The Human Pyramid
Dahi Handi (a pot filled
with curd) is a festival in which a pot is tied at a Height of 30 to 40 feet ,
a team of participants form a human pyramid to reach the to the pot and
break it. Each participating team is given 3 attempts and whichever team
achieves the Task of breaking the pot 1st is the winner. These Street Sports
are sponsored and prize money can range from 2 lakh to 12 lakh (2500$ -
15000$) or some times even more. All the big names and most of the
Bollywood Actors also support this event and sometimes acts as guest of
Honors.
Dahi Handi is celebrated
in the month of August or September each year. This year the celebration
is on 3rd September and it will be attended by millions of people and tourists. India has a world record of Highest Human pyramid, it was 9 storied and 43.9 feet tall . In this event some times teams from Catalonia also participates.
History
The festival is
celebrated in the memory of Lord Krishna's Childhood. When Krishna was a
child his Uncle, who was the king of mathura , many times attempted to get
Krishna killed but each time he was unsuccessful. So as to find Krishna he
prohibited every one in the village from having milk products and tried to starve
the children of mathura in the hope of killing his Nephew. Krishna defied the
order many times and to save Krishan from Kansa people of the town use to hide it and sometimes they use to tie the pot at a higher
place. Krishna with his friends always found a way to steal the butter and some
time he and his friend would make a human pyramid to reach to the
pot filled with curd and butter.The teams participating in dahi handi try to
mimic the role of Krishna and his friends in building pyramid and breaking
the pots.
Live Update about
tomorrows dahi handi in Maharashtra and Krishna Janmashtami in Vrindavan
will be provided in a separate blog.
Jai Sri Krishna and happy Krishna Janmasthami to all the
readers :)
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