{{short description|Event and team sport during the Hindu festival Gokulashtami}} {{Infobox holiday | holiday_name = Dahi Handi | type = Hindus | longtype = Religious | image = Dahi Handi.JPG | caption = ''Govinda''s forming a human pyramid to reach the ''Dahi Handi'' (earthen pot) in Hiranandani Gardens | official_name = | nickname = Utlotsavam, Sikhyotsavam<ref name=utlotsavam2>{{cite news | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170817/tirumala-deities-enjoy-utlotsavam-by-devotees-in-tirumala.html| title=Tirumala: Deities enjoy Utlotsavam by devotees in Tirumala | work=The Hindu | date=17 August 2018 | access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> | observedby = Hindus | begins = | ends = | date = Shravan, Krishna Paksha, Navami |date2016= 26 August <ref>[http://www.drikpanchang.com/dashavatara/lord-krishna/events/dahi-handi-date-time.html Dahi Handi date]</ref> | celebrations = 1 day | observances = Fasting, praying, making a human pyramid and breaking an earthen pot filled with curd tied at a convenient/difficult height | relatedto = Lord Krishna }} '''Dahi Handi''' (also known as '''Gopal Kala''' or '''Utlotsavam''') <ref>{{cite book|title=The Orissa Historical Research Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xSduAAAAMAAJ&q=dahi+handi+jatra+gauda|year=2004|publisher=Superintendent of Research and Museum}}</ref><ref name="utlotsavam">{{cite news|date=5 September 2018|title=Fun and frolic mark 'Utlotsavam'|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/fun-and-frolic-mark-utlotsavam/article24867748.ece|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="utlotsavam1">{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/utlotsavam-revelry-marks-janmashtami-celebrations-in-city/article24858925.ece| title='Utlotsavam' revelry marks Janmashtami celebrations in city | work=The Hindu | date=4 September 2018 | access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> is an entertainment and competitive event associated with Krishna Janmashtami, the Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna.<ref name="Roy2005p213">{{cite book|author=Christian Roy|title=Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia|url=https://archive.org/details/traditionalfesti0000royc |url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-57607-089-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/traditionalfesti0000royc/page/213 213]–215}}</ref><ref name="Melton2011p459">{{cite book|author=Constance A Jones|editor=J. Gordon Melton|title=Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lD_2J7W_2hQC&pg=PA459 |year=2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-59884-206-7|page=459}}</ref>
During the event, which takes place during August or September on the day after Krishna Janmashtami. It involves communities hanging a clay pot filled with yogurt (''dahi''), butter, or another milk-based food at a convenient or tall height. Young men and women form teams, make a human pyramid, and attempt to reach or break the pot. As they do so, people surround them, sing, play music, and cheer them on. It is a public spectacle, and an old tradition. More recently, Dahi Handi was lavished with media coverage, prize money and commercial sponsorships.<ref name=" Roy2005p213"/><ref name=CNNDMello/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/aug/240808-janmashtami-celebrated.htm|title=Janmashtami celebrated with zeal, enthusiasm|work=Mid Day|date=24 August 2008|access-date=12 August 2009}}</ref> The event is based on the legend of the god Krishna along with his friends mischievously stealing butter and other curd from neighbouring homes in Gokul as a child. He is also called ''Makhan chor'' or ''butter thief''. The neighbours would try to avert his mischief by hanging the pots high out of his reach, but Krishna would find creative ways to reach them.<ref name=bryant9>{{cite book|author=Edwin Francis Bryant|title=Krishna: A Sourcebook|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=0z02cZe8PU8C| year=2007| publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-803400-1|pages=9–10, 115–116, 265–267}}</ref><ref name="Hawley2014ix">{{cite book|author=John Stratton Hawley|title=Krishna, The Butter Thief|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ncb_AwAAQBAJ |year= 2014|publisher= Princeton University Press|isbn= 978-1-4008-5540-7|pages=ix–xi, 3–11, 89, 256, 313–319}}</ref>
