Dahi Handi is one of the biggest event celebrated in mumbai Maharashtra. Dahi Handi Celebreted next day of Janmashtami festival Dahi Handi brings the playful side of Lord Krishna’s childhood as ‘Bal Krishna’.

As all Krishna devotees knows shri krishna was very fond of butter in childhood he mischievously steal butter and curd butter from a pot hanging from the ceiling so in the same way handi hanged and all the different different teams comes to break the handi the won who break got the prize. this is how Dahi handi celebrated.

Dahi Handi 2022 Date

Dahi Handi is celebrated on the next day of Krishna Janmashtami . Dahi handi 2022 date is 19 August 2022. Dahi Handi is declared a public holiday across the maharastra state on August 19th 2022.

How Dahi Handi Celebreted ?

Dahi Handi shows us a childhood of lord krishna its a sporting event. many institutions and comittes hung the pot with full of butter and dahi in a great height where many teams comes and make pyramid to reach the height and the one called ‘govindas’ in group try to break the handi.

Mumbai Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat is the main place in india where dahi handi is celebrated. Some of the most famous locations in Mumbai are Dadar, Worli, Prabhadevi, Mazgaon, Lalbaug, Borivali and Thane. Apart from localities, several institutions also organize Dahi Handi programme with cash prizes. In Mumbai, close to 2000 Govindas compete for 4000 handis. It is also held in Shirdi and in Nashik. Even other states have caught on to the practice. In some states, it is also called ‘MatkaPhod’.

Dahi Handi celebration in Mumbai

In Mumbai the popularity of DahiHandi celebrations has acquired huge proportions. From a local event to a major celebration that sees participation of Bollywood stars, Dahi Handi has caught media attention and gets live coverage on TV channels.

In Mumbai, groups of Govindas shuttle from locality to locality to break the earthen pots in as many places as possible. ‘Govinda a la re’ is an uplifting chant that keeps people’s spirit elevated and the general mood upbeat. It is the most catchy refrain in several songs on Janmashtami. A ‘pandit’usually performs the rituals before the event. The earthen pot is also filled with çurd, butter or ghee, dry fruits and sweets. A sweet preparation of yoghurt, rice and jaggery is offered to Krishna on this day.

DahiHandi has become competitive as several cash prizes are given away to the winners. Cash prizes depend upon how many tiers are displayed in the human pyramid, how professionally it is carried out and the celebrity attraction. Generally ‘mandals’ commence practice much in advance.

Some localities offer prizes to the tune of Rs. 1 crore. Film personalities attending the program are often a highlight. Banners announcing the cash prize for DahiHandi are displayed almost everywhere cross the city. Celebrities performing in the event are a major draw as is a Bollywood actor showing a film trailer of a soon-to-be-released movie. Foreign troupes such as the one that came to Mumbai to perform in 2012 and train the ‘Govindas’ in acrobatics to make the pyramid professionally has also been welcomed.

Since Mandals or groups for DahiHandi are organized by political parties, some of the localities even have topical themes to make people aware and educate them on important issues. The representative of the political parties sponsor the prize according to their locality they patronize. A recent Court ruling has mandated that persons of 18 years of age or above can participate.