The dahi handi festival is just around the corner and preparations are on full swing across the country. While Govindas of the past trade secrets on how to form the perfect pyramid and claim the highest prize, the thoughts of some may not be the same each year the festival approaches.

With the stakes being raised even higher with each passing year, willing Govindas are prepared to defy the law of gravity, but some from the past have barely managed to limp back to a normal life after dreams of creating new records came crashing down to a painful reality.