Dahi Handi
dahi handi also known gopal kala utlotsavam entertainment competitive event associated krishna janmashtami hindu festival celebrating birth krishna event take place august september day krishna janmashtami involves community hanging clay pot filled yogurt dahi butter another milkbased food convenient tall height young men woman form team make human pyramid attempt reach break pot people surround sing play music cheer public spectacle old tradition recently dahi handi lavished medium coverage prize money commercial sponsorship event based legend god krishna along friend mischievously stealing butter curd neighbouring home gokul child also called makhan chor butter thief neighbour would try avert mischief hanging pot high reach krishna would find creative way reach childgod krishna friend used form human pyramid break pot hung ceiling neighbourhood house order steal curd butter vrindavana village uttar pradesh india krishna brought according legend though ample supply milk product child denied nourishment evil king kamsas rule king seized milk product produced krishna friend would steal share milk product hindu tradition krishna also referred makkan chor butter thief maharastra janmashtami celebrated dahi handi dahi curd handi earthen pot organized roughly every august festival gokulashtami known krishna janmashtami rest country celebration krishna birth dahi handi part event involves making human pyramid breaking earthen pot filled milk curd butter fruit water hung convenient height thus imitating action child krishna sometimes prize money added pot instead term govinda also another name krishna govinda pathak used refer people participate forming human pyramid practise group week actual event group called mandals go around local area attempting break many pot possible event pyramid formation need coordination focus lowest layer consist people preferably sturdy middle layer player need pay attention well others standing shoulder outer layer individual need focus maintaining balance lighter people needed higher topmost layer usually single child breaking pot usually end content spilling participant traditionally spectator threw water participant deter people chant marathi ala ala govinda ala govindas arrived pyramid formation often accompanied crowd music dancing andhra pradesh telangana festival celebrated utlotsavam telugu utti fibrous network sling hang pot utsavam festival famous tirupati venkateswara temple ancient sport celebrated great fervor navami day krishna janmastami processional deity sri krishna swamy sri malayappa swamy taken procession around temple place infront temple utlotsavam performed deity watching sport played local youth divided group grab utti utti prize money tagged end foot long wooden post smeared sticky oily substance participant form pyramid consisting usually tier given three attempt break earthen pot every year thousand people hundred govinda team gather pune mumbai thane dahi handi event prize money event usually range ₹ lakh us–₹ lakh u depending organizer sponsor year prize scale celebration increase due participation political party commercialisation local state political party like nationalist congress party ncp shiv sena maharashtra navnirman sena mn active event offering prize money party sponsor set mandals involvement increased thereby increasing competition prize money thus numerous team compete successive event prize throughout city actor bollywood marathi actor singer take part event mandals even incorporated social message like female foeticide environment act shiv sena mn focus marathi culture year castellers catalonia also take part competition mandal called jai jawan govinda pathak jogeshwari mumbai made entry guinness world record forming human pyramid tier foot dahi handi event held thane previous record held spain since lobby pushed possibility making official sport year critic said remain street celebration mandal known mazgaon sarvajanik ganeshotsav mandal made first ever tier human pyramid india vartak nagar thane mazgaon area also known dahi handi chi pandhari maintained followed ritual long period time also mazgaon tadwadi govinda pathak made first ever tier tier tier pyramid presence mass celebration mandals cause traffic congestion problem like excessive littering also cause issue sound pollution supreme court india prescribed guideline – decibel participation carry high risk mortality number injury increased due higher competition since report journal postgraduate medicine concluded considerable risk serious lifethreatening injury inherent human pyramid formation descent dahihandi festival recommended safety guideline like reducing height pot preventing child participating using safety gear govindas injured one casualty higher previous year government maharashtra banned child year participating bombay high court later ruled august minimum age raised year height pyramid foot due safety reason supreme court india refused clarify bombay high court thereby upholding various organization reappealed different legal ground state olympic sport dangerous cause injury sufficient ground ban olympic participation banning religious tradition state infringes religious right particular community several party defied ban ganesh chaturthi holi raksha bandhan diwali castell making human pyramid pay india mumbai celebrates dahi handi festival