007.
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  • Author: Prashanth Vishwanathan
  • City: Mumbai
  • State: Maharashtra
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  • Image Description: Devotees attempt to break a pot containing butter on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami (birth of lord Krishna). Janmashtami, which marks the birthday of Hindu god Krishna, will be celebrated across the country on September 4. As legend goes Lord Krishn
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