Around 153 Injured Mumbai, 64 In Thane Trying To Form Human Pyramid During Dahi Handi Competition
2 years, 4 months ago

Around 153 Injured Mumbai, 64 In Thane Trying To Form Human Pyramid During Dahi Handi Competition

ABP News  

New Delhi: About 153 Dahi Handi participants were injured in Mumbai and 64 in Thane city while forming a human pyramid during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, the civic body officials said on Saturday. Civic-run hospitals, including Nair Hospital, treated 12 participants, 10 were treated in Sion Hospital, six were taken to Trauma Care Hospital, Bhabha Hospital five, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital three and Shatabdi Hospital treated two participants. Thirteen participants were treated at state-run GT Hospital, five at Saint George hospital and three at JJ hospital, while several others were admitted at private medical facilities, according to the civic body officials, reported PTI. "A total of 64 participants suffered injuries while forming human pyramids as part of Dahi Handi celebrations in Thane city on Friday.

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245 'Govindas' injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai
3 months, 3 weeks ago

245 'Govindas' injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: A total of 245 'Govindas' or youngsters involved in forming human pyramids as part of the 'Dahi Handi' celebrations were injured in Mumbai a day ago, civic officials said on Wednesday. As part of the celebrations, Govindas form multi-tiered human pyramids to break Dahi Handis suspended mid-air. Eleven of them were admitted to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation -run KEM …

Dahi Handi celebrations underway in Mumbai; 35 major mandals in Pune to hold joint Dahi Handi event to ease traffic woes
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Dahi Handi celebrations underway in Mumbai; 35 major mandals in Pune to hold joint Dahi Handi event to ease traffic woes

The Hindu  

Dahi Handi festival is being celebrated in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday to mark Krishna Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. Over the last few years, some Dahi Handi events backed by politicians in Mumbai and its metropolitan region, including Thane, Kalyan, Navi Mumbai and Panvel, have become famous due to hefty prize money, the presence …

Dahi Handi: Mumbai’s ‘Govindas’ underway, security tightened
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Dahi Handi: Mumbai’s ‘Govindas’ underway, security tightened

Live Mint  

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25-year-old dahi handi participant becomes paralysed after fall
1 year, 3 months ago

25-year-old dahi handi participant becomes paralysed after fall

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Suraj Kadam, 25, is lying in KEM Hospital’s high-dependency unit, a ward for intensive observation, treatment and nursing care, after being diagnosed with quadriplegia or paralysis below the chest level. “He was on the second level of the pyramid when the person above him slipped and fell on Suraj,” said Sachin Jadhav, Kadam’s uncle. “When the person above him …

Mumbai: 195 'Govindas' injured in Dahi Handi celebrations, several admitted to hospital in critical condition
1 year, 3 months ago

Mumbai: 195 'Govindas' injured in Dahi Handi celebrations, several admitted to hospital in critical condition

India TV News  

Dahi Handi celebrations: On the occasion of Janmashtami in Mumbai, as many as 195 'Govindas' were injured in different incident while celebrating Dahi Handi and several are admitted to hospitals, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said on Friday. Several were admitted to hospital The BMC has reported that during the Dahi Handi celebrations organized on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami in Mumbai, …

Dahi handi 2023: History, significance, celebrations
1 year, 3 months ago

Dahi handi 2023: History, significance, celebrations

Live Mint  

Dahi Handi, one of India's favorite festivals, is all set to light up the skies once again. The term "Dahi Handi" translates to "pot of yogurt," symbolising Krishna's fondness for it. The highlight of Dahi Handi is the formation of human pyramids, called "Govindas," to reach and break the Dahi Handi suspended at a considerable height. The pyramid gradually takes …

Mumbai: 24-year-old 'Dahi Handi' participant dies; FIR against event organiser
2 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai: 24-year-old 'Dahi Handi' participant dies; FIR against event organiser

India TV News  

Highlights A 'Govinda' died after suffering injuries in Dahi Handi festival on August 19 in Mumbai Sandesh Dalvi suffered serious head injuries after he fell from a human pyramid He died at the Nanavati Hospital on Aug 22, the official from Vile Parle police station said Mumbai NEWS : A 24-year-old 'Govinda' died after suffering injuries in the Dahi Handi …

Why Eknath Shinde gave 'adventure sport' tag to Dahi Handi in Maharashtra
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Eknath Shinde gave 'adventure sport' tag to Dahi Handi in Maharashtra

