United Youth Club from Pajifond
Margao will be conducting the Dahi Handi celebrations for the 15th year in
succession. Arguably Margao’s biggest event around Janmashtami, the club hosts the
event near Big G mall. Apart from the main event of breaking of the Handi, the
club has organised other cultural programmes such as a Dandiya performance,
fancy dress competition for kids, etc. The President of the Club, Julen Desai
says, “The height of the Handi will be around 20 feet this year. With regards
to safety, we have arranged for around 50 sacks filled with sawdust to act as a
cushion to ensure that Gopis (Participants attempting to break the Handi) don’t
get hurt.”
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In Vasco, Three Brothers, a
group that was started by a Hindu, a Muslim and a Catholic person, easily
qualifies as an excellent example of communal harmony in the state. The group
has been conducting the Dahi Handi programme for the past 38 years. This year, the
area near Sulekha Laundry will witness Gopis competing for a cash prize worth
Rs 25,000 and a trophy. Cultural programmes and orchestra will build up to the
main event of the breaking of the Handi which is expected to take place at
around 6.30 pm tomorrow.
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Ravindra Bhavan, Margao is
planning to celebrate the Janmashtami festivities in a bigger way for the first
time this year. Apart from the usual cultural programmes, the event organised
by Ravindra Bhavan Margao and the Lokmanya Society will see an interesting
round of fancy dress competition named ‘Devki-Nandan’ where two participants –
a mother and son, will compete for the best costume. The programme will be held
at the Khel Maidan opposite Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.