== Significance and description == {{further|Krishna Janmashtami}} thumb|''Govinda pathaks'' forming a human tower to break the Dahi handi In Maharastra, Janmashtami is celebrated as Dahi Handi (''dahi'': curd, ''handi'': earthen pot)<ref name="Melton2011">{{cite book|author=J. Gordon Melton|title=Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KDU30Ae4S4cC&pg=PA459|date=13 September 2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-59884-205-0|page=459}}</ref> It is organized roughly every August.<ref name=CNNDMello>{{cite news|last1=DMello|first1=Daniel|title=8 incredible facts about Mumbai|url=http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/life/8-incredible-facts-about-Mumbai-082838|access-date=23 July 2014|work=CNN|date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729030959/http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/life/8-incredible-facts-about-Mumbai-082838|archive-date=2014-07-29}}</ref> The festival Gokulashtami, known as Krishna Janmashtami in the rest of the country, is the celebration of Krishna's birth and Dahi Handi is part of it.<ref name="Mohapatra2013">{{cite book|author=J Mohapatra|title=Wellness In Indian Festivals & Rituals: Since the Supreme Divine is manifested in all the Gods, worship of any God is quite legitimate.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R0aVAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA139|date=24 December 2013|publisher=Partridge Publishing|isbn=978-1-4828-1689-1|page=139}}</ref> The event involves making a human pyramid and breaking an earthen pot filled with milk, curd, butter, fruits and water which is hung at a convenient height, thus imitating the actions of child Krishna.<ref name=FPVijapurkar1/> Sometimes the prize money is added to the pot instead.<ref name=JAPMNemade>{{cite journal|author1=P Nemade|author2=R Wade|author3=AR Patwardhan|author4=S Kale|title=Evaluation of nature and extent of injuries during Dahihandi festival|journal=Journal of Postgraduate Medicine|date=4 January 2013|volume=58|issue=4|pages=262–264|doi=10.4103/0022-3859.105445|pmid=23298920|doi-access=free}}</ref>
The terms ''govinda'' (also another name of Krishna) or ''govinda pathak'' are used to refer to the people who participate in forming this human pyramid. They practise in groups weeks before the actual event. These groups are called ''mandals'' and they go around the local areas, attempting to break as many pots as possible during the event. Pyramid formation needs coordination and focus; the lowest layers consist of the most people, preferably sturdy, while the middle layer players need to pay attention to those below as well as those standing on their shoulders. The outer layer individuals need to focus on maintaining balance. As lighter people are needed higher up, the topmost layer usually has a single child. Breaking the pot usually ends up with the contents spilling over the participants.<ref name="Melton2011"/> Traditionally, spectators throw water on the participants to deter them and people chant in Marathi "''Ala re ala, Govinda ala''" (govindas have arrived).<ref name=Hw>{{cite web|title=Ceremony of Dahi Handi|url=http://www.happywink.org/janmashtami/ceremony-dahi-handi.html|publisher=Happywink.org|access-date=25 July 2014}}</ref> The pyramid formation is often accompanied by crowds, music and dancing.<ref name=CNNDMello/>
In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana this festival is celebrated as Utlotsavam (In Telugu Utti: a fibrous network sling to hang pots and Utsavam: Festival). At the famous Tirupati Venkateswara Temple, this ancient sport is celebrated with great fervor on navami (the day after krishna janmastami).<ref name=utlotsavam /> The processional deities of Sri Krishna Swamy and Sri Malayappa Swamy are taken in a procession around the temple to the place just in-front of temple where Utlotsavam is performed.<ref name=utlotsavam2 /> The sport is played in front of the deities by local youth to try and win the prize money which is tied to the end of a 25 foot long wooden post, smeared with sticky and other oily substances.<ref name=utlotsavam2 />
