Maharashtra celebrated Janmashtami with Dahi Handi on 3 September. Actor Varun Dhawan joined the fun at a mandal in Ghatkopar in Mumbai. The actor mingled with the fans, danced to some of his songs, which of course drove the fans wild, and talked about how touched he was with the celebrations.
Since morning, thousands of Govinda groups trooped out and fanned out all over the city and in places like Pune, Nagpur, Kolhapur and others to form human pyramids and break the Dahi Handi, an earthen pot having a delicious mixture of curd and butter, commemorating the birth and symbolizing the spirit of lord Krishna.
Lord Krishna's birth was heralded amid prayers, chanting hymns, ringing bells and aartis at the two main venues in Mumbai -- the ISKCON temples in Chowpatty and Juhu -- at the midnight of Sunday-Monday, with a welcome drizzle in many parts of Mumbai.
(With inputs from IANS)
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