India Today  

Like every year, Maharashtra celebrated the Dahi Handi festival with a lot of enthusiasm this Janmashtami. For over a decade now, almost all the 1,100 registered Dahi Handi groups/clubs in Mumbai had been demanding adventure sport status for the event. The status of adventure sport means the ‘Govindas’—young men who scale the multi-tiered human rings to smash the yoghurt-filled pots …

Maha: 153 Dahi Handi participants injured in Mumbai, 64 in Thane city
2 years, 4 months ago

Maha: 153 Dahi Handi participants injured in Mumbai, 64 in Thane city

India TV News  

As many as 153 'Govindas' or Dahi Handi participants were injured while forming human pyramids during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Mumbai, while 64 suffered injuries in Thane city, civic officials said on Saturday. Civic-run hospitals, including Nair Hospital treated 12 participants, Sion Hospital 10, Trauma Care Hospital six, Bhabha Hospital five, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital three and Shatabdi Hospital treated …

Mumbai: Over 100 injured while forming human pyramids during Dahi Handi
2 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai: Over 100 injured while forming human pyramids during Dahi Handi

Firstpost  

According to the municipal body, while most of them were discharged after treatment, 23 participants were admitted to hospitals and their condition was said to be stable New Delhi: As many as 111 ‘Govindas’ or Dahi Handi participants were injured while forming human pyramids during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Mumbai on Friday, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The state …

Janmashtami celebrations in full swing in Mumbai | Pics
2 years, 4 months ago

Janmashtami celebrations in full swing in Mumbai | Pics

India Today  

Krishna Janmashtami, which marks the birth of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated with great pomp and show across India. #WATCH | Maharashtra: Girls participate in the Dahi Handi competition in Mumbai on the occasion of Janmashtami Visuals from Dadar Nakshatra Lane, Mumbai pic.twitter.com/0PwbhPd1y2 — ANI August 19, 2022 Devotees gathered at Iskcon temple in the city to mark Janmashtmi celebrations. …

Janmashtami 2022: Govindas set world record by smashing 50 ft high dahi handi in Mumbai
2 years, 4 months ago

Janmashtami 2022: Govindas set world record by smashing 50 ft high dahi handi in Mumbai

India Today  

The Govindas of Jai Jawan Govinda Pathak team has set a Guinness Book of World Record for the tallest human pyramid and smashed a dahi handi at the height of 50 ft in Mumbai. They formed the tallest human pyramid during the recent Dahi Handi festival in the city and surpassed Spain and China to enter the prestigious Guinness Book …

Krishna Janmashtami 2022: Country celebrates Dahi Handi festival with great pomp and grandeur
2 years, 4 months ago

Krishna Janmashtami 2022: Country celebrates Dahi Handi festival with great pomp and grandeur

Hindustan Times  

Krishna Janmashtami 2022: Country celebrates Dahi Handi festival with great pomp and grandeur Dahi Handi festival sees groups of 'govindas' moving around in cities and vying with each other in breaking Dahi Handis. Dahi Handi festival sees groups of 'govindas' moving around in cities and vying with each other in breaking Dahi Handis and winning prizes. 1 / 6 The …

Rs 55 Lakh, Spain Visit: Maha Political Parties Up the Ante for Dahi Handi Winners in Show of Strength
2 years, 4 months ago

Rs 55 Lakh, Spain Visit: Maha Political Parties Up the Ante for Dahi Handi Winners in Show of Strength

News 18  

After two years of subdued revelry, the ‘Dahi Handi’ festival is likely to be celebrated on a grand scale in Maharashtra as the government has lifted all coronavirus-related curbs. The adventure sport tag will allow young participants in Dahi Handi events, organised to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna, to apply for government jobs under the sports quota. The BJP, …

Janmashtami 2022: More than 100 Govindas injured in Mumbai this year
2 years, 4 months ago

Janmashtami 2022: More than 100 Govindas injured in Mumbai this year

India TV News  

Mumbai saw 111 Dahi Handi participants get hurt this year while celebrating Krishna Janmashtami, officials said on Friday. Across Maharashtra, Govinda troupes build human pyramids to reach and break an earthen pot containing buttermilk and curd suspended high above the ground on this day. Dahi Handi events and Govinda troupes receive considerable political patronage in cities like Mumbai and Thane. …

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