Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi in Thane: Five-year-old among nine injured
At least nine `Govindas`, some of them as young as five- and 10 years old, were injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Thane city on Saturday, civic officials said in the evening: RDMC

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi in Thane: Five-year-old among nine injured
At least nine `Govindas`, some of them as young as five- and 10 years old, were injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Thane city on Saturday, civic officials said in the evening: RDMC

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: 14-year-old `govinda` dies in Mumbai, death toll reaches two
A 14-year-old `Govinda` dies during Dahi Handi festivities in Mumbai and the death toll reached two on Saturday night with around 95 Govindas being reported as injured from various hospitals in city, the BMC said

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: 14-year-old `govinda` dies in Mumbai, death toll reaches two
A 14-year-old `Govinda` dies during Dahi Handi festivities in Mumbai and the death toll reached two on Saturday night with around 95 Govindas being reported as injured from various hospitals in city, the BMC said

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi celebrations continue in Mumbai amid heavy rains in city
Amid heavy rains, a `govinda` team formed a 10-layer pyramid at an event in Thane, which Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik claimed was a "world record". He also announced a prize of Rs 25 lakh for the Konkan Nagar Raja Govinda Team, which achieved the feat. "Earlier, a record of nine layers was set on our stage. Today, govindas of Konkan Nagar achieved ten layers," Sarnaik`s son Purvesh, who organised the Thane event, said: PTI

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi celebrations continue in Mumbai amid heavy rains in city
Amid heavy rains, a `govinda` team formed a 10-layer pyramid at an event in Thane, which Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik claimed was a "world record". He also announced a prize of Rs 25 lakh for the Konkan Nagar Raja Govinda Team, which achieved the feat. "Earlier, a record of nine layers was set on our stage. Today, govindas of Konkan Nagar achieved ten layers," Sarnaik`s son Purvesh, who organised the Thane event, said: PTI

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Sea of devotees throng Lord Krishna temples in Mumbai
In Mumbai&rsquo;s Dadar, the crowd of devotees thronged Lord Krishna temples and celebrated Janmashtami by smashing handis hung several meters above the ground. The Krishna Janmotsav festivities in Dadar grabbed attention as a group of girls formed a human pyramid and were among the first in the city to break the city&rsquo;s first Handi: IANS

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Sea of devotees throng Lord Krishna temples in Mumbai
In Mumbai&rsquo;s Dadar, the crowd of devotees thronged Lord Krishna temples and celebrated Janmashtami by smashing handis hung several meters above the ground. The Krishna Janmotsav festivities in Dadar grabbed attention as a group of girls formed a human pyramid and were among the first in the city to break the city&rsquo;s first Handi: IANS

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Rains fail to dampen Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai
`Dahi Handi` was celebrated with fervour across the Mumbai metropolitan region on Saturday amid heavy rains as troupes of `govindas` competed with each other to break butter-filled pots hung high above the ground, and political parties tried to use the festival to woo the youth ahead of civic elections: PTI

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Rains fail to dampen Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai
`Dahi Handi` was celebrated with fervour across the Mumbai metropolitan region on Saturday amid heavy rains as troupes of `govindas` competed with each other to break butter-filled pots hung high above the ground, and political parties tried to use the festival to woo the youth ahead of civic elections: PTI

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi celebrations in Maharashtra, &lsquo;Jai Govinda&rsquo; chants fill the air
Janmashtami, the festival marking the birth of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated in various parts of Maharashtra with full religious fervour and gaiety. From Dadar to Virar in Mumbai to Surat in Gujarat, a large number of devotees congregated at multiple venues, earmarked for the Dahi Handi festival and immersed in festivities by chanting &lsquo;Jai Govinda&rsquo; slogans and breaking the symbolic handi: IANS

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi celebrations in Maharashtra, &lsquo;Jai Govinda&rsquo; chants fill the air
Janmashtami, the festival marking the birth of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated in various parts of Maharashtra with full religious fervour and gaiety. From Dadar to Virar in Mumbai to Surat in Gujarat, a large number of devotees congregated at multiple venues, earmarked for the Dahi Handi festival and immersed in festivities by chanting &lsquo;Jai Govinda&rsquo; slogans and breaking the symbolic handi: IANS

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi program in Ghatkopar honours soldiers involved in Operation Sindoor
A Dahi Handi program has been organised on the occasion of Janmashtami in Mumbai`s Ghatkopar area to honour the bravery of Indian soldiers who participated in Operation Sindoor, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday: ANI

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi program in Ghatkopar honours soldiers involved in Operation Sindoor
A Dahi Handi program has been organised on the occasion of Janmashtami in Mumbai`s Ghatkopar area to honour the bravery of Indian soldiers who participated in Operation Sindoor, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday: ANI

