Watch: The Dahi Handi That Won't Break. 23 Attempts And Nothing

Dahi Handi competitions, which is part of Krishna Janmashtami festival, are celebrated on a grand scale across the state.

Twenty three strikes and still nothing. The young devotee put in every ounce of his energy but couldn't break the hard as nails dahi handi, shows a video from Maharashtra as nation celebrates Janmashtami.

Dahi Handi competitions, which is part of Krishna Janmashtami festival, are celebrated on a grand scale across the state.

A dhol plays in the background as the man climbs the human pyramid, and takes over from a man who seems unable to break the handi.

He then launches himself into the exercise and goes about hammering the handi with full gusto. The claps get louder as the man, dressed in a shirt and jeans, raises the intensity of his efforts. But makes no headway. After 23 blows, he shakes his head, stops and gestures that this won't break.