Historic Lal Mahal Chowk was jam-packed with crowds to witness the breaking of Dahi-Handi, where Radhekrishna Group formed a seven-layer human pyramid and won the honour of breaking the Dahi-Handi. Punit Balan Group (PBG) set an example across Maharashtra by celebrating the Dahi-Handi festival without the use of DJ music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As many as 26 mandals joined hands to celebrate a combined Dahi-Handi festival. PBG President and Young Entrepreneur Punit Balan announced that the Dahi-Handi celebration would be DJ music free this year. This is the second year of the combined celebrations of the fest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, people were curious to know how the Puneites would respond to the DJ music-free combined Dahi-Handi. However, thousands of people from Pune and across the State danced to the beats of Dhol-Tasha and Worli Beats music. They succeeded in celebrating a DJ music-free Dahi-Handi and set a new benchmark. The celebration started with melodious tunes performed by Prabhat Band. Yuva Vadya Pathak, Samarth Pathak, Ramanbaug and Shivmudra Dhol-Tasha Pathaks added to the atmosphere of revelry with their beats. The Worli Beats performance was the icing on the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many Marathi film stars, including Actor-Director Pravin Tarde, Actor Hardik Joshi, Marathi Big Boss-fame Participant Irina, were present. Many Govinda teams, including Vande Mataram Dahi-Handi Sangh, Nataraj Sangh, Mhasoba Sangh, Bhoiraj Sangh, Ganesh Mitramandal Sangh, Ganesh Mahila Govinda Pathak, Ganesh Tofkhana Dahi-Handi Sangh, Navajyot Group Sangh, Indreshwar Sangh (Indapur), Shivkanya Govinda Pathak (Chembur-Mumbai), Shivtej Group Dahi-Handi Sangh, participated enthusiastically in the celebration. Around 9.45 pm, Radhekrishna Group formed a seven-layer pyramid and broke the historic Dahi-Handi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A special attraction this year was Ujjain-based \u2018Shiv Mahakal\u2019 Pathak, which regaled the youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n QUOTE<\/p>\n\n\n\n I thank the Puneites from the bottom of my heart for responding overwhelmingly to the DJ music-free celebration and making it a grand success. Last year, we began to celebrate a combined Dahi-Handi festival to reduce traffic snarls and the stress on the Police Department. This year, we have resolved to observe a DJ music-free Ganpati festival. On the same lines, we avoided DJ music during the Dahi-Handi celebration this year. It reduced noise pollution and supported artistes playing traditional music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sea of youth throngs historic Lal Mahal Chowk Dhol-Tasha, band and Worli Beats of traditional…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":95993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4131,4132,4130,691,1248,1586],"class_list":["post-95992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dahi-handi-thrill","tag-dj-free-dahi-handi-2025","tag-lal-mahal-chowk","tag-punit-balan","tag-punit-balan-group-pbg","tag-shrimant-bhausaheb-rangari-ganpati-trust"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/policenama.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Punit-Balan-3-1.webp\")
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