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: 75 Govindas injured during celebrations, two critical
A total of 75 Govindas were reported injured during Dahi Handi celebrations across Mumbai as per data received from various government and BMC hospitals up to 6pm and two were said to be critical: BMC

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: 75 Govindas injured during celebrations, two critical
A total of 75 Govindas were reported injured during Dahi Handi celebrations across Mumbai as per data received from various government and BMC hospitals up to 6pm and two were said to be critical: BMC

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Three Govindas injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Thane
Three young Govindas were injured during Dahi Handi celebrations and were admitted to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa by 4 pm. According to officials, the hospital informed that the injured include, Aditya Raghunath Verma, an 18-year-old boy from Waghoba Nagar, Kalwa East, suffered a head injury, Krishna Mithu Swayan, a 13-year-old boy from Mumbra, sustained an injury to his right hand and a 10-year-old boy from Atkoneshwar Nagar, Kalwa East, also suffered a head injury: RDMC&nbsp;

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Three Govindas injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Thane
Three young Govindas were injured during Dahi Handi celebrations and were admitted to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa by 4 pm. According to officials, the hospital informed that the injured include, Aditya Raghunath Verma, an 18-year-old boy from Waghoba Nagar, Kalwa East, suffered a head injury, Krishna Mithu Swayan, a 13-year-old boy from Mumbra, sustained an injury to his right hand and a 10-year-old boy from Atkoneshwar Nagar, Kalwa East, also suffered a head injury: RDMC&nbsp;

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Change imminent in BMC, Mahayuti govt has broken pot of sins, says CM Fadnavis
In a veiled dig at the Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said a change is imminent in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), as the BJP-led Mahayuti has "broken a pot of sins" of those who looted the civic body. The Mahayuti government has ushered in development of the city, Fadnavis said while speaking to reporters after attending Dahi Handi celebrations in the city: PTI

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Change imminent in BMC, Mahayuti govt has broken pot of sins, says CM Fadnavis
In a veiled dig at the Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said a change is imminent in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), as the BJP-led Mahayuti has "broken a pot of sins" of those who looted the civic body. The Mahayuti government has ushered in development of the city, Fadnavis said while speaking to reporters after attending Dahi Handi celebrations in the city: PTI

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: One dead during celebrations in Mumbai, says BMC
In a tragic incident during Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon, a 32-year-old man died. The deceased, Jagmohan Shivkiran Chaudhari, a member of the Bal Govinda Pathak, reportedly fell while tying the Dahi Handi rope at Maharashtra Nagar in Mankhurd: BMC&nbsp;

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: One dead during celebrations in Mumbai, says BMC
In a tragic incident during Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon, a 32-year-old man died. The deceased, Jagmohan Shivkiran Chaudhari, a member of the Bal Govinda Pathak, reportedly fell while tying the Dahi Handi rope at Maharashtra Nagar in Mankhurd: BMC&nbsp;

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Govindas form ten-layer human pyramid at Thane dahi handi event, minister claims it`s world record
A Govinda squad formed ten layers of a human pyramid at a Dahi Handi event organised in Thane on Saturday, organisers claimed. Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik praised the feat, stating that it is a "world record" in forming human layers during the festival. Sarnaik announced a prize of Rs 25 lakh for the Konkan Nagar Raja Govinda Team. The event was organised by the Pratap Sarnaik Foundation and Sanskriti Yuva Pratishthan, headed by his son Purvesh Sarnaik: PTI

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Govindas form ten-layer human pyramid at Thane dahi handi event, minister claims it`s world record
A Govinda squad formed ten layers of a human pyramid at a Dahi Handi event organised in Thane on Saturday, organisers claimed. Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik praised the feat, stating that it is a "world record" in forming human layers during the festival. Sarnaik announced a prize of Rs 25 lakh for the Konkan Nagar Raja Govinda Team. The event was organised by the Pratap Sarnaik Foundation and Sanskriti Yuva Pratishthan, headed by his son Purvesh Sarnaik: PTI

Janmashtami LIVE Updates: CM Fadnavis attends Parivartan Dahi Handi Utsav at Worli
The Parivartan Dahi Handi Utsav at Jambori Maidan, Worli, was graced by the presence of the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Janmashtami LIVE Updates: CM Fadnavis attends Parivartan Dahi Handi Utsav at Worli
The Parivartan Dahi Handi Utsav at Jambori Maidan, Worli, was graced by the presence of the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Govinda Pathak forms Dahi Handi at Lower Parel&rsquo;s Gopalkala 
On Saturday, Govinda Pathak formed a Dahi Handi (human pyramid) during the Gopalkala celebrations at Sitaram Jadhav Marg, Lower Parel West.&nbsp;
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Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Govinda Pathak forms Dahi Handi at Lower Parel&rsquo;s Gopalkala
On Saturday, Govinda Pathak formed a Dahi Handi (human pyramid) during the Gopalkala celebrations at Sitaram Jadhav Marg, Lower Parel West.&nbsp;

