Students of Motilal Nehru Hostel take part in ‘Dahi Handi’ ceremony on the occasion of ‘Janmashtami’ festival, at Jagdalpur, in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, August 16, 2025.
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Two people died and more than 300 sustained injuries during the Dahi Handi festival in Mumbai and Thane, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement.
Of the 318 persons injured in Mumbai, only 24 were under treatment, including a nine-year-old boy. The remaining 294 people were discharged after treatment on Saturday (August 16, 2025).
The Dahi Handi festival, celebrated a day after Krishna Janmashtami, involves a group of men and women forming a human pyramid to break an earthen pot with curd in it, tied to a hanging rope.
Officials of the BMC said that 135 persons were injured in Mumbai, of whom 119 have been discharged and 16 are still under treatment, including one person in a critical condition. In the eastern suburbs, of the 72 injured, two are still under treatment, while 70 have been discharged. In the Western suburbs, 111 were injured, with 105 discharged, and six under treatment, including one person in critical condition.
Published – August 17, 2025 10:57 pm IST
