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Dahi Handi 2025: Sri Krishna’s Bal Leelas will be celebrated on 16 August. Know what is the importance of this festival.
Dahi Handi 2025: As soon as the month of Bhadrapada arrives, preparations for Shri Krishna Janmashtami start in the whole country. The next day of the same, the festival of “Dahi Handi” is celebrated with great gaiety, which is considered a lively presentation of Lord Krishna’s child pastimes. This year Dahi Handi will be celebrated on 16 August 2025, while the festival of Janmashtami is falling on 15 August. Dahi Handi is not only associated with religious faith, but it has also become a symbol of young energy, teamwork and cultural unity.
What is Dahi Handi?
Dahi Handi festival is also known as Gopal Kala Utsav. On this day, in the matki, curd, Makhan, Mishri and nuts are filled and hung at height, which is called ‘Handi’. Then the groups of ‘Govinda’ try to break the pyramid. The event is completely based on the child pastimes of Shri Krishna, when he used to steal Makhan with his friends. During the festival, there is a festive atmosphere of Krishna hymns, drums and drums, and a festive atmosphere full of dance and songs in the entire atmosphere.
When and how did it start?
The history of Dahi Handi is directly associated with the Dwapar era. According to the story, Bal Krishna used to steal Makhan-Mishri from house to house. Troubled by this mischief, the gopis started hanging Matki at a height, so that Krishna could not reach. But where was Kanha going to stop! He started bursting high with his friends. In the memory of this mythological event, this tradition is going on the next day of Janmashtami, which is celebrated today as a grand public festival.
Where is it celebrated?
Although Dahi Handi is celebrated all over India, its greatest grandeur is seen in Maharashtra, especially in cities like Mumbai, Thane and Pune. Here the competition is organized in big grounds with a crowd of millions, the matki hanging at the height and the announcement of attractive prizes. In Mathura, Vrindavan and Gokul in Uttar Pradesh, this festival is also painted in spiritual colors, where devotees celebrate the children of God to bring life to life.
Dahi Handi is not just a festival, but a confluence of reverence, enthusiasm, and tradition. This day, dedicated to Shri Krishna’s naughty pastimes, reminds every year how simple, cheerful and loving God was in childhood. This festival, which is celebrated on 16 August in 2025, will once again create an atmosphere of gaiety from Kashi to Mumbai, where the echo of ‘Govinda Ala Re’ will be heard till the sky.
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