==Celebration and economics== The participants form a pyramid consisting usually below 9-tiers, and are given three attempts to break the earthen pot. Every year thousands of people and hundreds of ''govinda'' teams gather at Pune, Mumbai and Thane's Dahi Handi events. {{as of|2011}}, the prize money for the events usually range between {{INRConvert|1|l}}–{{INRConvert|12|l}} depending on the organizers and its sponsors.<ref name=TOIBirajdar/> Each year, the prizes and scale of the celebrations increase due to the participation of political parties and commercialisation.<ref name=TOIBirajdar>{{cite news|last1=Birajdar|first1=Laxmi|title=Higher stakes, grander celebrations this 'dahi-handi'|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Higher-stakes-grander-celebrations-this-dahi-handi/articleshow/9690151.cms|access-date=29 July 2014|work=The Times of India|date=22 August 2011}}</ref>
Local and state political parties like the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), are active during this event, with each offering their own prize money. Each party sponsors its own set of ''mandals''.<ref name=DNAShukla/> Their involvement has increased in the 2000s, thereby increasing competition and prize money. Thus, numerous teams compete against each other in successive events for the prizes throughout the city.<ref name=JAPMNemade/> Actors from Bollywood, Marathi actors and singers take part in this event.<ref name=DNAShukla>{{cite news|author1=Ashutosh Shukla|author2=Geeta Desai|title=Dahi handi stakes grow bigger|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-dahi-handi-stakes-grow-bigger-1880443|access-date=23 July 2014|work=DNA|date=27 August 2013}}</ref> Some ''mandals'' even incorporated social messages like female foeticide or about the environment into their act; the Shiv Sena and MNS focus on Marathi culture.<ref name=TOIMishra>{{cite news|author1=Ambarish Mishra|author2=Nitin Yeshwantrao|author3=Bella Jaisinghani|title=Nine-tier handi breaks into Guinness Records|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Nine-tier-handi-breaks-into-Guinness-Records/articleshow/15441796.cms?referral=PM|access-date=23 July 2014|work=Times of India|date=11 August 2012}}</ref> Some years, Castellers from Catalonia also take part in the competition.<ref name=TOISen>{{cite news|last1=Sen|first1=Debarati S|title=Thane's Dahi Handi gets the Spanish flavour again|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/Thanes-Dahi-Handi-gets-the-Spanish-flavour-again/articleshow/40316318.cms|access-date=16 August 2014|work=The Times of India|date=16 August 2014}}</ref>
thumb|left|A Dahi Handi, tied up high for the Hindu festival of Janmashtmi Krishna. In 2012, a ''mandal''<ref>a club for forming human pyramids: see above</ref> called Jai Jawan Govinda Pathak from Jogeshwari, Mumbai, made an entry into the Guinness World Record by forming a human pyramid of 9 tiers {{convert|43.79|ft}} at the Dahi Handi event held in Thane; the previous record was held by Spain since 1981.<ref name=FPVijapurkar1>{{cite news|last1=Vijapurkar|first1=Mahesh|title=Ban on kids: How Mumbai's dahi handi became a political event|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ban-on-kids-how-mumbais-dahi-handi-became-a-political-event-1664261.html|access-date=16 August 2014|work=Firstpost|date=16 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=TOIMishra/> A lobby pushed for the possibility of making it an official sport in the same year, while critics said that it should remain just a street celebration.<ref name=FVijapurkar>{{cite news|last1=Vijapurkar|first1=Mahesh|title=Dahi handi: From prank to political platform, but a sport?|url=http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/dahi-handi-from-prank-to-political-platform-but-a-sport-413571.html|access-date=29 July 2014|work=Firstpost|date=10 August 2012}}</ref>
In 2008 a ''mandal'' known as Mazgaon Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal made the first ever 9-tier human pyramid in India at Vartak Nagar Thane.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/news/india/gokulashtami-celebrations/articleshow/3408093.cms | title=The Mazgaon Tadwadi Utsav Mandal forms a 9 tier human pyramid to win the prize money of 11 lakh in Thane - Photogallery }}</ref> The Mazgaon area is also known as a Dahi Handi Chi Pandhari as they have maintained and followed all the rituals for a long period of time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/art-street-dedicated-govinda-pathaks-sculpture-talks-best-mazgaon-tadwadi-7917229/ | title=Art Street: Dedicated to govinda pathaks, this sculpture talks the best about Mazgaon Tadwadi | date=14 May 2022 }}</ref> Also the Mazgaon Tadwadi Govinda Pathak made the first ever 6-tier, 7-tier and 8- tier pyramids.
