Every year, the city comes alive during Janmashtami and the subsequent Dahi Handi celebration which starts early and goes on till the end of the day. The last two years have been very different due to the Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdown because people weren't able to go out. The festival which usually starts with a puja in the night is followed by people stepping out with their friends and family to participate or watch govindas breaking the dahi handi across the city. Now, two years later, they are leaving no stone unturned and going to their favourite areas to experience the full fervour of the day
Updated On: 2022-08-19 07:42 PM IST
In the Satam household, they have been doing puja of a Lord Krishna photograph that has been passed down three generations after Abhishek's grandfather had it in his house when he was a child. The family offers curd and poha to Lord Krishna as prasad, followed by regular food. Photo Courtesy: Abhishek Satam
Every year, Satam, an avid photographer sets out along with his friends on Janmashtami to click pictures around Dadar, Matunga and Lalbaug of Dahi Handi celebrations. While they haven't been able to do it in the last two years, this year they went out and made the most of it. Photo Courtesy: Abhishek Satam
Mamata Amkar (last on the right) is another Mumbaikar, who is celebrating the festival. She is a part of the Swastik Dahi Handi pathak in Goregaon. She has been participating with an all-girls group that breaks the dahi handi since 2007. In the photo, Amkar gathers with her group before they go out to break the dahi handi in Mumbai on August 19. Photo Courtesy: Mamata Amkar
Virar-based Amkar, who is a part of the all-women's group Swastik Dahi Handi pathak (in picture) in Goregaon, has been training for the last 15 days with them, to break the Dahi Handi in the city today. Photo Courtesy: Mamata Amkar
An all-women's group attempts to break the Dahi Handi in a Dadar locality in Mumbai, as people watch them on the occasion of Janmashtami, the festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna. Photo Courtesy: Abhishek Satam
Boys who are part of a pathak that breaks the Dahi Handi in Dadar, dance to the tunes of the music as their friends surrounding them enjoy the Janmashtami festivities after two years. Photo Courtesy: Abhishek Satam
A group tries to break a Dahi Handi in Mumbai's Kalachowki area in Parel with an overcast sky, as people came out for the first time in two years to celebrate the festival of Janmashtami. Photo Courtesy: Abhishek Satam
