Mumbai: Shri Krishna Janmashtami is being celebrated across the country to commemorate the birth of Lord Krishna, and celebrations for Dahi Handi are being held in Mumbai with great joy and religious fervour.
On this auspicious occasion several Dahi Handi competitions are being conducted in the city.
One of the major cultural activities, Dahi Handi is celebrated by filling an earthen pot with curd, butter and other milk products. Subsequently, group of people form a human pyramid to reach the matka and break it with a stick.
The tradition symbolizes Lord Krishna’s playfulness and innocence, and his love for butter and curd. Dahi Handi celebrations commemorate Lord Krishna's act of eating Dahi hung at a height when he was a child.
According to the Hindu calendar, Lord Krishna was born on the eighth day of the month of Bhadra. The day normally falls in August or September as per the Western calendar. (Agencies)