==Issues== The presence of these mass celebrations and ''mandals'' cause traffic congestion and problems like excessive littering.<ref name=TOIMishra/> It also causes the issue of sound pollution, with the Supreme Court of India's prescribed guidelines being 55–65 decibels.<ref name=TOIYeshwantrao>{{cite news|last1=Yeshwantrao|first1=Nitin|title=51 dahi handi groups get noise pollution notice|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/51-dahi-handi-groups-get-noise-pollution-notice/articleshow/9713900.cms|access-date=29 July 2014|work=The Times of India|date=24 August 2011}}</ref>
Participation carries a high risk of mortality. The number of injuries increased due to higher competition since 2000. A report in 2012 from the ''Journal of Postgraduate Medicine'', concluded that "There is a considerable risk of serious, life-threatening injuries inherent to human pyramid formation and descent in the Dahihandi festival".<ref name=JAPMNemade/> It recommended safety guidelines like reducing the height of the pot, preventing children from participating and using safety gear.<ref name=JAPMNemade/>
In 2012, over 225 ''govindas'' were injured with one casualty; this was higher than the previous year's 205.<ref name=TOIMasand>{{cite news|author1=Pratibha Masand|author2=Nitin Yeshwantrao|title=1 dies, 225 hurt in dahi handi revelry|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/1-dies-225-hurt-in-dahi-handi-revelry/articleshow/15442166.cms|access-date=29 July 2014|work=The Times of India|date=11 August 2012}}</ref> The government of Maharashtra banned children below 12 years from participating in 2014.<ref name="THDeshpande">{{cite news|last1=Deshpande|first1=Vinaya|title=Parents happy with ban on children under 12 taking part in dahi handis|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parents-happy-with-ban-on-children-under-12-taking-part-in-dahi-handis/article6231360.ece|access-date=25 July 2014|work=The Hindu|date=21 July 2014}}</ref> The Bombay High Court later ruled in August that the minimum age should be raised to 18 years and height of the pyramid should be no more than 20 feet due to safety reasons.<ref name=TOISequeira>{{cite news|last1=Sequeira|first1=Rosy|title=Dahi handi participants must be over 18, up to 4-level human pyramid: Bombay HC|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Dahi-handi-participants-must-be-over-18-up-to-4-level-human-pyramid-Bombay-HC/articleshow/40064772.cms|access-date=12 August 2014|work=The Times of India|date=11 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=IT1>{{cite news|title=Dahi handi participants must be over 18: Bombay HC|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/dahi-handi-participants-must-be-over-18-bombay-high-court-203650-2014-08-11|access-date=12 August 2014|work=India Today|date=11 August 2014}}</ref> The Supreme Court of India refused to clarify the Bombay High Court thereby upholding it, but various organizations have re-appealed on different legal grounds. They state that olympic sports are dangerous and cause injuries too, but that is not sufficient grounds to ban Olympic participation. Banning a religious tradition, they state, infringes on the religious rights of a particular community.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/dahi-handi-festival-in-mumbai-supreme-court-upholds-20-ft-height-cap-2981765/ Dahi Handi festival in Mumbai: Supreme Court upholds 20-ft height cap], Indian Express (August 18, 2016)</ref> Several parties have defied the ban.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/dahi-handi-thane-mns-workers-sc-order-defied-337175-2016-08-25 Dahi Handi: MNS workers defy Supreme Court, string up matki over 40 feet in Thane], Indian Today</ref>
== Modern developments ==
=== Pro Govinda League === The Pro Govinda League (PGL) is a professionalized, competitive version of the traditional Dahi Handi event, a popular cultural celebration in Maharashtra, India, held during Krishna Janmashtami. The PGL features organized teams, formal safety protocols, player auctions and televised matches, aiming to elevate the traditional sport to a professionally structured sporting event. The league was launched by former chief minister Eknath Shinde in 2022, to promote the native sport along the lines of other professional sports. The game’s first season was in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Racing to become Pro Govinda League’s Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/racing-to-become-pro-govinda-league-s-virat-kohli-and-rohit-sharma-101723748884212.html |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-30 |title=State govt to organise Pro Govinda event |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/state-govt-to-organise-pro-govinda-event/articleshow/103189089.cms |access-date=2025-08-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
