How Mumbai Celebrated Dahi Handi To Mark Janmashtami — WATCH

Dahi Handi involves a human pyramid of revellers attempting to break an earthen pot filled with butter, ghee, curd, fruits and sweets hung at a height.

School students break 'Dahi Handi' during 'Janmashtami' celebrations at a school, in Nagpur

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Janmashtami celebrations across Maharashtra saw devotees participate in the Dahi Handi ritual, which involves a human pyramid of revellers attempting to break an earthen pot filled with butter, ghee, curd, fruits and sweets hung at a height. The person at the top of the pyramid is usually a child. Breaking the handi is thought to bring joy and prosperity to homes.

The event is most famous in Maharashtra and is also known as Gopalkala. The event symbolises the human pyramids Lord Krishna and his friends would form to steal butter or curd from neighbours’ houses.  

The sites where Dahi Handi was organised included Mumbai's Shri Siddhivinayak Temple.

#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: Dahi Handi was organised at Shri Siddhivinayak Temple on the occassion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami.

(Video Source: Shri Siddhivinayak Mandir Seva Trust) pic.twitter.com/G9pPJwF5fM

— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2024

People also celebrated Dahi Handi in the Worli area. 

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Dahi Handi festival organised in the Worli area on the occasion of #krishnajanmashtami2024 pic.twitter.com/DZgoJIpUx5

— ANI (@ANI) August 26, 2024

Ahead of the Dahi Handi celebrations, different parts of the country marked the birth of Lord Krishna.

In Udaipur, Rajasthan, Lord Krishna was given a 21-gun salute at Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara.

#WATCH | Rajsamand, Rajasthan: On the occasion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Lord Krishna was offered 21 gun salutes at Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara pic.twitter.com/LXk7k4SlCO

— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) August 27, 2024

Devotees thronged ISKCON temples to observe Krishna Janmashtami. 

#WATCH | West Bengal: Devotees throng Siliguri's ISKCON temple on the occasion of #krishnajanmashtami2024 pic.twitter.com/doQaXBYaI0

— ANI (@ANI) August 26, 2024

Temples were decorated with lights, adding to the festive mood. 

VIDEO | Janmashtami 2024: Visuals from Delhi’s Laxmi Narayan Temple.

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/dv5TRARJn4) pic.twitter.com/9hqHT5S0La

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 26, 2024