REJOICE IN LORD KRISHNA'S GLORY-"Ala re ala, Govinda ala"

Celebration of Janmashtami, birth of the famous Lord Krishna includes a number of ceremonies like, Raslila, Jhankis (tableaux) etc. Dahi Handi is a popular ceremony, celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and glee. Dahi Handi is an enactment of Lord Krishna's efforts to steal butter from Matka (earthen pot) suspended from the ceiling.Humans form a piramid to break the HANDi( earthen pot )