Dahi Handi 2025 Date — Sunday, August 17, 2025
When is Dahi Handi in 2025? Dahi Handi 2025 falls on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
Observance: Dahi Handi. City calendars may vary slightly by sunrise and amanta or purnimanta tradition — confirm with your local mandir.
Dahi Handi 2025 — full list of dates
| Observance | Date & day | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Krishna Janmashtami | Sat, 16 August 2025 | |
| Dahi Handi (Gopalkala) | Sun, 17 August 2025 | Main day |
Why we celebrate
Krishna's butter-stealing leela enacted — human pyramids in Maharashtra.
How it is celebrated
Handi breaking, govinda pathak competitions.
Puja timing
Day after Krishna Janmashtami.
Foods & offerings
Curd, butter, poha.
Rituals
- Form pyramid safely.
- Break handi with coconut.
Dahi Handi dates by year
| Year | Date & day |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Tue, 27 August 2024 |
| 2025 | Sun, 17 August 2025 |
| 2026 | Sat, 5 September 2026 |
| 2027 | Thu, 26 August 2027 |
| 2028 | Mon, 14 August 2028 |
Hindu festivals around Dahi Handi 2025
- Janmashtami 2025 date — Sat, 16 August 2025
- Raksha Bandhan 2025 date — Sat, 9 August 2025
- Hartalika Teej 2025 date — Tue, 26 August 2025
- Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 date — Wed, 27 August 2025
- Varalakshmi Vratam 2025 date — Fri, 1 August 2025
- Onam 2025 date — Fri, 5 September 2025
- Nag Panchami 2025 date — Tue, 29 July 2025
- Anant Chaturdashi 2025 date — Sat, 6 September 2025
- Hariyali Teej 2025 date — Sun, 27 July 2025
- Mahalaya Amavasya 2025 date — Sun, 21 September 2025
- Sharad Navratri 2025 date — Mon, 22 September 2025
- Guru Purnima 2025 date — Thu, 10 July 2025
