It has taken a young Govinda’s death in the Dahi Handi festival to once again shine the light on the wisdom that it is not how high the pyramid reaches, but how safe it is that should be key to the celebration. A man in his early 20s succumbed to injury after falling from the Govinda pyramid and sustaining several head injuries.

Pictures show there was scant to no safeguards anywhere at the scene in Vile Parle. The Govindas do not seem to be wearing protective headgear. There should have been mats or cushioning on the floor where the climbers made the pyramid to break the Dahi Handi. There were no helmets, which was shocking, and no safety net.