Very rarely can one achieve greatness alone. He/ she needs able support from the team and guidance from the mentor. Nowhere does this get exemplified as during the dahi handi festival. The day following Krishna’s birthday – krishna Janmaashtami, is when this festival celebrated, popularly known as Dahi Handi or dahi kala or Uriadi, is celebrated with enormous zeal and enthusiasm. An earthen pot filled with dahi/ buttermilk is tied around 10-20 feet above ground using ropes.
Then the team starts forming a pyramid of around 4-7 layers. Each subsequent layer stands on the shoulder on the bottom layer balancing themselves. The topmost person on the human pyramid tries to break the handi by hitting it with a blunt object mostly nariyal (coconut) which is preferred being a sign of purity, truth and other good terms.
The careful balance of the pyramid so that the load is evenly distributed at the same time the speed and cooridnation of forming the pyramid are examples which can be used in present day life in almost all group activities be it school, college or corporate world. The team has to be chosen keeping in mind the utility of each player and allotting work to the person accordingly.
At the same time the festival by itself has deep profound philosophy. Dahi Handi festival portrays the playful and adoringly mischievous attitude of Krishna, The pot is the ego The butter or Dahi which forms the content is embodied as the essence, or the being. The Lord breaks the pot or the ego to release the content .Here the lord tells us to leave our egos behind, and enjoy true bliss of life…. :)
Nice perspective. Also i think ego not necessarily be bad,it makes you aggressive to give you the conviction to achieve many things in life for betterment.But yes in personal life humility is must.