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Pyramid Schemes
How Mumbai's distinctive dahi handi festival became more dangerous for child participants
With politicians offering enormous rewards, the human pyramids that mark the festival are getting higher – and more dangerous.
Abhimanyu Chandra
· Aug 16, 2014 · 07:28 am
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