One of the most exciting aspects of Janmashtami in Mathura and Vrindavan is the Dahi Handi event. Inspired by Krishna's childhood antics of stealing butter from earthen pots hung high by his ...

The holy festival of Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated annually by the devotees of Lord Krishna. The celebrations are followed by the Dahi Handi festival. Janmashtami is also known as Janmashtami ...

ceremonies and prayer services are held during midnight in the temples dedicated to Lord Krishna. Thousands of pilgrims visit Mathura on this day. Dahi Handi celebrations are the high point of the ...

The Krishna Janmashtami festival marks the birth ... The pot, known as a handi, is filled with buttermilk (dahi). When the boy reaches the top of the pyramid, he smashes the pot and the buttermilk ...

In 2024, Dahi Handi will be celebrated on August 27, the festival re-enacts Lord Krishna’s playful theft of curd through human pyramids. Krishna Janmashtami 2024: Krishna Janmashtami ...

Devotees form a human pyramid to break the 'dahi handi' during Janmashtami celebrations, at Juinagar in Navi Mumbai. Devotees form a human pyramid to break the 'dahi handi', an earthen pot filled ...