The activity of making a human pyramid and putting efforts to break an earthen pot filled with buttermilk is associated with which festival?  

The correct answer is Janmashtami.

Key Points

• Janmashtami:-
  • Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
  • The festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the dark moon in the month of Shravan, which usually falls in August or September.
  • The activity of making a human pyramid and putting efforts to break an earthen pot filled with buttermilk is associated with the festival of Janmashtami. (Hence option 2 is correct)

Additional Information

• Dussehra:-
  • It is a major Hindu festival celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, which usually falls in September or October.
  • The festival marks the victory of good over evil, and it is celebrated in different ways across India.
• Mahashivaratri:-
  • It is a major Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva.
  • It is celebrated on the 14th day of the dark moon in the month of Phalguna, which usually falls in February or March.
  • Mahashivaratri is also celebrated as the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Parvati.
• Holi:-
  • It is a Hindu spring festival celebrated on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna, which usually falls in late February or early March.
  • The festival marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and it is a time for people to come together and celebrate the renewal of life.