=== Latest Season === The third season, held from 7 to 9 August 2025 at the Dome SVP Stadium<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-26 |title=Dome SVP Stadium - Dome India |url=https://domeindia.com/dome-svp-stadium/ |access-date=2025-08-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> in Worli, Mumbai, involved 16 city-based teams competing for a record prize pool of ₹1.5 crore.<ref name="TOIPrize">{{cite news |date=4 August 2025 |title=State pulls out of Pro Govinda League even as prize amount reaches record Rs 1.5 crore |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/state-pulls-out-of-pro-govinda-league-even-as-prize-amount-reaches-record-rs-1-5-crore/articleshow/122304154.cms |access-date=16 August 2025 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Season 3 also featured West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle as brand ambassador, aiming to increase international visibility for the event.<ref name="ETEdge">{{cite news |date=5 August 2025 |title=Pro Govinda League Season 3 set to break boundaries with Chris Gayle as Brand Ambassador |url=https://etedge-insights.com/trending/pro-govinda-league-season-3-set-to-break-boundaries-with-chris-gayle-as-brand-ambassador-global-spotlight-on-dahi-handi/ |access-date=16 August 2025 |work=ET Edge Insights}}</ref> The league has received coverage in national media and on streaming platforms, with commentators noting it as a significant example of the commercialization and modernization of the Dahi Handi tradition.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news |date=5 August 2025 |title=Pro Govinda League set to kick off in Mumbai on August 7 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/pro-govinda-league-set-to-kick-off-in-mumbai-on-august-7/ |access-date=16 August 2025 |work=The Tribune}}</ref><ref name="ZEE5">{{cite news |date=6 August 2025 |title=Pro Govinda League Season 3: Where Culture Meets Competition – Catch Top Teams on ZEE5 |url=https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/pro-govinda-league-season-3-where-culture-meets-competition-catch-top-teams-on-zee5/ |access-date=16 August 2025 |work=ZEE5 Blog}}</ref><ref name="DH">{{cite news |date=7 August 2025 |title=Pro Govinda League Season 3 kicks off in Maharashtra |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/pro-govinda-league-season-3-kicks-off-in-maharashtra-3607874 |access-date=16 August 2025 |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
=== Key Features of the Pro Govinda League ===
* '''Professional Structure:''' The PGL transforms the traditional Dahi Handi into a formalized league with organized teams, formal safety measures, player auctions, and televised matches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India’s Ultimate Human Pyramid Challenge {{!}} Pro Govinda League 2025 |url=https://www.progovindaindia.com/ |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=www.progovindaindia.com |language=en}}</ref> * '''Team Competition:''' Teams compete against each other, with matches often involving multiple bouts, each with its own set of rules and scoring. * '''Safety Protocols:''' The league emphasizes safety, with measures like safety nets and mattresses to cushion falls, and age and height restrictions for participants. <ref>{{Cite web |title=11-Year-Old Falls To Death During Dahi Handi Practice In Mumbai: What Is The Age Limit For Govindas? |url=https://www.news18.com/cities/mumbai-news/11-year-old-falls-to-death-during-dahi-handi-practice-in-mumbai-what-is-the-age-limit-for-govindas-ws-kl-9500115.html |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> * '''National Recognition:''' The PGL aims to expand its reach beyond Maharashtra, allowing teams to represent cities from across India, giving the competition a broader national character, according to league organizers. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-08 |title=State pulls out of Pro Govinda League even as prize amount reaches record Rs 1.5 crore |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/state-pulls-out-of-pro-govinda-league-even-as-prize-amount-reaches-record-rs-1-5-crore/articleshow/122304154.cms#:~:text=On%20July%205,%20a%20competitive,BJP%20CM%20in%20Devendra%20Fadnavis.&text=Sarnaik's%20son,%20Purvesh,%20league%20president,national%20character%22,%20said%20Sarnaik. |access-date=2025-08-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> * '''Financial Aspects:''' The PGL has increased its prize pool significantly, with the 2025 season offering a record ₹1.5 crore, with the winning team receiving ₹75 lakh, according to organizers. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Newsband |title=From human pyramids to prime time: Pro Govinda League Season 3 blends culture, celebrity, and competition |url=https://www.newsband.in/article_detail/From%20human%20pyramids%20to%20prime%20time:%C2%A0Pro%20Govinda%20League%20Season%203%20blends%20culture,%20celebrity,%20and%20competition |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=www.newsband.in}}</ref> * '''Brand Ambassadors:''' The league has attracted celebrity endorsements, with Chris Gayle serving as a brand ambassador to enhance international visibility. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Newsband |title=Chris Gayle Launches Pro Govinda League 3, Calls It “Pure Sport” |url=https://www.newsband.in/article_detail/Chris%20Gayle%20Launches%20Pro%20Govinda%20League%203,%C2%A0Calls%20It%20%E2%80%9CPure%20Sport%E2%80%9D |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=www.newsband.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sports Spotlight: Chris Gayle Named Brand Ambassador of Pro Govinda League |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/chris-gayle-becomes-ambassador-of-pro-govinda-league-3620136 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> * '''Mumbai Based:''' The PGL is based in Mumbai, with the 2025 season taking place at the SVP Dome in Worli. * '''Cultural Significance:''' The PGL is seen as a celebration of courage, teamwork, and the cultural heritage of Maharashtra.
==See also== *Ganesh Chaturthi *Holi *Raksha Bandhan *Diwali *Castell
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Dahi Handi}} * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-11398799 Making human pyramids pay in India] * [http://www.mumbaimirror.com/photos/news/mumbai-celebrates-dahi-handi-festival/mumbaiphotos/22137871.cms Mumbai celebrates Dahi Handi festival]
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