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Pune Dahi Handi to Feature Traditional Music This Year
The Punit Balan Group is organizing a Dahi-Handi celebration, where teams build human pyramids.
This year, they're ditching the DJs and sticking to traditional music, like drums and bands, to make it more enjoyable.
This change aims to make traffic better and reduce the work for the police.
Many groups are participating, and there will be special performances, including a show from Ujjain.
This is the second year for this event, which brings together many Ganpati mandals.
The Punit Balan Group (PBG) will hold a combined Dahi-Handi event featuring traditional music.
The event includes 23 Ganpati mandals and replaces DJ music with traditional instruments.
The event aims to ease traffic and reduce burdens on the police department.
Traditional instruments like Dhol-Tasha and Prabhat Band will provide the music.
A special Shiv Mahakal program from Ujjain will be a key attraction.
- Who
- Punit Balan Group (PBG), Govinda teams, and participating Ganpati mandals.
- What
- Combined Dahi-Handi celebration with traditional music.
- Where
- Pune, specifically Lal Mahal Chowk on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Road.
- When
- Not specified in the article
- Why
- To celebrate the Dahi-Handi tradition and ease traffic congestion.
Key facts
- Organizer
- Punit Balan Group (PBG)
- Event Type
- Dahi-Handi
- Music Style
- Traditional instruments (no DJ)
- Key Location
- Lal Mahal Chowk, Pune
- Participating Mandals
- 23 Ganpati mandals
Timeline
Maharashtra will insure 'Govindas' at the Dahi Handi festival.
The government announced the insurance coverage plan.
This ensured safety for all participants.
1.5 lakh 'Govindas' will be covered by insurance.
Meanwhile, Punit Balan Group hosted a music-filled celebration in Wadala.
Quotes
Sushma Narvekar
chief editor, World Records Book of India
“The game of Dahi Handi is a challenge for Govinda teams. They try to break the Dahi Handi built at a high place by making human towers. This requires unity, perseverance and coordination.”
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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