Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
MUMBAI, INDIA, September 3, 2010: The rush of injured “govindas”– who form human pyramids to reenact what Lord Krishna’s butter theft — stunned doctors at public hospitals in Mumbai on Thursday. As many as 170 govindas were taken to emergency rooms in civic hospitals.
Doctors said dangerously high handis (butter pots) this year — some up to 50 feet high– and requiring as many as nine tiers of govinda pyramids, had contributed to the more-severe-than-usual cases this year. “With the prize money increasing every year, the height of the handi too has been increasing and people are taking bigger risks. We see the number of patients increasing too,” said Dr. Sameer Rege, assistant professor of surgery in KEM Hospital, Parel.