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Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Arivatarn Dahi Handi Utsav celebrated at Jambori Maidan, Worli 
Despite a red alert, Arivatarn Dahi Handi Utsav was celebrated at Worli&rsquo;s Jambori Maidan.&nbsp;
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Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Arivatarn Dahi Handi Utsav celebrated at Jambori Maidan, Worli
Despite a red alert, Arivatarn Dahi Handi Utsav was celebrated at Worli&rsquo;s Jambori Maidan.&nbsp;

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Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge extends greetings on Janmashtami, wishes peace and prosperity for all 
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami. In a post on X, Kharge wished happiness, prosperity, peace, and well-being for all.
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सभी देशवासियों को श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी के पावन पर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। आप सभी के जीवन में सुख-समृद्धि, शांति, उन्नति एवं खुशहाली का संचार हो, हमारी यही कामना है। <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyJanmashtami?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#HappyJanmashtami</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZeEXjYwj7A">pic.twitter.com/ZeEXjYwj7A</a>
&mdash; Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) <a href="https://twitter.com/kharge/status/1956554018974765357?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">August 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge extends greetings on Janmashtami, wishes peace and prosperity for all
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami.In a post on X, Kharge wished happiness, prosperity, peace, and well-being for all.

सभी देशवासियों को श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी के पावन पर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। आप सभी के जीवन में सुख-समृद्धि, शांति, उन्नति एवं खुशहाली का संचार हो, हमारी यही कामना है। #HappyJanmashtami pic.twitter.com/ZeEXjYwj7A
&mdash; Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 16, 2025


Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi Govinda sustained an injury in Dadar
During Dahi Handi celebrations in Dadar on Saturday, Govinda sustained an injury while forming a human pyramid.
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Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi Govinda sustained an injury in Dadar
During Dahi Handi celebrations in Dadar on Saturday, Govinda sustained an injury while forming a human pyramid.
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Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Special `Abhishekams` mark Krishna Jayanthi at 200-year-old temple in Trichy 
In celebration of Krishna Jayanthi, significant rituals and abhishekams were conducted for Lord Krishna at the Sri Venugopala Krishna Temple in Trichy. This event attracted a substantial gathering of devotees. (ANI)

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Special `Abhishekams` mark Krishna Jayanthi at 200-year-old temple in Trichy
In celebration of Krishna Jayanthi, significant rituals and abhishekams were conducted for Lord Krishna at the Sri Venugopala Krishna Temple in Trichy. This event attracted a substantial gathering of devotees. (ANI)

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Thousands throng Krishna Temple as Janmashtami celebrated with gaiety and fervor 
Thousands of devotees stood in serpentine lines to enter the Krishna Temple in Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, celebrating the birthday of Lord Krishna. (ANI)

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Thousands throng Krishna Temple as Janmashtami celebrated with gaiety and fervor
Thousands of devotees stood in serpentine lines to enter the Krishna Temple in Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, celebrating the birthday of Lord Krishna. (ANI)

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: PM Modi greets everyone on Janmashtami; calls it a festival of faith 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his greetings to all countrymen on the occasion of Janmashtami and called it a sacred festival of faith. (ANI)

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: PM Modi greets everyone on Janmashtami; calls it a festival of faith
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his greetings to all countrymen on the occasion of Janmashtami and called it a sacred festival of faith. (ANI)

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Devotees celebrate Shri Krishna Janmotsav at Borivali Man
Devotees gathered at Shri Krishna Mandir in Shri Krishna Nagar, Borivali (East), Mumbai, on 16 August 2025 to celebrate Bhagwan Shri Krishna Janmotsav. Janmashtami, celebrated with great devotion and joy, marks the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and is revered across India. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-mumbai-devotees-celebrate-shri-krishna-janmotsav-at-borivali-mandir-106929/1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">See Photos.</a>

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Devotees celebrate Shri Krishna Janmotsav at Borivali Man
Devotees gathered at Shri Krishna Mandir in Shri Krishna Nagar, Borivali (East), Mumbai, on 16 August 2025 to celebrate Bhagwan Shri Krishna Janmotsav.Janmashtami, celebrated with great devotion and joy, marks the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and is revered across India. See Photos.

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Red alert issued for Mumbai on Dahi Handi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai today, coinciding with Dahi Handi celebrations.&nbsp;

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Red alert issued for Mumbai on Dahi Handi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai today, coinciding with Dahi Handi celebrations.&nbsp;

Janmashtami 2025 LIVE Updates: Two Govindas died while a total of 95 were reported injured during Dahi Handi celebrations across Mumbai as per data received from various government and BMC hospitals, BMC said. We are closing the LIVE blog now

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