Plate F · ANDIDahi Handi (Gokulashtami)दही हांडी (गोकुलाष्टमी)
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Provisionalदही हांडी (गोकुलाष्टमी)
Dahi Handi (Gokulashtami)
Dahi Handi (Gokulashtami Maharashtra)
ISynopsis
Maharashtra's unique tradition of Krishna Janmashtami where teams of young men (Govindas) form human pyramids to break a pot of curd (dahi handi) suspended at height. Celebration of Krishna stealing butter. Mumbai's Dahi Handi has pots at heights up to 40 feet with prize money for winning teams. Considered a unique Maharashtra sporting-religious tradition.
Provenance ledger
9 entries
- RecurrenceLunar — Bhadrapada · krishna pakṣa · tithi 9 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
- Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
- Name (eng/Latn)Dahi Handi (Gokulashtami Maharashtra)textual
- Name (tam/Taml)தஹி ஹண்டிtextual
- Name (tel/Telu)దహి హండిtextual
- Name (kan/Knda)ದಹಿ ಹಂಡಿtextual
- Name (hin/Deva)दही हांडी (गोकुलाष्टमी)textual
- Name (mal/Mlym)ദഹി ഹണ്ടിtextual
- Observed at100 templescommunity attested
IIIObserved at
100 attested- Temple 01b874a9deity-festival association
- Temple 19a23361deity-festival association
- Temple 0fbcfefbdeity-festival association
- Temple 16c63eebdeity-festival association
- Temple 0ab48d28deity-festival association
- Temple 0657e65fdeity-festival association
- Temple 16d0c85adeity-festival association
- Temple 0fcc8416deity-festival association
- Temple 02a038d0deity-festival association
- Temple 087a5c8edeity-festival association
- Temple 0db827afdeity-festival association
- Temple 16a9aa7bdeity-festival association
- And 88 more temples in the register.
IVNames across registers
- eng / LatnDahi Handi (Gokulashtami Maharashtra)Maharashtra's unique tradition of Krishna Janmashtami where teams of young men (Govindas) form human pyramids to break a pot of curd (dahi handi) suspended at height. Celebration of Krishna stealing butter. Mumbai's Dahi Handi has pots at heights up to 40 feet with prize money for winning teams. Considered a unique Maharashtra sporting-religious tradition.
- tam / Tamlதஹி ஹண்டி
- tel / Teluదహి హండి
- kan / Kndaದಹಿ ಹಂಡಿ
- hin / Devaदही हांडी (गोकुलाष्टमी)महाराष्ट्र में कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी पर दही हांडी फोड़ने का उत्सव।
- mal / Mlymദഹി ഹണ്ടി
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