Dahi Handi 2023: The festival of Dahi Handi is celebrated on the ninth day of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month. On this day there is a law to break a pot full of butter. The childhood pastimes of Shri Krishna are remembered from this incident. The festival of Dahi Handi is celebrated on the next day of Janmashtami. This festival is celebrated with great pomp in Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul and Maharashtra.
It is believed that there was a tradition of celebrating Dahi Handi in Dwapar Yuga. Dahi Handi is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm. On this day, a group of Govindas break a pot filled with curd. This matki is planted at a very high height. It is believed that by breaking the earthen pot on this day, sorrows in the house go away and happiness resides in the house.
Remembering the childhood pastimes of Shri Krishna, this festival of Dahi Handi is celebrated with great reverence. Those who have celebrated Janmashtami on 6th September will celebrate Dahi Handi on 7th September, while those who have celebrated Janmashtami on 7th September will celebrate Dahi Handi on 8th September.
Shri Krishna loved milk, curd and butter. That’s why Shri Krishna along with his friends used to steal butter from his neighbors house and eat it. For this reason, Krishna ji is also called butter thief. Disturbed by Shri Krishna’s habit of stealing butter, the gopis had started tying the pot of butter in their house at a height. But Shri Krishna foiled even this attempt of the Gopis by forming his own group. This is why we celebrate Dahi Handi. Shri Krishna was very mischievous in his child form, remembering his mischievous form and mischief, the festival of Dahi Handi is celebrated.
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